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Nuno Gomes 
Personal information Full name Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro Date of birth July 5, 1976 Place of birth Amarante, Portugal Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Braga Number 21 Youth career Amarante 1990–1994 Boavista Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1994–1997 Boavista 79 (23) 1997–2000 Benfica 101 (60) 2000–2002 Fiorentina 53 (14) 2002–2011 Benfica 191 (66) 2011– Braga 8 (4) National team‡ 1991–1992 Portugal U16 8 (3) 1992 Portugal U17 1 (0) 1995 Portugal U20 5 (7) 1995–1997 Portugal U21 18 (10) 1996– Portugal 79 (29) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro (born 5 July 1976), commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.
He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C. Porto great Fernando Gomes, and was one of the country's most recognisable offensive players in the '90s/2000s; he consistently scored for both club and country, and was capable of being a good link-up player, accumulating a number of assists throughout his career, which was spent mainly with Benfica, for which he netted 166 times in 398 games, over the course of 12 professional seasons.
Gomes represented Portugal in two World Cups and three European Championships - helping the national team finish third at Euro 2000 - winning more than 100 caps all categories comprised (nearly 80 for the senior side alone).
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Club career
Boavista / Benfica
Born in Amarante, Gomes established his reputation with Boavista FC, where he made his top division debut in the 1994–95 season, aged 18.
He collected his first silverware as Boavista beat Sport Lisboa e Benfica to lift the Portuguese Cup in 1996–97, and scored 23 goals in 79 appearances in three years for the northerners, including 15 in his last term, before moving to Benfica.
Fiorentina / Return to Benfica
After three seasons at Benfica, in which he scored over 60 goals in over 100 appearances, Euro 2000 exploits earned Gomes a €17 million move to ACF Fiorentina. He won the Italian Cup in his first year, but financial collapse by the Viola precipitated a 2002 return to Benfica.
A series of nagging injuries limited Gomes to under 70 games from 2002–05;[1][2] however, he still helped Benfica win the domestic cup in 2003–04 and the league the following season. In the latter, he contributed with seven goals in 23 outings. He enjoyed his best season in 2005–06, scoring 15 goals in the league, including two at F.C. Porto (2–0 win[3]) and a hat-trick against União de Leiria, snatching second place in the goalscorers' list, and adding the following Portuguese Super Cup, netting the game's only against Vitória de Setúbal.[4]
From 2006–07 onwards, Gomes faced tough competition for a starting place in Benfica's attack: he only netted six times in the league, and would suffer even more after the signing of Paraguayan Óscar Cardozo in the following summer. However, still a valuable member of the squad, he netted nine goals overall during the season, and was also made team captain over legendary Rui Costa.
On 2 October 2008, Gomes scored his 150th goal for Benfica in a UEFA Cup outing against S.S.C. Napoli (2–0 home win, 4–3 aggregate triumph) with a fine header; following the June 2009 signing of Argentine Javier Saviola, he further fell down in the club's striker pecking order.
Again a reserve player in the 2010–11 season (but playing even less), 34-year old Gomes made the most with the minutes provided to him by manager Jorge Jesus. He scored his first goal in the campaign on 14 November 2010, in a 4–0 home win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio, the 200th in the competition,[5] and dedicated it to his father Joaquim who had died in August.[6] In two consecutive league games in March 2011, he scored three goals, one at home against Portimonense SC (1–1 draw[7]) and two away against F.C. Paços de Ferreira (5–1 win[8]), appearing as a late substitute in all three matches.
Later years
Less than one month shy of his 35th birthday, Gomes was released by Benfica after the club decided not to renew his contract. He was, however, offered a position in the team's managerial structure, effective immediately or when he eventually retired.[9][10] Shortly after, he signed for fellow league side S.C. Braga.
International career
Gomes earned 79 caps and scored 29 goals for Portugal. Having represented the national side at every level, from the U-15 to the seniors, he scored at an excellent rate at every level.
Gomes helped the national under-20s finish third in the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, netting four times in as many games, including two in the third-place game against Spain. The following year, he appeared at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping Portugal to an eventual fourth place.[11]
Gomes made his senior international debut at 19, in a 1996 friendly against France. He scored his first senior international goal in Portugal's opening match at the UEFA Euro 2000, marking his fourth start with the winner as Portugal came from two goals down to beat England 3–2.[12] He would finish the competition with four goals as the national team reached the last four, but earned a seven-month international ban after pushing referee Günter Benkö following the semi-final defeat by France, in which he had scored the opening goal.[13]
With seven goals in only six matches, Gomes helped Portugal qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup - this included a four-goal performance against Andorra. He would struggle to hold a starting place in the finals in Japan and South Korea, only appearing twice as a substitute. On 19 November 2003, he scored his second hat-trick, in only 21 minutes of play against Kuwait.
Things went better for Gomes at Euro 2004, where he played each game and, after coming on as a halftime substitute, scored the winning goal against Spain to send the hosts through to the quarter-finals. He was often injured during Portugal's 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, only managing to play four games, with one goal. He found limited time at the final stages and only made two appearances, but managed to find the back of the net with a header against Germany in the third-place game, a 1–3 defeat.
After the retirement of Pauleta, Gomes was expected to become his successor in the striker role. He played 10 times and scored three times in Euro 2008's qualifying campaign, captained Portugal at the finals, and scored against Germany in the quarter-finals, thus becoming the fourth player to score at three straight European Championships.[14]
After the appointment of Carlos Queiroz as coach, Gomes was constantly left out of the squad due to his lack of minutes at his club. During the 2010 World Cup qualification, he only took part in four out of twelve matches, all as a substitute, with Liédson and Hugo Almeida being preferred. He was later on left out of the 23-men squad for the final stages in South Africa, this being the first time the player was left out of a major tournament.
On 7 October 2011, after more than two years out of international play, 35-year old Gomes replaced Hélder Postiga in the last minute of a 5–3 home win against Iceland for the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
International goals
Nuno Gomes: International goals Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 12 June 2000 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 
England3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000 2 24 June 2000 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Turkey0–1 0–2 UEFA Euro 2000 3 24 June 2000 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Turkey0–2 0–2 UEFA Euro 2000 4 28 June 2000 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 
France1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2000 5 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra 
Andorra0–1 1–7 2002 World Cup qualification 6 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra Andorra0–3 1–7 2002 World Cup qualification 7 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra Andorra1–5 1–7 2002 World Cup qualification 8 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra Andorra1–7 1–7 2002 World Cup qualification 9 5 September 2001 Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca, Cyprus 
Cyprus1–1 1–3 2002 World Cup qualification 10 6 October 2001 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal 
Estonia2–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualification 11 6 October 2001 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal Estonia4–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualification 12 14 November 2001 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 
Angola2–1 5–1 Friendly 13 14 November 2001 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Angola4–1 5–1 Friendly 14 25 May 2002 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau, China 
China PR0–1 0–2 Friendly 15 19 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal 
Kuwait6–0 8–0 Friendly 16 19 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Kuwait7–0 8–0 Friendly 17 19 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Kuwait8–0 8–0 Friendly 18 28 April 2004 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 
Sweden2–2 2–2 Friendly 19 29 May 2004 Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda Municipality, Portugal 
Luxembourg2–0 3–0 Friendly 20 5 May 2004 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal 
Lithuania3–1 4–1 Friendly 21 20 June 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 
Spain0–1 0–1 UEFA Euro 2004 22 26 March 2005 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos Municipality, Portugal, Portugal 
Canada4–1 4–1 Friendly 23 8 October 2005 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Municipality, Portugal 
Liechtenstein2–1 2–1 2006 World Cup qualification 24 8 July 2006 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany 
Germany3–1 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup 25 6 September 2006 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 
Finland1–1 1–1 Euro 2008 qualifying 26 11 October 2006 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland 
Poland2–1 2–1 Euro 2008 qualifying 27 24 March 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 
Belgium1–0 4–0 Euro 2008 qualifying 28 26 March 2008 Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 
Greece1–2 1–2 Friendly 29 18 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Germany1–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2008 Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Boavista 1994–95 17 1 2 0 – 4 1 23 2 1995–96 28 7 2 1 – 0 0 30 8 1996–97 34 15 5 4 – 6 2 45 21 Total 79 23 9 5 – 10 3 98 31 Benfica 1997–98 33 18 6 4 – 1 0 40 22 1998–99 34 24 2 3 – 7 7 43 34 1999–00 34 18 2 1 – 5 1 41 20 Total 101 60 10 8 – 13 8 124 76 Fiorentina 2000–01 30 9 3 4 – 0 0 34 13 2001–02 23 5 ? 0 – 6 2 301 7 Total 53 14 4 4 – 6 2 63 19 Benfica 2002–03 27 9 1 0 – 0 0 28 9 2003–04 21 7 3 0 – 5 5 29 12 2004–05 23 7 5 2 – 6 3 34 12 2005–06 29 15 4 1 – 8 0 422 172 2006–07 24 6 3 3 – 14 4 41 13 2007–08 25 7 3 1 0 0 8 1 36 9 2008–09 24 7 2 0 2 1 6 1 35 9 2009–10 13 3 2 0 2 0 6 1 25 4 2010–11 6 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 5 Total 192 65 24 7 5 2 53 15 278 90 SC Braga 2011–12 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 4 Total 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 4 Career total 432 166 49 22 5 2 85 28 571 222 1 includes one match in the Italian Supercup.
2 includes one match and one goal in the Portuguese Supercup.Professional career totals Teams Appearances Goals Goals per game Clubs 565 220 0.389 National team 77 29 0.377 U-21 national team 18 10 0.555 Total 662 259 0.391 Honours
Club
- Boavista
- Portuguese Cup: 1996–97
- Benfica
- Portuguese League: 2004–05, 2009–10
- Portuguese Cup: 2003–04
- Portuguese Supercup: 2005
- Portuguese League Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Fiorentina
- Italian Cup: 2000–01
Country
- UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up 2004; Third place 2000
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Third place 1995
- UEFA Under-18 Championship: 1994
- UEFA Under-16 Football Championship: 1996
- Toulon Tournament: Third place 1996
Individual
- UEFA European Football Championship: Team of the Tournament 2000
- Toulon Tournament: Top Scorer 1996
- Portuguese League Player of the Month: September 2005, October 2005
Orders
- Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)[15]
Personal
- Nuno Gomes was featured on the cover of the Portuguese edition of FIFA Football 2003.
- He has been married twice, first to Isméria with whom he had a daughter, Laura, born in 1999. In July 2006, he married lawyer Patrícia Aguilar, with whom he also had another child.
References
- ^ Early finish for Nuno Gomes; UEFA.com, 15 May 2003
- ^ Nuno Gomes enjoys happy return; UEFA.com, 5 November 2003
- ^ Nuno Gomes inspires Benfica; UEFA.com, 15 October 2005
- ^ Benfica earn Super Cup success; UEFA.com, 13 August 2005
- ^ Gaitan brings smiles back to Benfica; PortuGOAL, 14 November 2010
- ^ Nuno Gomes 'gritou de revolta' e reclama mais oportunidades (Nuno Gomes 'cried in anger' and wants more playing time); Diário de Notícias, 16 November 2010 (Portuguese)
- ^ Benfica held at Luz by Portimonense; PortuGOAL, 13 March 2011
- ^ Benfica hit five past Pacos; PortuGOAL, 21 March 2011
- ^ "Nuno Gomes deixa Benfica [Nuno Gomes leaves Benfica]" (in Portuguese). UEFA.com. 15 June 2011. http://pt.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1643507.html. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Benfica legend Nuno Gomes set to part ways with the Portuguese club". Bleacher Report. 16 June 2011. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/737426-benfica-legend-nuno-gomes-set-to-part-ways-with-the-portuguese-club. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Nuno Gomes – FIFA competition record
- ^ "England crushed in five-goal classic". BBC Sport. 13 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/788135.stm. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ UEFA suspends Portuguese trio; BBC Sport, 2 July 2000
- ^ Consolation prize for Nuno Gomes; UEFA.com, 20 June 2008
- ^ "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança (National team honoured by Duke of Bragança)" (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. http://cristianosantosronaldo.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html. Retrieved 30 August 2006.
External links
- Official Benfica profile (Portuguese)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- PortuGOAL profile
- Nuno Gomes at National-Football-Teams.com
Sporting positions Preceded by
Jorge AndradePortugal national football team captain
2007–2008Succeeded by
Cristiano RonaldoPreceded by
Simão SabrosaBenfica captain
2008–2011Succeeded by
LuisãoUEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards S.C. Braga – current squad 1 Quim · 2 Rodrigo Galo · 4 Coelho · 5 Ewerton · 6 Vinicius · 7 Ukra · 8 Mossoró · 9 Paulo César · 10 H. Barbosa · 11 Rivera · 15 Baiano · 17 Mérida · 18 Lima · 19 Meyong · 20 Elderson · 21 Nuno Gomes · 22 Djamal · 23 Imorou · 25 Salino · 26 Vinícius · 27 Custódio · 29 Zé Luís · 30 Alan · 32 Berni · 44 Douglão · 45 H. Viana · 77 Marcos · Manager: Jardim
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Portuguese Roman Catholics
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- Primeira Liga players
- Boavista F.C. players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.C. Braga players
- Serie A footballers
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Olympic footballers of Portugal
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Portuguese expatriates in Italy
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