Fernando Gamboa He stood out as a footballer in some of the most important clubs in the country and knew a key piece both in Newell’s Old Boys as in River Plate and Boca Juniors. Throughout his career, he left his mark in national football, achieving titles and participating in international competitions. However, he also lived difficult moments.
After hanging the ankle boots, the Argentine faced a hard stage marked by its adaptation to life outside professional activity. Although he left behind an outstanding race, his retirement was accompanied by complex emotional challenges that led him to cross a deep depression.
How was Fernando Gamboa’s career
Fernando Gamboa was born on October 28, 1970 in Marcos Juárez, Cordovaand took his first steps in the club Arteaguense of Arteaga, Santa Fe. With only 14 years, he moved to Rosario and was quickly recognized by Jorge Grifffa, who incorporated him into the Lower Newell’s Old Boys. In the Rosarina institution, the defender began to consolidate, being part of the teams that achieved great victories nationwide. At 22, in 1992, he debuted in the First Division and reached the championship, in addition to playing a remembered Final of the Copa Libertadores against São Pauloin which The decisive prison failed.
After his successful step through “La Lepra”, the Cordoba decided to take an important step in his career and signed for River Plate. In 1993 he became championbut the relationship with technical director Daniel Passarella was not the best, which led to his exit from the millionaire team. From there, His path led him to Boca Juniorsopportunity in which he shared squad with figures such as Diego Armando Maradona.
At the end of the 90s, Gamboa made the leap to the other side of the Atlantic and signed with Real Oviedo from Spain. For three seasons, it was essential for the team to remain in the first category. After passing through Spanish football, he returned to Argentina to continue defending the colors of Newell’s and Chacarita Juniors. In 2001, he moved to Chile to play in Colo-Colo, although his stay was brief and ended by the club’s economic conflicts. Subsequently, he went through Switzerland to join Grasshoppers and finally He retired from professional football in 2004 Due to an injury that moved him away from the game fields.
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What happened to Fernando Gamboa after his retirement
Once he retired, Fernando Gamboa had to face one of the greatest challenges of his life. The transition to life outside football was not easy, and although it remained linked to sport through Showboltogether with figures like Maradona, he soon realized that that was not enough. It was then that he chose to reinvent himself and decided to enter as coach.
His first challenge as a technical director was in 2008, when He assumed the position at Newell’s Old Boys. Despite having started with good results, a change in the leadership led to its departure from the club. Then he took charge of Chacarita Juniorswhere the bad results led him to be fired in 2010. Over the years, the Cordoba went through several institutions, both in Argentina and in other countries. He directed teams like Veracruz (Mexico), Colón de Santa Fe, Independent Rivadavia (Argentina) and Rangers (Chili).
In 2015, he suffered an express kidnapping that, although he did not leave physical sequelae, was another difficult moments in his life. However, the most complicated stage came when began to face emotional problems. His passage through teams such as Gymnastics and Fencing of Jujuy, Agricultural and National of Paraguay was marked by both sports and personal difficulties.
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In 2021, Gamboa returned to Newell’s Old Boys For the second time, but, after a series of bad results, he was again fired. His last experience as a coach was in Peruvian football, with Sport Boys. There, he managed to avoid the descent of the team and renewed his contract to face a new season. However, in 2024, a bad result against Alianza Lima and the proximity to the descent zone caused their departure.
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