Paulo Gomes (footballer, born 4 March 1975)

Paulo Gomes

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Jorge Sousa Gomes
Date of birth	(1975-03-04) 4 March 1975
Place of birth	Viseu, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1994	Académico Viseu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Académico Viseu	4	(0)
1995–1996	Tondela	24	(1)
1996–1997	Académico Viseu	13	(0)
1997–1998	Lousada	30	(0)
1998–2001	Vitória Guimarães	38	(0)
2001–2002	Braga	23	(0)
2002–2007	União Leiria	126	(2)
2007	Paços Ferreira	2	(0)
2008	Penafiel	8	(0)
2008–2009	Atromitos	17	(0)
2009–2010	Académico Viseu	11	(0)
Total		296	(3)
Managerial career
2010–2011	Académico Viseu
2016	Salgueiros
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Jorge Sousa Gomes (born 4 March 1975) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 189 games and two goals during exactly ten seasons, representing mainly União de Leiria (five years) and Vitória de Guimarães (three) in the competition.

Football career

During his Portuguese career, Viseu-born Gomes represented Académico de Viseu FC, C.D. Tondela, A.D. Lousada, Vitória de Guimarães, S.C. Braga, U.D. Leiria, F.C. Paços de Ferreira and F.C. Penafiel. He made his Primeira Liga debut for Guimarães, against S.C. Salgueiros in a 2–3 away loss on 12 September 1998 – coach Zoran Filipović handed him his first chance.

Almost ten years later, Gomes contributed with two league games as Paços achieved an historical qualification to the UEFA Cup. He finished the season at second division side Penafiel, however.

Gomes moved abroad for the 2008–09 campaign, signing with Atromitos Yeroskipou in the Cypriot First Division and joining, among other compatriots, former Leiria teammate Hugo Costa. He subsequently returned to Portugal and Viseu (with the club now in the third level), retiring in June 2010 at the age of 35.

External links

• Paulo Gomes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Paulo Gomes manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)