Ricardo Gomes

Ricardo Gomes Raymundo (born 13 December 1964) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer.

For Cape Verdean footballer Ricardo Gomes, see Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Raymundo.
Ricardo Gomes
Gomes in 2005
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Gomes Raymundo
Date of birth (1964-12-13) 13 December 1964
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Fluminense 201 (11)
1988–1991 Benfica 83 (19)
1991–1995 Paris Saint-Germain 115 (11)
1995–1996 Benfica 17 (4)
Total 416 (45)
National team
1984–1994 Brazil 45 (4)
Teams managed
1996–1998 Paris Saint-Germain
1999 Sport Recife
1999–2000 Vitória
2001 Guarani
2001 Coritiba
2002 Juventude
2002–2004 Brazil Olympic
2004 Fluminense
2004 Flamengo
2005–2007 Bordeaux
2007–2009 Monaco
2009–2010 São Paulo
2011 Vasco da Gama
2015–2016 Botafogo
2016 São Paulo
2017 Al-Nassr
2018–2019 Bordeaux
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team competition
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gomes played as a central defender, in a 14-year professional career, for Fluminense (six years), Benfica (four) and Paris Saint-Germain (four). Subsequently, he went on to have a lengthy managerial career, in both his country and France.

Gomes played for Brazil during the 1980s and 1990s, representing the nation at the 1990 World Cup and in two Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gomes started playing professionally with Fluminense Football Club. With the club, he won three consecutive state leagues, adding the 1984 Série A.

In the middle of 1988, he signed with S.L. Benfica of Portugal, alongside compatriot Valdo, a midfielder. Both were important elements in their debut season, as Benfica won the national championship, a feat which was again accomplished in 1991, with the defender scoring an astonishing 17 goals in both conquests combined, due to his superb aerial ability.

Both Gomes and Valdo left for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the middle of 1991, and both would return four years later to Lisbon, having won a total of four titles, including the 1993–94 first division title. In his second Benfica spell, he played sparingly, but still managed to score four times in the league, and helped the team win the domestic cup, before retiring from football in June 1996, at only 31.

International career

During one decade, Gomes won 45 caps for Brazil.[1] He appeared for the nation at two Copa América tournaments, winning the 1989 edition played on home soil, and was present at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he played all the matches and minutes until being sent off in the 85th minute of the round of 16 0–1 loss against Argentina.[2]

Gomes was also selected – again as captain – to the 1994 World Cup, but had to be removed from the squad in the last hour, due to injury. Additionally, he was part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career

Gomes immediately started coaching with Paris Saint-Germain, leaving the French side after two years, having finished second in the 1996–97 season and winning the following season's French Cup. He then returned to his country, managing seven teams until 2004, also having a spell with the Brazilian Olympic team.

In the following four seasons, Gomes worked again in France, with FC Girondins de Bordeaux[3] then going on to manage Monégasque side AS Monaco FC, leaving his post at the latter in late May 2009, with the team eventually ranking 11th.

On 20 June 2009, Gomes signed with São Paulo FC, replacing Muricy Ramalho. In early February 2011, he moved to CR Vasco da Gama, leading his hometown club to its first ever Brazilian Cup, a 3–3 aggregate win against Coritiba Football Club.

On 28 August 2011, 46-year-old Gomes suffered a stroke during the match between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama. He was taken to hospital in an ambulance with the game still playing,[4][5] and was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain hemorrhage that required emergency head surgery.[6]

On 14 November 2012, after more one year away from football, Gomes came back to Vasco da Gama as technical director.[7] On 22 July 2015, he returned to command Botafogo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[8]

In August 2016, Gomes was appointed as the head coach of São Paulo FC. However, on 23 November 2016, he was dismissed following poor form which left São Paulo one point away from the relegation zone.[9]

On 5 September 2018, after two months as Santos FC's director of football, Gomes was announced as the head coach of Bordeaux, returning to the post after several weeks following the sacking of previous manager Gus Poyet.[10]

Managerial stats
As of 6 August 2010
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
São Paulo 2009 2010 73 38 15 20 052.05
Total 7338152052.05

Honours

Club

Fluminense

Benfica[11]

Paris Saint-Germain

International

Brazil[12]

Manager

Paris Saint-Germain

Vitória

Bordeaux

Vasco da Gama

Botafogo

References
  1. Mamrud, Roberto (7 January 2009). "Brazil – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  2. Ricardo Gomes – FIFA competition record
  3. Ricardo accepts Bordeaux challenge; UEFA.com, 17 June 2005
  4. Vasco coach Gomes in serious condition after stroke; The Sports Network, 29 August 2011
  5. Former Brazil captain Ricardo suffers stroke; Reuters, 29 August 2011
  6. "Brazilian soccer coach suffers brain hemorrhage". Fox News Latino. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  7. No seu retorno ao Vasco, Ricardo Gomes comemora: "Fico emocionado" (Portuguese)
  8. "Botafogo anuncia acordo com técnico Ricardo Gomes" (in Portuguese). Terra. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. São Paulo demite técnico Ricardo Gomes
  11. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 58. ISSN 0872-3540.
  12. Tabeira, Martín (2 May 2013). "Copa América 1989". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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