Nacho Novo

Nacho Novo
Nacho Novo
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Javier Gómez Novo
Date of birth 26 March 1979 (1979-03-26) (age 32)
Place of birth Ferrol, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Sporting Gijón
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–1998 Racing Ferrol
1998–1999 Somozas 35 (16)
1999–2001 Huesca 38 (22)
2001–2002 Raith Rovers 33 (18)
2002–2004 Dundee 71 (26)
2004–2010 Rangers 179 (47)
2010– Sporting Gijón 34 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Novo.

Ignacio Javier "Nacho" Gómez Novo (born 26 March 1979) is a Spanish association footballer who plays for La Liga side Sporting Gijón.

Novo formerly played for Huesca in Spain then moved to Scotland with Raith Rovers and Dundee. In July 2004, he moved to Rangers for £450,000. During his first season at the club he scored 25 goals and won a league and League Cup double. He had to wait four years before lifting the league championship again in the 2008–09 season, where he also scored the winning goal in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final which won him his second double.

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Club career

Raith Rovers

Novo joined Raith Rovers from SD Huesca in July 2001.[1] He made a scoring debut against Airdrieonians on 4 August, and netted the winner during a Challenge Cup match against Alloa Athletic three days later.[2] Novo saw himself sent off in only his third match for Raith, whilst playing against Partick Thistle.

Despite this setback he went on to score consistently in the Scottish First Division, netting doubles against St Mirren and twice against Falkirk. Novo accumulated a total of 22 goals in 38 appearances during his first season in Scotland.

Dundee

His goalscoring record attracted the attention of then Scottish Premier League club Dundee who signed him for £100,000 in July 2002.[3] He made his Scottish Premier League debut on 3 August 2002 in a 1–1 draw with Hearts. Novo scored his first and second goals for the club against Dunfermline Athletic on 17 August but was sent-off in the dying moments of the match for raising his foot at Pars defender Scott Wilson.[4] He went on to score a further seven goals to end the season with a tally of nine.

His second season saw Novo return to form, scoring four goals in the UEFA Cup, including one against then Serie A outfit Perugia,[5] helped him to an end of season tally of 25. This form attracted the interest of several clubs including Celtic and Rangers.[6] Celtic had a £500,000 bid accepted but failed to agree terms the player, stating Novo didn't have the "necessary level of commitment" during signing talks.[7]

Rangers

Novo signed for Rangers on 6 July 2004 for a reported fee of £450,000.[8] He was allocated the number 10 shirt that had been vacated by Michael Mols. In his first season at the club he scored 25 goals, including the goal against Hibernian that won Rangers the league title.[9] He made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premier League match away to Aberdeen on 7 August 2004.[10] His first goal came in his second appearance, netting in Rangers' 2–1 loss to Russian side CSKA Moscow on 10 August.[11]

Following his first goal Novo failed to score in his next eight appearances and he was dropped from the starting eleven. He came on as a 66th minute subsititute in a league match against his former employers Dundee. Novo netted two goals in as many minutes which helped Rangers to a 2–0 victory,[12] after that he was a regular in the Rangers side.

At the start of the season Novo broke his fifth metatarsal,[13] which ruled him out for several months. Upon his return from injury he failed to score in the twenty matches he played the rest of that season, being deployed more as a winger than a striker due to the form of Kris Boyd. His three goals had come against Celtic, Falkirk and Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.

With the departure of Alex McLeish and the arrival of Frenchman Paul Le Guen, Novo looked set to leave Rangers. However, a proposed transfer to English First Division club Coventry City fell through on transfer deadline day.[14] Novo initially found his appearances sporadic, featuring in the first game of the season then waiting seven weeks for his second but after a mixture of poor results, injuries and his good performances for the reserves Novo returned to the first team. His first goal of that season, and in over a year, was during a 3–2 UEFA Cup win over Livorno on 19 October 2006.[15] The following match, Novo came off the bench to score a late winner against St. Mirren in a 3–2 win.[16] He then started the next game, Motherwell held Rangers to a 1–1 draw with Novo named Man of the Match. His rejuvenated form continued with goals against Heart of Midlothian,[17] Maccabi Haifa[18] and AJ Auxerre.[19] Novo continued to be a regular when Le Guen was replaced with Walter Smith.

The signings of strikers in the summer of 2007 led to increased competition for attacking positions and most of Novo's appearances in the early months of the season were as a substitute. On 20 October, he started the first Old Firm derby match of the season and scored twice in a 3–0 victory for Rangers over Celtic.[20] On the 2 December 2007 it was reported that Rangers were willing to offer Novo a one year extension to his current contract, which was to expire in July 2008.[21] However, Novo said that he would leave the club if he was not offered a longer contract. He was later offered a two-year contract extension, which expires in the summer of 2010, and signed the deal on 21 December 2007.[22]

On 1 May 2008, he scored the winning penalty in the semi final shoot-out against Fiorentina which put Rangers through to the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. During the 2007–08 season Novo was sent off twice, both in league games before cup finals, meaning that he missed both the 2008 League Cup final and the 2008 Scottish Cup final through suspension. The 2008–09 season saw Novo used almost exclusively as a substitute. He came off the bench in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final to score the winning goal after only being on the field for 28 seconds.[23]

During what turned out to be his final season with Rangers, he won both the league and Scottish League Cup, scoring nine times, but was mainly used as a substitute, starting just 14 league games. Novo decided not to sign a new contract as he was not getting enough starting opportunities.[24]

Sporting Gijón

In May 2010, Novo moved to La Liga side Sporting de Gijón, on a two-year deal.[25] After a difficult first season in Spain, Novo was offered to clubs in the summer of 2011 with a return to Scotland being mooted. Aberdeen boss Craig Brown said that he had turn down the chance to sign Novo, this was later denied by the players agent.[26]

International career

Novo has never been selected for the Spanish national team but has played for Galicia. His debut was in a 2007 friendly match against Cameroon and the game was drawn 1–1. In December 2008 he played for the Galician team against Iran, arriving in his homeland just an hour before the match started after playing for Rangers against Celtic earlier in the day. He scored two goals and left to the acclaim of the Galician fans.

On 24 October 2008, it was reported that Novo could be selected by the Scottish national team as he is eligible to acquire a British passport, having lived in Scotland for eight years.[27] This led to much debate amongst the Scottish media as to whether Novo, who was born in Spain and has no Scottish parents or grandparents, should be selected by Scotland.[28] It eventually became clear, however, that the Home Nations would continue to honour a deal whereby that any player selected by England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales would be required to have a blood tie to that country,[28] or have had five years compulsory education within it. This deal would rule out the prospect of Novo playing for Scotland, or the prospect of Manuel Almunia or Mikel Arteta playing for England,[28]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[29] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Raith Rovers 2001–02 33 18 1 0 2 1 2 3 38 22
Total 33 18 1 0 2 1 2 3 38 22
Dundee 2002–03 36 7 6 2 1 0 0 0 43 9
2003–04 35 19 2 1 3 1 4 4 44 25
Total 71 26 8 3 4 1 4 4 87 34
Rangers 2004–05 35 19 1 0 4 3 8 3 48 25
2005–06 24 2 2 0 1 0 5 1 32 3
2006–07 28 5 1 0 2 1 8 4 39 10
2007–08 28 10 4 2 3 2 14 2 49 16
2008–09 29 5 3 2 4 2 2 1 38 10
2009–10 35 6 4 1 4 1 6 1 49 9
Total 179 47 15 5 18 9 43 12 255 73
Sporting Gijón 2010–11 31 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 4
2011–12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 35 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 5
Career total 316 96 25 8 24 11 49 19 414 134

Honours

Rangers

References

  1. ^ "Raith's summer ins and outs". BBC Sport. 4 August 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/1376868.stm. 
  2. ^ "East Fife 2–3 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 August 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/1478418.stm. 
  3. ^ "Dundee sign Novo". BBC Sport. 4 July 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2092841.stm. 
  4. ^ "Crawford dumps Dundee". BBC Sport. 17 August 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2196273.stm. 
  5. ^ "Heartache for Dundee". BBC Sport. 24 September 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3131636.stm. 
  6. ^ "Celtic make Novo inquiry". BBC Sport. 15 June 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/3753687.stm. 
  7. ^ "Celtic drop Novo interest". BBC Sport. 15 June 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/3849817.stm. 
  8. ^ "Rangers sign Novo". BBC Sport. 6 July 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3856045.stm. 
  9. ^ "Hibernian 0–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 22 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4565709.stm. 
  10. ^ "Aberdeen 0–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 7 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3538018.stm. 
  11. ^ "CSKA Moscow 2–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 10 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/3549676.stm. 
  12. ^ "Dundee 0–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 26 September 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3684224.stm. 
  13. ^ "Novo could be out for two months". BBC Sport. 26 September 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4279496.stm. 
  14. ^ "No go for Novo move to Coventry". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5303974.stm. 
  15. ^ "Livorno 2–3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 19 October 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6050936.stm. 
  16. ^ "St Mirren 2–3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 22 October 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6069510.stm. 
  17. ^ "Hearts 0–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 19 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6157788.stm. 
  18. ^ "Rangers 2–0 Maccabi Haifa". BBC Sport. 2 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6106436.stm. 
  19. ^ "Auxerre 2–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 23 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6161154.stm. 
  20. ^ "Rangers 3–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 20 October 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7051963.stm. 
  21. ^ "Rangers to offer Novo new deal". BBC Sport. 2 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7123774.stm. 
  22. ^ "Novo agrees new Rangers contract". BBC Sport. 21 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7155899.stm. 
  23. ^ "Rangers 1–0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 30 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8072822.stm. 
  24. ^ "Rangers forward Nacho Novo ponders next move". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8675578.stm. 
  25. ^ "Rangers forward Nacho Novo will join Sporting Gijon". BBC Sport. 21 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8698358.stm. 
  26. ^ "Agent denies Nacho Novo was offered to Aberdeen. He is rumoured to be returning to Dundee FC in january 2012". BBC Sport. 1 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13990040.stm. 
  27. ^ "Scotland open to Novo selection". BBC Sport. 24 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7688703.stm. 
  28. ^ a b c "Deal ends Novo's Scotland hopes". BBC Sport. 24 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7702704.stm. 
  29. ^ Includes Europe and Scottish Challenge Cup matches

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