SOCCER PLAYER

Fernando Gomes

1956 - 2022

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Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes (22 November 1956 – 26 November 2022) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker. He achieved great success with Porto, during the late 1970s and 1980s. He represented Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga as well, and also spent two years in Spain with Sporting de Gijón. The recipient of nearly 50 caps for Portugal, Gomes represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Gomes is the 770th most popular soccer player (down from 661st in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 171st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fernando Gomes ranks 770 out of 21,273. Before him are Akemi Iwata, José Manuel Moreno, Roy Makaay, Teizo Takeuchi, Allan Clarke, and Thiago Alcântara. After him are Francisco Aramburu, Bruno Conti, Paul McGrath, Manuel Ferreira, Antonio de la Cruz, and Mordechai Spiegler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Fernando Gomes ranks 103. Before him are Mansour Bahrami, Sela Ward, Taur Matan Ruak, Frances Arnold, Miguel Bosé, and Bruce Greenwood. After him are Charlie Baker, Henri Toivonen, Randy Rhoads, Alain Ducasse, Hans van Breukelen, and Horacio Cartes. Among people deceased in 2022, Fernando Gomes ranks 129. Before him are Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Mirosław Hermaszewski, Paul Sorvino, Mwai Kibaki, Christine McVie, and Margarita Lozano. After him are Nick Holonyak, Tony Sirico, Just Jaeckin, Charles Greene, Shintaro Ishihara, and Christos Sartzetakis.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Fernando Gomes ranks 179 out of 633. Before him are Mafalda of Portugal (1197), Almeida Garrett (1799), Jesualdo Ferreira (1946), Beatrice of Portugal (1347), Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1178), and Nuno Gonçalves (1500). After him are Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402), Paulo Futre (1966), Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515), and Paulo Sousa (1970).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Fernando Gomes ranks 13. Before him are Rui Costa (1972), Rúben Amorim (1985), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Artur Jorge (1946), Vítor Baía (1969), and Bruno Fernandes (1994). After him are Paulo Futre (1966), Paulo Sousa (1970), Félix Mourinho (1938), Vítor Pereira (1968), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), and José Carlos (1941).

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