Egmar Gonçalves

Egmar Gonçalves

Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-08-15) 15 August 1970
Place of birth	Vila Velha, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Home United		(50)
1999	Serra
2000–2006	Home United	190	(152)
2007	Desportiva Ferroviária	9	(4)
International career
2002–2006	Singapore	15	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Egmar Gonçalves (born 15 August 1970) is a Singaporean former professional soccer player. Born in Brazil, he took Singaporean nationality in 2002, under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme, in order to play for the Singapore national football team.

Club career

In his time with Home United FC, Gonçalves scored a total of 239 S.League goals in 11 S.League seasons and was the first recipient of the 100 S.League goals award in 2001, although he had managed 107 by the end of that season. He reached the 100 goals mark in a hat-trick against SAFFC in a 4–0 win. It was due to the S.League deciding not to include the inaugural Singapore Cup goals as it was known as the League Cup but backtracked on it later. He was also awarded the 200 S.League goals award in 2004 which he reached the mark, in a hat-trick again, against Sinchi in a 5–1 win.

Gonçalves was the top scorer in the S.League in 2004 and joint top scorer with Indra Sahdan Daud in the AFC Cup in 2004.

In January 2007, Gonçalves returned to Brazil after failing to agree a new contract with Home United. He was the all-time top scorer in the S.League until Mirko Grabovac overtook his record.

He played for Desportiva Capixaba in Espírito Santo state and then retired.

International career

Gonçalves failed to make any impact for Singapore at international level. He was one of the players brought over in the unsuccessful foreign talent scheme endorsed by the Football Association of Singapore, although he is well remembered for scoring in the 4–2 away defeat against Iraq in the 2007 Asian Cup qualifying campaign.

Personal life

Gonçalves lives in Vila Velha city, Brazil, with his wife and children.

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	11 December 2002	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore	Philippines	1–0	2–0	Friendly
	11 October 2006	Al Ain City, UAE	Iraq	1–0	2–4	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Home United

• S.League: 1999, 2003
• Singapore Cup: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005

Individual

• 100 S.League Goals: 2001
• 200 S.League Goals: 2004
• S.League Top Scorer Award: 2004
• AFC Cup Top Scorer Award: 2004

External links

• Egmar Gonçalves at National-Football-Teams.com