Nuno Gomes
Football, Football player
1976 –
Who is Nuno Gomes?
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker.
He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C. Porto great Fernando Gomes, and was one of the country's most recognisable offensive players in the 1990s/2000s; he consistently scored for both club and country, and was capable of being a good link-up player, accumulating a number of assists throughout his career, which was spent mainly with Benfica, for which he netted 166 goals in 398 games over the course of 12 professional seasons.
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 more than 100 caps all categories comprised.
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- Born
- Jul 5, 1976
Amarante, Portugal - Also known as
- Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Patrícia Aguilar
(2006/07 - ) - Isméria de Jesus
- Patrícia Aguilar
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Profession
- Lived in
- Amarante, Portugal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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