Sport Country 2026-01-31T04:14:46+00:00

Book 'Gary Stempel, the Breaking Point' Chronicles Panamanian Football Coach

The authorized biography 'Gary Stempel, the Breaking Point' has been released, chronicling the life of a pivotal figure in Panamanian football. Author Álvaro Sarmiento shares stories of victories, challenges, and anecdotes from Stempel's career, including leading the national team to its first World Cup and securing multiple titles.


Gary Stempel, born in Panama who moved to England at the age of five and returned to his homeland married with a family, recalls that his coaching career in our country started around 1997. In the book, you will find impactful stories about footballers, including times when there wasn't even transportation for players to get to training. There are many anecdotes about the players in the book, from training on a field in Diablo in a reversed area, where players' hydration came from a five-gallon tank at a nearby church that had a water pump. 'With Gary, we learned how to win,' stated Álvaro Sarmiento, the author of the work, who added that the English-style coach gave us a title and a World Cup at the national team level. In the book, you will find stories of the matches, of the players, 'we managed to get into the locker room where the magic happens,' Sarmiento expressed. In the domestic league, 'San Francisco de La Chorrera became known as The Mighty again,' which is why the book is titled 'Breaking Point,' the author expressed. Experiences, the experience of qualifying Panama for its first U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates 2003, the only title to date that the national team has in the senior category in the UNCAF Cup 2009, in addition to his first title with Panama Viejo and five with San Francisco de La Chorrera in the domestic league, are some of the anecdotes you will find in the book, 'Gary Stempel, the breaking point' written by journalist Álvaro Sarmiento Meneses. 'GARY STEMPEL, THE BREAKING POINT' is the name of the authorized biography book about the coach and history of Panamanian football, written by journalist Álvaro Sarmiento. Look for and purchase the work, where sales points will be announced soon. 'There was a before and an after Gary Stempel,' the author stated, who also admitted that before the manager, there were other coaches who did important work in Panamanian football. The book is 207 pages of the authorized biography of coach Gary Stempel, with illustrations, quotes from the author, among other things.