 Gomes in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Gomes Raymundo | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-12-13)13 December 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1994 | Brazil | 45 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Gomes Raymundo (born 13 December 1964) is a Brazilian retired professionalfootballer andmanager. As a player, he played as acentral defender, in a 14-year professional career, forFluminense (six years),Benfica (four) andParis Saint-Germain (four). Gomes played forBrazil during the 1980s and 1990s, representing the nation at the1990 World Cup and in twoCopa América tournaments.
Subsequently, he went on to have a lengthy managerial career, in both his country and France.
Born inRio de Janeiro, Gomes started playing professionally withFluminense Football Club. With the club, he won three consecutivestate leagues, adding the1984 Série A.
In the middle of 1988, he signed withS.L. Benfica of Portugal, alongside compatriotValdo, amidfielder. Both were important elements intheir debut season, as Benfica won thenational championship, a feat which was again accomplished in1991, with the defender scoring an astonishing 17 goals in both conquests combined, due to his superb aerial ability.
Both Gomes and Valdo left forParis Saint-Germain F.C. in the middle of 1991, and both would return four years later toLisbon, having won a total of four titles, including the1993–94first 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 thedomestic cup, before retiring from football in June 1996, at only 31.
During one decade, Gomes won 45caps forBrazil.[1] He appeared for the nation at twoCopa América tournaments, winning the1989 edition played on home soil, and was present at the1990 FIFA World Cup, where he played all the matches and minutes until beingsent off in the 85th minute for a foul onJosé Basualdo, in theround of 16 0–1 loss againstArgentina.[2]
Gomes was also selected – again ascaptain – to the1994 World Cup, but had to be removed from the squad in the last hour, due to injury. Additionally, he was part of the team thatwon thesilver medal at the1988 Summer Olympics.
Gomes immediately started coaching withParis Saint-Germain, leaving the French side after two years, having finished second in the1996–97 season and winningthe following season'sFrench Cup. He then returned to his country, managing seven teams until 2004, also having a spell with theBrazilian Olympic team.
In the following four seasons, Gomes worked again in France, withFC Girondins de Bordeaux[3] then going on to manage Monégasque sideAS Monaco FC, leaving his post at the latter in late May 2009, with the team eventuallyranking 11th.
On 20 June 2009, Gomes signed withSão Paulo FC, replacingMuricy Ramalho. In early February 2011, he moved toCR Vasco da Gama, leading his hometown club toits first everBrazilian Cup, a 3–3 aggregate win againstCoritiba Football Club.
On 28 August 2011, 46-year-old Gomes suffered astroke during the match betweenFlamengo 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 toVasco da Gama as technical director.[7] On 22 July 2015, he returned to commandBotafogo in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B.[8]
In August 2016, Gomes was appointed as the head coach ofSão 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 asSantos FC'sdirector of football, Gomes was announced as the head coach of Bordeaux, returning to the post after several weeks following the sacking of previous managerGus Poyet.[10]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| PSG | 1996 | 1998 | 106 | 54 | 24 | 28 | 050.94 | |||
| Brazil Olympic | 2003 | 2004 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 057.89 | |||
| Flamengo | 2004 | 2004 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 026.67 | |||
| Bordeaux | 2005 | 2007 | 97 | 45 | 28 | 24 | 046.39 | |||
| AS Monaco | 2007 | 2009 | 85 | 29 | 20 | 36 | 034.12 | |||
| São Paulo | 2009 | 2010 | 73 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 052.05 | |||
| Vasco da Gama | 2011 | 2011 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 053.33 | |||
| Botafogo | 2015 | 2016 | 67 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 050.75 | |||
| São Paulo | 2016 | 2016 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 033.33 | |||
| Al-Nassr | 2017 | 2017 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 040.00 | |||
| Bordeaux | 2018 | 2019 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 034.38 | |||
| Total | 554 | 258 | 145 | 159 | 46.57 | |||||
Fluminense
Benfica[11]
Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil[12]
Paris Saint-Germain
Vitória
Bordeaux
Vasco da Gama
Botafogo
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