Fernando Gomes (Portuguese footballer)
Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes (22 November 1956 – 26 November 2022) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Gomes with Porto in the 80s | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 November 2022 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1980 | Porto | 158 | (125) | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Sporting Gijón | 27 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1989 | Porto | 183 | (163) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Sporting CP | 63 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 431 | (331) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1977 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1988 | Portugal | 48 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He achieved great success with Porto, during the late 1970s and 1980s. In the Primeira Liga he represented Sporting CP as well, and also spent two years in Spain with Sporting de Gijón.
The recipient of nearly 50 caps for Portugal, Gomes represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.
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