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Nuno Gomes
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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sports · Portuguese footballer (born 1976) · association football player · also Nuno Gomes, Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, Gomes
Born 5 July 1976 · Q193568
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2026· 4 entries
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Public attention spiked: 2,582 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.2× the usual 357, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 3,021 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.5× the usual 357, with 0 article edits.
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2012· 1 entry
Played for Blackburn Rovers F.C. (2012–2013) — 18 appearances, 4 goals.
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2011· 2 entries
Won: Taça da Liga with Benfica (2010–11).
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Played for S.C. Braga (2011–2012) — 20 appearances, 6 goals.
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2010· 2 entries
Won: Primeira Liga with Benfica (2009–10).
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Won: Taça da Liga with Benfica (2009–10).
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2009· 1 entry
Won: Taça da Liga with Benfica (2008–09).
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2005· 4 entries
Won award: SJPF Player of the Month (September 2005).
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Won: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Benfica (2005).
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Won award: SJPF Player of the Month (October 2005).
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Won: Primeira Liga with Benfica (2004–05).
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2004· 2 entries
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with Portugal (2004).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Benfica (2003–04).
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2002· 1 entry
Played for S.L. Benfica (2002–2011) — 192 appearances, 65 goals.
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2001· 1 entry
Won: Coppa Italia with Fiorentina (2000–01).
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2000· 5 entries
Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2000).
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Third place: UEFA European Championship with Portugal (2000).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Year (1999–2000).
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Joined Fiorentina in 2000.
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Played for ACF Fiorentina (2000–2002) — 53 appearances, 14 goals.
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1999· 2 entries
Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Year (1998–99).
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Gomes was married twice, first to Isméria with whom he had a daughter, Laura, born in 1999.
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1997· 3 entries
Won: Taça de Portugal with Boavista (1996–97).
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Played for S.L. Benfica (1997–2000) — 101 appearances, 60 goals.
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Scoring a goal and winning a penalty kick in a 3–2 win in the final; he and fellow scorer Erwin Sánchez had already agreed to transfer to the opponents
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1996· 4 entries
Third place: Toulon Tournament with Portugal (1996).
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Won award: Toulon Tournament top scorer (1996).
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Played for Portugal Olympic football team (1996–1996) — 5 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Portugal men's national football team (1996–2011) — 79 appearances, 29 goals.
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1995· 3 entries
Third place: FIFA U-20 World Cup with Portugal (1995).
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Played for Portugal national under-21 football team (1995–1997) — 14 appearances, 5 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-20 football team (1995–1996) — 13 appearances, 9 goals.
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1994· 2 entries
Won: UEFA European Under-18 Championship with Portugal (1994).
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Played for Boavista F.C. (1994–1997) — 79 appearances, 23 goals.
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1993· 1 entry
Played for Portugal national under-18 football team (1993–1994) — 15 appearances, 5 goals.
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1992· 1 entry
Played for Portugal national under-17 football team (1992–1993) — 5 appearances, 2 goals.
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1991· 1 entry
Played for Portugal national under-16 football team (1991–1992) — 9 appearances, 4 goals.
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1981· 1 entry
Gomes' younger brother, Tiago (born 1981), was also a footballer and a striker.
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-07-05.
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