Jorge Gomes da Silva Filho (born 18 May 1954) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Gomes da Silva Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1974 | Vasco Gama | ||
| 1975–1976 | União Lamas | ||
| 1976–1979 | Boavista | 51 | (14) |
| 1979–1982 | Benfica | 41 | (11) |
| 1982–1989 | Braga | 170 | (36) |
| 1989–1990 | Fafe | 17 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Águeda | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 282 | (63) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 262 matches and 61 goals.
Football career edit
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gomes played for CR Vasco da Gama before moving to Portugal. After a brief spell at C.F. União de Lamas he signed with Boavista FC, where he spent three seasons before joining fellow Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica on 11 August 1979; he was the first ever foreign player to sign for the 75-year-old club.[1][2]
During his three-year tenure, Gomes faced stiff competition from César, Zoran Filipović, Nené and Reinaldo, being sparingly used and leaving Lisbon after a disagreement with manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. He subsequently signed for S.C. Braga, going on to score nearly 50 competitive goals; he retired at the age of 37, after one year apiece with AD Fafe and R.D. Águeda (both in the Segunda Liga).[3]
Honours edit
- Benfica
- Portuguese League: 1980–81
- Portuguese Cup: 1979–80, 1980–81
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Runner-up 1981
- Boavista
- Portuguese Cup: 1978–79
References edit
- ^ "Jorge Gomes: Do Bessa para a Luz" [Jorge Gomes: From Bessa to Luz]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19999): 21. 7 July 1979. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Simões, António (2008). Equipamentos com história. Vol. 4. Portugal: A Bola. p. 50. ISBN 972-99134-7-1.
- ^ Isaura Almeida (9 April 2017). "Jorge Gomes, o bom malandro e primeiro estrangeiro do Benfica" [Jorge Gomes, the goodfella and the first foreigner of Benfica]. Diário de Noticias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links edit
- Jorge Gomes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
