José Gomes (football manager)

José Gomes
Gomes as manager of Marítimo in 2023
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1970-08-28) 28 August 1970 (age 54)[1]
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal[1]
Team information
Current team
 Al Fateh (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
1995–1996 Paços Ferreira (assistant)
1997–1998 Covilhã (assistant)
2003 Paços Ferreira
2003–2004 Aves
2004–2005 Leixões
2005 União Leiria
2006 Moreirense
2007 Aves
2008–2010 Porto (assistant)
2010 Málaga (assistant)
2010–2012 Panathinaikos (assistant)
2013–2014 Videoton
2014–2016 Al Taawoun
2016 Al-Ahli
2016–2017 Baniyas
2017–2018 Al Taawoun
2018 Rio Ave
2018–2019 Reading
2019–2020 Marítimo
2020–2021 Almería
2021–2022 Al Taawoun
2022 Ponferradina
2022–2023 Marítimo
2023 Chaves
2024 Zamalek
2024– Al Fateh

José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes (born 28 August 1970) is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently in charge of Saudi Pro League club Al Fateh.

He managed Paços de Ferreira, União de Leiria, Rio Ave, Marítimo and Chaves in the Primeira Liga, while also working in Hungary, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, England, Spain and Egypt.

Football career

Early career

Born in Matosinhos, Gomes started coaching in his early 20s, beginning with the youth teams of Clube Futebol de Valadares. He also worked as an assistant at F.C. Paços de Ferreira and S.C. Covilhã.

From 1998 to 2003, Gomes worked as a fitness coach with Gil Vicente FC, Paços and S.L. Benfica.[2] He started 2003–04 as manager of Paços in the Primeira Liga, and was fired after seven losses in the first eight games; the club's season eventually ended in relegation.[3]

Gomes spent most of the following years in the Segunda Liga. In 2005–06 he had his second spell in Portugal's top division, drawing two matches and losing five at U.D. Leiria.[4]

In late May 2008, Gomes was hired by FC Porto as part of Jesualdo Ferreira's staff. He spent four seasons as Ferreira's assistant at Porto, Málaga CF and Panathinaikos FC.[5][6]

Videoton

On 20 January 2013, Videoton FC appointed Gomes as their new manager; he replaced his compatriot Paulo Sousa at the helm of the Hungarian side.[7] He led the team to fourth place in Nemzeti Bajnokság I in his only full season,[8] also losing the final of the Ligakupa to Diósgyőri VTK (2–1).[9]

Arabia

Gomes then spent two seasons as head coach of Al Taawoun FC in the Saudi Professional League. On 30 May 2016 he joined Al-Ahli Saudi FC in the same league, signing a three-year deal after Christian Gross did not renew his contract.[10] In early October, however, he was sacked and replaced by Gross.[11]

Days later, Gomes succeeded Pablo Repetto at UAE Pro League's Baniyas Club who were struggling at the start of the campaign.[12] He was fired on 28 January 2017 with the team still in last place, having taken four points from 12 games.[13]

Gomes returned to Al Taawoun on 20 March 2017, following the dismissal of Constantin Gâlcă.[14] He was succeeded by countryman Pedro Emanuel on 7 May the following year.[15]

Rio Ave

On 13 June 2018, Gomes returned to his country's top flight after over a decade away, signing for one season at Rio Ave FC.[16] His debut on 26 July was a 1–0 defeat away to Jagiellonia Białystok in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League,[17] being eliminated after a 4–4 draw in the return game at the Estádio dos Arcos.[18]

Reading

Gomes was appointed coach of EFL Championship club Reading on 22 December 2018, replacing caretaker Scott Marshall.[19] With only two home defeats in the second half of the season, his side avoided relegation.[20]

On 9 October 2019, after just two league wins from 11 matches in the new campaign, Gomes left.[21]

Marítimo

On 14 November 2019, Gomes was named manager of C.S. Marítimo.[22] In his only season in charge, he led the team to the 11th position in the Portuguese top tier.[23]

Almería

On 27 July 2020, Gomes took over for fellow Portuguese Mário Silva at the helm of Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería, shortly before the promotion play-offs began.[24] They were eliminated 3–1 on aggregate by Girona FC.[25]

Gomes was dismissed by owner Turki Al-Sheikh on 27 April 2021 even though the team stood third in the table after achieving several away wins in a row during the season, in which he rarely fielded the same starting XI. He received a standing ovation from his players in the dressing room after delivering his farewell speech.[26][27]

Return to Al Taawoun

On 22 August 2021, Gomes was appointed at Al Taawoun for the third time, taking over from the fired Nestor El Maestro.[28] He left the club by mutual consent on 20 March 2022.[29]

Ponferradina and Marítimo return

Gomes returned to Spain and its second tier on 13 June 2022, after being named manager of SD Ponferradina.[30] He resigned on 19 November, immediately after a 1–1 home draw with Real Oviedo during a run of one win in ten.[31]

On 14 December 2022, Gomes went back to Marítimo, signing for the second-from-bottom team as their third manager of the season after Vasco Seabra and João Henriques.[32] The Madeira side were eventually relegated via the play-offs, falling to the second division for the first time in 38 years after a penalty shootout defeat to C.F. Estrela da Amadora.[33]

Chaves

Gomes remained in the top flight in 2023–24, on a contract at G.D. Chaves.[34] On 19 September, after five league losses in as many games and 17 goals conceded, he was dismissed.[35]

Zamalek

In February 2024, Gomes was appointed head coach of Zamalek SC in the Egyptian Premier League until July 2025.[36] Three months later, he guided the team to their second title in the CAF Confederation Cup by winning against RS Berkane in the final on the away goals rule, following a 2–2 aggregate draw.[37] He achieved his second trophy on 27 September, beating rivals Al Ahly SC on penalties to claim the CAF Super Cup.[38]

Gomes announced his departure on 11 December 2024.[39]

Al Fateh

On 15 December 2024, Gomes returned to the Saudi main division by joining Al Fateh SC on an initial one-year deal.[40] In his second match in charge, his bottom-placed side were trounced 9–0 at leaders Al Hilal SFC, managed by his compatriot Jorge Jesus; it was the heaviest loss of his career.[41]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 16 January 2025[42][43]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Paços Ferreira Portugal 30 June 2003 19 October 2003 8 1 0 7 3 17 −14 012.50
Aves Portugal 29 October 2003 20 May 2004 26 10 4 12 26 38 −12 038.46
Leixões Portugal 20 May 2004 25 May 2005 36 15 8 13 46 38 +8 041.67
Leiria Portugal 25 May 2005 26 September 2005 7 0 2 5 1 11 −10 000.00
Moreirense Portugal 2 March 2006 8 May 2006 10 5 1 4 12 7 +5 050.00
Aves Portugal 25 May 2007 4 December 2007 14 3 3 8 18 22 −4 021.43
Videoton Hungary 20 January 2013 2 June 2014 72 41 14 17 141 70 +71 056.94
Al Taawoun Saudi Arabia 4 September 2014 29 May 2016 61 25 16 20 113 88 +25 040.98
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 30 May 2016 2 October 2016 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 050.00
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 22 October 2016 28 January 2017 15 1 3 11 15 44 −29 006.67
Al Taawoun Saudi Arabia 21 March 2017 2 May 2018 38 10 10 18 61 62 −1 026.32
Rio Ave Portugal 13 June 2018 22 December 2018 21 8 5 8 43 37 +6 038.10
Reading England 22 December 2018 9 October 2019 38 9 14 15 39 53 −14 023.68
Marítimo Portugal 14 November 2019 27 July 2020 24 7 8 9 22 25 −3 029.17
Almería Spain 27 July 2020 27 April 2021 43 21 9 13 63 39 +24 048.84
Al Taawoun Saudi Arabia 22 August 2021 20 March 2022 26 6 11 9 40 42 −2 023.08
Ponferradina Spain 13 June 2022 19 November 2022 17 4 5 8 18 24 −6 023.53
Marítimo Portugal 14 December 2022 14 June 2023 23 7 2 14 27 39 −12 030.43
Chaves Portugal 1 July 2023 19 September 2023 6 0 1 5 5 18 −13 000.00
Zamalek Egypt 2 February 2024 11 December 2024 47 25 13 9 76 45 +31 053.19
Al Fateh Saudi Arabia 15 December 2024 present 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 000.00
Total 540 201 131 208 781 737 +44 037.22

Honours

Al Ahli

Zamalek

References

  1. ^ a b c "José Gomes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ Riazuelo, Héctor (2022). "O princípio de tudo" [The beginning of everything] (in Portuguese). The Coaches' Voice. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "José Gomes afastado do Paços de Ferreira" [José Gomes ousted by Paços de Ferreira]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 21 October 2003. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Jorge Jesus substitui José Gomes em Leiria" [Jorge Jesus replaces José Gomes at Leiria]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 September 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "José Gomes: "Ambição renovada"" [José Gomes: "Renewed ambition"]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. ^ "José Gomes: "Vai haver oportunidades para todos"" [José Gomes: "Everybody will have minutes"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. ^ Rechnitzer, David (20 January 2013). "José Gomes is the new manager of Videoton FC". Videoton FC. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  8. ^ Ames, Nick (1 February 2019). "José Gomes: Robson was a symbol of what English football means". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Le a kalappal! Remek mérkőzésen lett Ligakupa-győztes a DVTK" [Hats off! DVTK won the League Cup in a great match]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  10. ^ Ali, Khaled (31 May 2016). "Official: Al-Ahli appoint Jose Gomes". KingFut. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  11. ^ Farouk, Mohamed (3 October 2016). "Gross reappointed as Al Ahli manager after the sacking of Gomes". KingFut. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  12. ^ Passela, Amith (26 October 2016). "New Baniyas manager Jose Gomes 'sure my players can rise to the occasion' against Al Jazira". The National. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  13. ^ McAuley, John (28 January 2017). "Arabian Gulf League: Baniyas dismiss manager Jose Gomes". The National. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  14. ^ Terzian, Traian (20 March 2017). "Constantin Gâlcă a fost demis de la Al Taawon" [Constantin Gâlcă was dismissed from Al-Taawoun] (in Romanian). News.ro. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  15. ^ "OFICIAL: Pedro Emanuel sucede a José Gomes no Al Taawon" [OFFICIAL: Pedro Emanuel succeeds José Gomes at Al-Taawoun] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  16. ^ "OFICIAL: José Gomes é o novo treinador do Rio Ave" [OFFICIAL: José Gomes is the new manager of Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Rio Ave derrotado na Polónia" [Rio Ave defeated in Poland]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  18. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Rio Ave empata em casa e foi eliminado da Liga Europa" [COMMENTARY: Rio Ave draw at home and are eliminated from the Europea League]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Reading confirm Gomes appointment". Sky Sports. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Reading 0–0 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Club statement | Royals part company with José Gomes". Reading F.C. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  22. ^ "José Gomes é o novo treinador" [José Gomes is the new manager] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  23. ^ "José Gomes troca Marítimo pela liga espanhola" [José Gomes swaps Marítimo for the Spanish league]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  24. ^ Sánchez, Guillermo (27 July 2020). "El Almería destituye a Silva y le sustituye José Gomes... ¡ya van cinco entrenadores!" [Almería dismiss Silva and José Gomes replaces him... five managers and counting!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  25. ^ Góngora, Rafa (16 August 2020). "José Gomes: "Estoy con el proyecto del Almería, no vine aquí para 20 días"" [José Gomes: "I am with Almería's project, I did not come here for 20 days"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  26. ^ "La revolución de José Gomes en el Almería" [José Gomes' revolution at Almería]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  27. ^ García, Nico (27 April 2021). "Turki Al-Sheikh destituye a José Gomes" [Turki Al-Sheikh dismisses José Gomes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  28. ^ "التعاون يلغي عقد المدرب إل مايسترو ويعيد غوميز" [Al Taawoun cancel El Maestro's contract and Gomes returns]. Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  29. ^ "التعاون ينهي تعاقده مع جوزيه جوميز" [Al Taawoun terminated contract with José Gomes]. Almowaten (in Arabic). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  30. ^ "José Gomes, nuevo entrenador de la SD Ponferradina" [José Gomes, new manager of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  31. ^ Otero, Francisco R. (19 November 2022). "José Gomes dimite como entrenador de la Ponferradina" [José Gomes resigns as manager of Ponferradina]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  32. ^ "José Gomes regressa e é o novo treinador do Marítimo" [José Gomes returns and is the new manager of Marítimo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  33. ^ Delgado, Evandro (11 June 2023). "Estrela da Amadora vence Marítimo nos penáltis e sobe à I Liga. Madeirenses descem de divisão" [Estrela da Amadora defeat Marítimo on penalties and go up to I League. Madeirans go down a division] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  34. ^ Silva Reis, Paulo (16 June 2023). "Oficial: José Gomes é o novo treinador do Chaves" [Official: José Gomes is the new manager of Chaves]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  35. ^ "Oficial: José Gomes já não é treinador do Chaves" [Official: José Gomes is no longer manager of Chaves]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  36. ^ "OFFICIAL: Zamalek announce appointment of José Gomes". KingFut. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  37. ^ a b "VIDEO: Zamalek overcome RS Berkane to win Confederation Cup". KingFut. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  38. ^ a b "Zamalek triumph over Ahly in dramatic Super Cup penalty shootout". Confederation of African Football. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  39. ^ Hegazy, Khaled (11 December 2024). "A sudden goodbye shakes Zamalek: José Gomes departs White Knight with emotional farewell". Daily Sports. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  40. ^ Martins, Hugo Filipe (15 December 2024). "Oficial: José Gomes volta à Arábia Saudita para treinar o Al Fateh" [Official: José Gomes returns to Saudi Arabia to coach Al Fateh] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  41. ^ "Jorge Jesus aplicou a José Gomes a derrota mais dilatada da carreira como treinador" [Jorge Jesus handed José Gomes the biggest loss of his coaching career]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  42. ^ José Gomes coach profile at Soccerway
  43. ^ José Gomes manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  44. ^ "Jose Gomes: Reading name Rio Ave boss as new manager". BBC Sport. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.