Marcelo Gómez

Marcelo Gómez

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Adrián Gómez
Date of birth	December 8, 1970 (1970-12-08) (age 40)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1997	Vélez Sársfield	189	(4)
1998–2003	River Plate	33	(1)
2000	→ Gimnasia (LP) (loan)	33	(5)
2001	→ Al-Ittihad (loan)
2001–2002	→ Huracán (loan)	11	(0)
2003–2004	L.D. Alajuelense
National team
1995	Argentina	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Marcelo Adrián Gómez (born December 8, 1970) is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period (1990–1997) in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games (4 goals) and won 8 titles.

Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.^[1]

Club career

Gómez was formed in Vélez Sársfield's youth divisions. He made his first team debut in 1990, and played with the team until 1997. During the period, he won 3 national league titles and 5 international competitions, in what became the team's most successful era. He was a starter in Vélez 2–0 victory over AC Milan for the 1994 Intercontinental Cup.

The midfielder joined River Plate in 1998. He played there briefly, and was then loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) and Huracán. His contract with River expired in 2003, and he ended his career playing in Costa Rica for LD Alajuelense.

International career

Gómez played one game with the Argentine national team in 1995.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

• Argentine Primera División (3): 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1994
• Interncontinental Cup (1): 1994
• Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1996
• Copa Interamericana (1): 1994
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1997

River Plate

• Argentine Primera División (1): 1999 Apertura

Al-Ittihad

• Saudi Premier League (1): 2000–01
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup (1): 2000–01

L. D. Alajuelense

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 2004

References

1. ^ "Vélez Sarsfield estuvo probando jugadores en Gral. Villegas" (in Spanish). Master News. 2010-11-13. http://www.masternews.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6025:velez-sarsfield-estuvo-probando-jugadores-en-gral-villegas&catid=25:regionales&Itemid=74. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
• Career statistics at BDFA (Spanish)
• Marcelo Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Gomez, Marcelo
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Date of birth	December 8, 1970
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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