José Gomes (footballer, born 1976)

For other people named José Gomes, see José Gomes (disambiguation).

Zé Gomes
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Gomes da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Arema (head coach)
Youth career
1990–1995 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Ribeirão
1996 Vila Nova Foz Côa
1996–1998 Bragança
1998–1999 Montalegre
1999 Braga B 9 (0)
2000–2001 Bragança 28 (5)
2001–2003 Ovarense 50 (2)
2003–2006 Rio Ave 87 (3)
2006–2009 Marítimo 18 (1)
2007–2008 → Konyaspor (loan) 10 (0)
2009 Marítimo B 12 (0)
2009–2012 Rio Ave 60 (1)
2012–2013 Bragança 25 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Bragança
2018–2019 Rio Ave B
2020–2021 Rio Ave (under-23)
2021 Académico Viseu
2022 Académica
2025– Arema
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel Gomes da Silva (born 24 September 1976), commonly known as Zé Gomes, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right-back, currently a manager for Indonesian club Arema.

Playing career

Born in Vila do Conde, Gomes appeared in 165 Primeira Liga matches over seven seasons, scoring a total of five goals for hometown club Rio Ave F.C. (six years) and C.S. Marítimo (one). In 2007–08, he was loaned by the latter to Konyaspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[2]

Gomes retired at GD Bragança in 2013 at the age of 36,[3] and had his first managerial job at the third-division team in June 2016.[4]

Coaching career

On 25 April 2017, Gomes reached a mutual agreement to leave Bragança after three successive defeats dented their promotion hopes.[5] After working at Rio Ave's reserve and under-23 teams, he was hired at Académico de Viseu F.C. of the Liga Portugal 2 on 28 February 2021, taking over a side in 16th.[6] He lost 2–1 at S.C. Covilhã on his professional debut.[7]

Having kept the team up in 14th place, Gomes renewed his contract for one more year in June 2021.[8] The 2021–22 campaign started with the Beira side in fifth after ten games, but a run of one point from a possible 18 cost him his job before the turn of the year.[9]

Gomes was appointed at Académica de Coimbra on 4 March 2022, becoming the club's fourth manager of the season[10] and not being able to prevent second-tier relegation as last.[11]

On 4 January 2025, Gomes officially introduced as the new coach for Indonesian club Arema.[12]

Personal life

Gomes' younger brother Vítor was also a professional footballer, and they played together at Rio Ave.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Zé Gomes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Zé Gomes apanhado de surpresa" [Zé Gomes caught by surprise]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 September 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Zé Gomes vai jogar no G.D.Bragança" [Zé Gomes will play in G.D.Bragança] (in Portuguese). Rádio Brigantia. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Zé Gomes vai treinar o Grupo Desportivo de Bragança" [Zé Gomes vai treinar o Grupo Desportivo de Bragança]. Renovação (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ^ Madureira, Susana (25 April 2017). "Zé Gomes deixa Bragança e André David assume equipa" [Zé Gomes leaves Bragança and André David assumes control of the team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ Baptista Seixas, João (28 February 2021). "Zé Gomes é o novo treinador do Ac. Viseu" [Zé Gomes is the new manager of Ac. Viseu]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ "II Liga: Zé Gomes perde na estreia ao comando téncico [sic] do Ac. Viseu" [II League: Zé Gomes loses on his debut at the helm of Ac. Viseu] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Zé Gomes renova por mais uma época e continua como treinador do Ac. Viseu" [Zé Gomes renews for one more season and continues as manager of Ac. Viseu]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  9. ^ Barbosa, Nuno (1 January 2022). "Pedro Ribeiro é o eleito para assumir o comando técnico" [Pedro Ribeiro is chosen as manager]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ Campos, João Pedro (4 March 2022). "José Gomes é o novo treinador da Académica" [José Gomes is the new manager of Académica]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  11. ^ Pombo, Diogo (17 April 2022). "Pela primeira vez, a Académica desceu à III Divisão e o capitão Zé Castro lamentou: "Somos muito ignorantes, futebolisticamente falando"" [For the first time, Académica were relegated to the III Division and captain Zé Castro rued: "We are very ignorant, football-wise"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Arema FC Resmi Kenalkan Zé Gomes Sebagai Pelatih Kepala Baru". Arema FC (in Indonesian). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. ^ Monteiro, André (24 December 2009). "Quando todos os dias são vividos em família" [When every day is a family day]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2017.