Nuno Gomes

Nuno Gomes is my favorite kind of striker. I love that he earned the nickname as a child, named after Fernando Gomes, and then grew into a name worth carrying. He was a defining attacking face of Portuguese football across the 1990s and 2000s, and what impresses me most is not just the goals but his link-up play. A striker who scores consistently yet still connects the team is rarer than people think. To me he represents intelligence in the box, the quiet craft of a forward who serves the side rather than only the scoreboard.

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Name (English)

Nuno Gomes

Name (Japanese)

ヌーノ・ゴメス

Reading

ぬーの・ごめす

Born

July 5, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Amarante, Porto, Portugal

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of Prince Henry

• Official sitehttps://www.nunogomes.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno%20Gomes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193568

Tags

• Porto
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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