Gil Gomes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Nélson Gil de Almeida Gomes (born 2 December 1972) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward.

Gil Gomes

Personal information
Full name	Nélson Gil de Almeida Gomes
Date of birth	(1972-12-02) 2 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1987–1991	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Ovarense	22	(2)
1992–1993	Tours
1993–1994	Braga	24	(0)
1994–1995	Estrela Amadora	6	(0)
1995–1996	Yverdon	13	(7)
1996–1997	Wil
1997	Philadelphia KiXX
1997–1998	Jacksonville Cyclones	8	(1)
1998–1999	Avellino	3	(0)
1999–2000	Welwitchia
2000–2001	Hendon
2001–2002	Middlewich Town
2002–2003	Salford City
2003–2004	Hyde United
2004–2005	New East Manchester
International career
1989	Portugal U16	8	(12)
1989	Portugal U17	6	(3)
1988–1990	Portugal U18	15	(7)
1990–1991	Portugal U20	11	(3)
1991–1994	Portugal U21	19	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 1991 Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 1994 France FIFA U-17 World Cup 1989 Scotland UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 1989 Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Gomes moved to Portugal at a young age, joining S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 14. He excelled at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship with the Portugal under-20 team, scoring one goal in five matches as the tournament ended in victory.^[1] At senior level, however, his Primeira Liga input consisted of 30 games over two seasons, not being able to find the net with S.C. Braga and C.F. Estrela da Amadora.^[2]

After leaving his adopted nation in 1995 and until his retirement ten years later – he had already had a spell abroad with French club Tours FC – Gomes played all but exclusively in lower league and amateur football. In his last six seasons he competed in England, representing Welwitchia, Hendon, Middlewich Town, Salford City, Hyde United and New East Manchester.^[3]

Personal life

Gomes' son, Angel, was born in England while his father was playing there, and represented both Manchester United and England.^[4][5][6]

Honours

Portugal

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1989^[7]
• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1991^[1]

References

1. Ribeiro, Ireneu (20 August 2011). "Geração de ouro faz 20 anos" [Golden generation celebrates 20th birthday]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
2. "Gil: «Sair do Benfica foi o único erro da minha carreira»" [Gil: "To leave Benfica was the only mistake of my career"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
3. "Nelson Gil Gomes: Dal Mondiale, giocato con Figo e Rui Costa, all'Avellino" [Nelson Gil Gomes: From the World Cup, played with Figo and Rui Costa, to Avellino] (in Italian). Avellino Calcio. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
4. Peoples, Sam (22 May 2014). "Picture: Manchester United confirm signing of Angel Gomes". The People's Person. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
5. "England U16s squad named for Nike Tournament in USA". The Football Association. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
6. Cox, Brad (7 September 2024). "Who is Angel Gomes? Former Man United youngster now starring for Lille makes England debut". The Sporting News. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
7. Marques Simões, Rui (12 February 2017). "Gil nunca deixou o futebol: agora gere a carreira dos filhos" [Gil never quit football: now he manages his sons' career]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External links

• Gil Gomes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Gil Gomes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Gil Gomes – FIFA competition record (archived)