Nuno Gomes (footballer, born 1978)

Nuno Miguel Gomes Bentes Lampreia (born 27 September 1978), known as Gomes, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defender.

For other people named Nuno Gomes, see Nuno Gomes (disambiguation).
Nuno Gomes
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Gomes Bentes Lampreia
Date of birth (1978-09-27) 27 September 1978
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1990–1991 Beira-Mar Almada
1991–1996 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Lourinhanense 42 (0)
1999–2000 Felgueiras 46 (11)
2001–2002 Campomaiorense 44 (2)
2002–2004 Chaves 32 (3)
2004–2009 Varzim 103 (11)
2009–2010 União Leiria 0 (0)
2010–2011 Covilhã 17 (0)
2011–2012 Akritas Chlorakas 25 (1)
2012–2013 AEK Kouklia 27 (5)
Total 336 (33)
Teams managed
2018 Chicago Fire (assistant)
2018–2019 Chaves (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Segunda Liga totals of 230 games and 27 goals over 11 seasons, mainly with Varzim.

Playing career

Gomes was born in Lisbon. An unsuccessful youth graduate from Sporting CP's famed youth system, he made his professional debut with F.C. Felgueiras, moving in January 2001 to S.C. Campomaiorense in what would be his first Primeira Liga experience, with relegation.

Gomes then returned for the following seven seasons to the second division, with G.D. Chaves (two years) and Varzim SC. At the end of 2008–09, in which he scored seven league goals for the latter side, he had an unsuccessful trial with Luton Town of the English Football League Two, but eventually signed with U.D. Leiria which had recently returned to the second level.

After no competitive appearances for Leiria in the 2009–10 campaign, Gomes was released and joined second-tier club S.C. Covilhã. He retired at the age of 35, after two years in the Cypriot Second Division with as many teams.

Coaching career

Gomes began working as a youth manager in Cyprus, returning to Portugal in 2017 to take charge of C.D. Cova da Piedade's under-17 squad.[1] The following year, he joined Chicago Fire FC as an assistant, later revealing that he got the job through his friend and former Varzim teammate Aleksandar Sarić, who worked at the American club as goalkeeer coach.[1]

In December 2018, Gomes was appointed assistant manager at Chaves.[2]

References
  1. Do Cova da Piedade aos bancos da MLS: a história de Nuno Gomes (From Cova da Piedade to the MLS benches: the story of Nuno Gomes); Mais Futebol, 29 August 2018 (in Portuguese)
  2. Conheça a equipa técnica de Tiago Fernandes (Meet Tiago Fernandes' coaching staff); Comunidade Azul Grená, 12 December 2018 (in Portuguese)
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