Fernando Gomes (footballer)

Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes ( born November 22, 1956 in Porto ) is a former Portuguese football player.

Career

Clubs

With FC Porto, where he played as a striker and long-time team captain was, he became the late 1970s (1977 /78 1978/79 ) and in the 1980s ( 1984/85, 1985/86, 1987/88 ) five times a Portuguese football Masters and three times (1976 /77 1983/84 1987 /88) Cup Winners' Cup. On 16 May 1977, the young center-forward Fernando Gomes celebrated in the Cup final with a 2-1 win against Sporting Braga his first title victory. The sixth Masters title he won in the Green -Whites jersey from Sporting Lisbon in the Round in 1989/90 at the Jose Alvalade stadium as Mats Magnusson Benfica with 33 goals scorer. 1983 ( 36 goals in 29 games ) and 1985 ( 39 goals in 30 games ) in each of the Golden Shoe for the best European scorer was awarded to him. In Portugal, he was six time top scorer. The versatile and individually strong striker also belonged to the team of FC Porto in the 1986/87 season, which won the Cup of Champions against Bayern Munich. In the final on 27 May 1987 in Vienna, he was not on the court, it played Paulo Futre and Rabah Madjer by storm. As the Blue -Whites were from the Estadio das Antas on May 16, 1984 in Basel in the final of Cup Winners competition against Juventus, lost Gomes and his colleagues with 1:2 goals. Overall, it brought Gomes from 1974 to 1991 in 432 league games on 330 goals.

National

For the Portuguese national football team, in which he also became the team captain, he scored 13 goals in 48 games and participated in the European Football Championship 1984 in France and the Football World Cup 1986 in Mexico part. His debut in the national team of federação Portuguesa de Futebol he had on 30 April 1975 in Prague at the 0:5 defeat of the Red-Green against Czechoslovakia in the European Championship qualifier. His farewell he experienced on November 16, 1988 in Porto 's 1-0 victory in the World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg. Fernando Gomes scored from the penalty to make it 1-0 victory. For the 1984 European Championship, Portugal qualified against the USSR, Poland and Finland. The Ultimate Game was played on 13 November 1983 in Lisbon against the USSR before 75,000 spectators instead. In the storm was operating the pair Rui Jordão and Gomes. Jordão scored the winning goal. In the final competition in France from 12 to 27 June 1984, the Portuguese played against Germany, Spain and Romania. Together with Spain, Portugal survived the group stage. In the semi-final on 23 June in Marseille against the hosts France Gomes came on in the 64th minute for the game Diamantino. The game won the Platini - Eleven in the extension of 3-2 gates. Gomes has experienced three bets at the European Championships. In qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 1986 Portugal brought a 1-0 victory on 16 October 1985 in Stuttgart, the German team at the first defeat in a qualification. In Mexico, Portugal difference with Fernando Gomes with 2:4 points after the group matches against England, Poland and Morocco from the tournament. Withdrawal of problems but also behind the scenes were responsible. Reason was the so-called " Saltillo affair ," were involved in the national team and FPF officials alike. It was, of course, money. Eleven " ringleaders " were ( 1-3 against Morocco) suspended after the resignation, after which the rest of the World Cup squad from his withdrawal from the national solidarity and Portugal announced suddenly stood in front of a pile of rubble.

Achievements / Title

With the club

  • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1986/87
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1987
  • World Cup: 1987
  • Portuguese football champions ( 5): 1977 /78 1978/79, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1987/88
  • Portuguese Football Cup Winners ( 3): 1976 /77 1983/84, 1987/88
  • Portuguese football Supercup winner (4): 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986
  • European Cup Winners' Cup ( Finalist ): 1983/84

Awards

  • Golden Boot ( 2): 1983, 1985
  • Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1983
  • Scorer in the Portuguese league (6 ): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985

Particularity

He is not to be confused with Fernando Gomes da Silva, FC Porto Futebol SAD or Fernando Manuel dos Santos Gomes, who was once mayor of Porto.

Fernando Gomes is the model of the Portuguese international's Nuno Gomes, who took the last name Gomes as a stage name.

European Golden Shoe Michel Platini 1986–87 European Cup 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup Role model Ian Rush
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