Nuno Gomes

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Nuno Gomes
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-05) 5 July 1976 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth Amarante, Portugal[2]
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)
National team
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)
1996–2011 Portugal 79 (29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

He started his career from Boavista in 1994. In 1997, he went to Benfica. In the 2000–01 season, he went to Fiorentina and in the 2002–03 season he returned to Benfica.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boavista 1994–95 Primeira Liga 17 1 1 0 4 1 22 2
1995–96 Primeira Liga 28 7 2 1 0 0 30 8
1996–97 Primeira Liga 34 15 5 4 6 2 45 21
Total 79 23 8 5 10 3 97 31
Benfica 1997–98 Primeira Liga 33 18 6 4 1 0 40 22
1998–99 Primeira Liga 34 24 2 3 7 7 43 34
1999–2000 Primeira Liga 34 18 2 1 5 1 41 20
Total 101 60 10 8 13 8 124 76
Fiorentina 2000–01 Serie A 30 9 3 4 0 0 33 13
2001–02 Serie A 23 5 1 0 6 2 311 7
Total 53 14 4 4 6 2 64 20
Benfica 2002–03 Primeira Liga 28 9 1 0 0 0 29 9
2003–04 Primeira Liga 21 7 3 0 5 5 29 12
2004–05 Primeira Liga 23 7 5 2 6 3 34 12
2005–06 Primeira Liga 29 15 4 1 8 0 422 172
2006–07 Primeira Liga 24 6 3 3 14 4 41 13
2007–08 Primeira Liga 25 7 3 1 0 0 8 1 36 9
2008–09 Primeira Liga 24 7 1 0 2 1 6 1 33 9
2009–10 Primeira Liga 13 3 2 0 2 0 6 1 23 4
2010–11 Primeira Liga 6 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 5
Total 193 65 23 7 5 2 53 15 275 90
Braga 2011–12 Primeira Liga 20 6 2 0 2 0 5 0 29 6
Blackburn Rovers 2012–13 Championship 18 4 2 0 0 0 20 4
Career total 464 172 49 24 7 2 87 28 609 227

1 includes one match in the Italian Supercup.
2 includes one match and one goal in the Portuguese Supercup.

International[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5][6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 1996 1 0
1997 2 0
1998 2 0
1999 3 0
2000 9 4
2001 9 9
2002 7 1
2003 3 3
2004 11 4
2005 7 2
2006 7 3
2007 7 1
2008 7 2
2009 2 0
2010 0 0
2011 2 0
Total 79 29
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gomes goal.
List of international goals scored by Nuno Gomes[7][6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 June 2000 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  England 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000
2 24 June 2000 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Turkey 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2000
3 24 June 2000 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Turkey 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2000
4 28 June 2000 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  France 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2000
5 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra  Andorra 1–0 7–1 2002 World Cup qualification
6 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra  Andorra 3–0 7–1 2002 World Cup qualification
7 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra  Andorra 5–1 7–1 2002 World Cup qualification
8 1 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Andorra  Andorra 7–1 7–1 2002 World Cup qualification
9 5 September 2001 Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 1–1 3–1 2002 World Cup qualification
10 6 October 2001 Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal  Estonia 2–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualification
11 6 October 2001 Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal  Estonia 4–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualification
12 14 November 2001 Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal  Angola 2–1 5–1 Friendly
13 14 November 2001 Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal  Angola 4–1 5–1 Friendly
14 25 May 2002 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau, China  China PR 1–0 2–0 Friendly
15 19 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Kuwait 6–0 8–0 Friendly
16 19 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Kuwait 7–0 8–0 Friendly
17 19 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Kuwait 8–0 8–0 Friendly
18 28 April 2004 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal  Sweden 2–2 2–2 Friendly
19 29 May 2004 Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda Municipality, Portugal  Luxembourg 2–0 3–0 Friendly
20 5 May 2004 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal  Lithuania 3–1 4–1 Friendly
21 20 June 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal  Spain 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2004
22 26 March 2005 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos Municipality, Portugal, Portugal  Canada 4–1 4–1 Friendly
23 8 October 2005 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Municipality, Portugal  Liechtenstein 2–1 2–1 2006 World Cup qualification
24 8 July 2006 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany  Germany 1–3 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup
25 6 September 2006 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–1 1–1 Euro 2008 qualifying
26 11 October 2006 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland  Poland 1–2 1–2 Euro 2008 qualifying
27 24 March 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal  Belgium 1–0 4–0 Euro 2008 qualifying
28 26 March 2008 Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany  Greece 1–2 1–2 Friendly
29 19 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Germany 1–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2008

Honours[change | change source]

Boavista

Fiorentina

Benfica[10]

Portugal

Individual

Orders

References[change | change source]

  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nuno Gomes". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. Nuno Gomes at ForaDeJogo Edit this at Wikidata
  4. Nuno Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. Mamrud, Roberto. "Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro "Nuno Gomes" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Nuno Gomes". European Football. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. "Nuno Gomes" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. Ferreira, Luís Pedro (18 February 2022). "Nuno Gomes: «Nesse Boavista-Benfica, ainda alguém disse que tentei chutar para fora»" [Nuno Gomes: "In that Boavista-Benfica, someone even said that I tried to shoot off target"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. "Coppa alla Fiorentina col pareggio più bello" [The cup goes to Fiorentina with the most beautiful of draws]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 13 June 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 60. ISSN 0872-3540.
  11. UEFA Euro 2000 at UEFA.com
  12. UEFA Euro 2000 at UEFA.com
  13. UEFA Euro 2000 at UEFA.com
  14. UEFA Euro 2008 at UEFA.com