Soccer-Gomez backtracks on decision to quit Santa Fe

BOGOTA, April 15 (Reuters) - Former Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala coach Hernan Dario Gomez has backtracked on his decision to quit Bogota club Santa Fe.

"I was surprised by the attitude of the players and I realised that I have to work harder so the team can get results," he told reporters on Wednesday.

Gomez, who coached Colombia at the 1998 World Cup and took Ecuador to their first finals four years later, took over at Santa Fe in July.

The 53-year-old quit on Sunday after he was insulted by fans during a 3-2 home defeat by Quindio.

Santa Fe, only the second club in Gomez's coaching career, won the last of their six domestic titles in 1975.

(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta, editing by Justin Palmer

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