| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Pedro Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-10-16)16 October 1941 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Torres Novas, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1960 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1973 | Sporting CP | 157 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1970 | Portugal | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Oriental | ||
| 1974–1975 | Marítimo | ||
| 1975–1976 | Farense | ||
| 1976–1978 | Marítimo | ||
| 1978–1979 | Rio Ave | ||
| 1979–1980 | Académica | ||
| 1980–1981 | Leiria | ||
| 1981 | Belenenses | ||
| 1982 | Marítimo | ||
| 1982–1983 | Rio Ave | ||
| 1983–1984 | Nacional | ||
| 1984–1985 | Sporting CP (assistant) | ||
| 1985 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1985–1986 | Torreense | ||
| 1986–1987 | Tirsense | ||
| 1987 | Trofense | ||
| 1987–1989 | Vila Real | ||
| 1989 | Lusitano Évora | ||
| 1989–1990 | Olhanense | ||
| 1990–1991 | União Tomar | ||
| 1992–1994 | Benfica Castelo Branco | ||
| 1994–1996 | Oriental | ||
| 1996–1997 | Atlético | ||
| 1998–1999 | Atlético | ||
| 2000–2001 | Marco | ||
| 2006 | Torreense | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sintrense | ||
| 2007–2008 | Oriental | ||
| 2008–2009 | Torreense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Pedro Gomes (born 16 October 1941 inTorres Novas,Santarém) is aPortuguese retiredfootballdefender and manager.
Gomes spent his entire career withSporting Clube de Portugal, going on to appear in 516 matches over 13 seasons (youth, friendlies and official), eighth-best at the time of his retirement. He was a member of the team thatwon theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup in1963–64.[1]
In1970, Gomes won the secondPrimeira Liga championship of his career, the first with his active participation.[2] He retired in June 1973 at the age of 31, having earned ninecaps forPortugal during six years; his debut came on 31 May 1964 in afriendly againstArgentina, inRio de Janeiro (0–2 loss).
Gomes took up coaching immediately after retiring, a career which would last more than three decades. In the top division he was in charge ofClube Oriental de Lisboa,S.C. Farense,C.S. Marítimo,U.D. Leiria,C.F. Os Belenenses,Rio Ave F.C. and Sporting.
Precisely with his only club as a player, Gomes served his last spell in the top tier: having started the1984–85 season as assistant toJohn Toshack, he took the reins of the team in the last two matches, winning one and losing another in an eventual runner-up finish behindFC Porto.[3]
Before signing with theLisbon side, Gomes worked asC.D. Nacional manager, being responsible for the acquisition of future Sporting legendOceano.
