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Nuno Gomes
Portuguese footballer (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro OIH (born 5 July 1976), known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1976-07-05) 5 July 1976 (age 48)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amarante, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1990 | 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 | 192 | (65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Braga | 20 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 463 | (158) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Portugal U18 | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Portugal U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2012 | Portugal | 79 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after Fernando Gomes,[3] and was regarded as one of the country's most recognisable attacking players in the 1990s and 2000s; he consistently scored for both club and country, and was also capable of being a good link-up player, accumulating a number of assists throughout his career,[4] which was spent mainly with Benfica, for which he netted 166 goals in 398 games over the course of 12 seasons.[5][6]
Gomes represented Portugal in two World Cups and three European Championships. He helped the national team finish second at Euro 2004 and third at Euro 2000, and won 79 senior caps.[7]