Antonio Gómez (footballer, born 1973)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Antonio Gómez Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ˈɣomeθ ˈpeɾeθ];^[a] born 1 August 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

Antonio Gómez

Gómez as a Valladolid coach
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Gómez Pérez
Date of birth	(1973-08-01) 1 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Real Madrid C	33	(4)
1994–1996	Real Madrid B	53	(7)
1995–1997	Real Madrid	6	(2)
1996–1997	→ Sevilla (loan)	14	(0)
1997–1998	Albacete	22	(1)
1998–2000	Hércules	16	(1)
2000–2003	Toledo	44	(1)
2003–2006	La Roda
Total		188	(16)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Albacete (youth)
2007–2009	Albacete B
2009–2010	Liverpool (assistant)
2009–2010	Liverpool Reserves
2010	Valladolid
2011–2013	Albacete
2013–2015	Napoli (assistant)
2015–2016	Real Madrid (assistant)
2016–2019	Newcastle United (assistant)
2019–2021	Dalian Yifang (assistant)
2021–2022	Everton (assistant)
2023–2024	Celta (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Madrid, Gómez was brought up in La Liga giants Real Madrid's youth ranks, making his first-team debut in the 1995–96 season as Jorge Valdano was the team coach. He scored twice^[1][2] in only six appearances during the campaign, but his presence with the main squad would be merely testimonial.^[3]

After an unassuming loan to Sevilla FC – 14 matches out of 42, top-flight relegation^[4]– Gómez was released by Real Madrid, continuing his career with Albacete Balompié (Segunda División), Hércules CF (two seasons, one in the Segunda División B), CD Toledo and amateurs La Roda CF and retiring in 2006 at the age of 33.^[5]

Coaching career

In the summer of 2006, immediately after retiring, Gómez started coaching, first with former club Albacete's youth team, with which he won the Copa del Rey of the category.^[6] Subsequently, he stayed two years with the reserves in the Tercera División.^[7]

Gómez re-joined former Real Madrid B coach Rafael Benítez in 2009, being named Liverpool's assistant while also training their reserve team.^[8] On 23 June 2010 he announced his move to Real Valladolid, signing for 2010–11 in division two after the dismissal of former Spain national team boss Javier Clemente.^[9]

On 29 November 2010, following a 0–1 home loss against FC Cartagena, Gómez was fired by Valladolid, even though the Castile and León side ranked seventh in the league.^[10] From June 2011 to March 2013, he managed former club Albacete in the third tier,^[11] and subsequently worked with Benítez at SSC Napoli,^[12] Real Madrid,^[13] Newcastle United,^[14] Dalian Yifang FC,^[15] Everton^[16] and RC Celta de Vigo.^[17]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 April 2017

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albacete B		1 July 2007	30 June 2009	74	26	25	23	86	64	+22	035.14	[18]
Valladolid		23 June 2010	29 November 2010	18	8	4	6	27	24	+3	044.44	[19]
Albacete		18 June 2011	18 March 2013	79	35	24	20	101	70	+31	044.30	[20]
Total				171	69	53	49	214	158	+56	040.35	—

Notes

1. In isolation, Gómez is pronounced [ˈɡomeθ].

References

1. Goleada a base de penaltis (Rout through penalties); Mundo Deportivo, 4 January 1996 (in Spanish)
2. El Real no gana ni en Mérida (Real do not even win in Mérida); Mundo Deportivo, 8 January 1996 (in Spanish)
3. Debutó en Primera con el Madrid ante el Valladolid de Benítez... y marcó un gol (He made Primera debut with Madrid against Benítez's Valladolid... and he scored a goal); El Norte de Castilla, 24 June 2010 (in Spanish)
4. El Sevilla más goleado desde la temporada 1996–1997 (The Sevilla who conceded the most since the 1996–1997 season); ABC, 8 April 2018 (in Spanish)
5. El exmadridista Antonio Gómez dirige a un Albacete hecho para ascender (Former Madrid man Antonio Gómez leads made-for-promotion Albacete); El Progreso, 20 October 2011 (in Spanish)
6. El Albacete se proclama vencedor doce años después (Albacete crowned winners twelve years later); Diario AS, 25 June 2007 (in Spanish)
7. «Si Gómez entrena al primer equipo, me voy» ("If Gómez coaches the first team, I go"); La Verdad, 7 September 2007 (in Spanish)
8. Antonio Gómez, el alumno aventajado de Rafa Benítez (Antonio Gómez, Rafa Benítez's illustrious pupil); Marca, 7 August 2014 (in Spanish)
9. Antonio Gómez asume el nuevo proyecto del Valladolid en sustitución de Clemente (Antonio Gómez takes over new project in Valladolid replacing Clemente); Marca, 23 June 2010 (in Spanish)
10. El Valladolid destituye a su entrenador Antonio Gómez (Valladolid dismiss their manager Antonio Gómez); Diario AS, 29 November 2010 (in Spanish)
11. Antonio Gómez será mánager general y entrenador del nuevo ALBACETE (Antonio Gómez will be general manager and coach of new ALBACETE); El Digital Castilla La Mancha, 18 June 2011 (in Spanish)
12. Napoli, secondo giorno di lavoro a Castelvolturno (Napoli, second day of work at Castelvolturno); S.S.C. Napoli, 12 July 2013 (in Italian)
13. Estos son los hombres de Benítez en el Real Madrid (These are Benítez's men at Real Madrid); Sport, 3 June 2015 (in Spanish)
14. Who is Fabio Pecchia? And who are the rest of Rafa Benitez's Newcastle backroom staff?; Evening Chronicle, 31 May 2016
15. Rafa Benítez se lanza a la conquista de China (Rafa Benítez out to conquer China); El Desmarque, 2 July 2019 (in Spanish)
16. 'I know what Rafa wants' – Everton new assistant manager speaks out over 'different' role; Liverpool Echo, 3 August 2021
17. El núcleo duro de Rafa Benítez (Rafa Benítez's go-to guys); La Voz de Galicia, 23 June 2023 (in Spanish)
18. "Tercera División (Grupo 18) 2007–08" [Tercera División (Group 18) 2007–08] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 18) 2008–09" [Tercera División (Group 18) 2008–09] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
19. "Gómez: Antonio Gómez Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
20. "Gómez: Antonio Gómez Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
    "Gómez: Antonio Gómez Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

External links

• Antonio Gómez at BDFutbol
• Antonio Gómez manager profile at BDFutbol