Manuel Gomes (football manager)
Churchill Brothers in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Gonçalves Gomes | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1976 | Paredes | ||
1978–1980 | Prado | ||
1980–1981 |
Limianos | ||
Managerial career | |||
1979–1980 | Prado | ||
1981–1982 | Valdevez | ||
1982–1983 | Desportivo das Aves | ||
1984–1986 | Desportivo das Aves | ||
1986–1987 |
Fafe | ||
1987–1988 |
Felgueiras | ||
1988–1991 | Tirsense | ||
1991–1992 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
1992 | Famalicão | ||
1992–1993 | Paços Ferreira | ||
1994 | Braga | ||
1994–1996 | Benfica (assistant coach) | ||
1996–1998 | Angola | ||
1998–2001 | Desportivo das Aves | ||
2001 |
Imortal | ||
2001–2002 | Penafiel | ||
2002 | Portugal (assistant coach) | ||
2003 | Hamilton Thunder | ||
2003–2005 | Maldives | ||
2005–2007 | Desportivo das Aves | ||
2007–2008 | Al-Salmiya SC | ||
2008 | Gil Vicente | ||
2009 |
Liga Muçulmana | ||
2009–2010 | Estoril | ||
2010–2011 |
Ittihad FC | ||
2011–2012 |
Churchill Brothers | ||
2012 | Trofense | ||
2013 | Desportivo das Aves | ||
2013–2014 | Atlético CP | ||
2015–2017 | Arouca (assistant coach) | ||
2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant coach) | ||
2017–2018 | Desportivo das Aves (assistant coach) | ||
2018–2019 | Vitória de Setúbal (assistant coach) | ||
2019–2020 | Boavista (assistant coach) | ||
2020 | Marítimo (assistant coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 10, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 10, 2021 |
Manuel Gonçalves Gomes (born 29 May 1951), commonly known as Professor Neca, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder and football manager.
Career
Playing career
His entire playing career saw him compete for several lower league clubs between 1975 and 1981, in which he played for
Managerial career
His first ten years as manager saw him progress from the lower leagues to the top tier of Portuguese football. In the first phase of his managerial career, he managed
In the summer of 1994, Neca was appointed as an assistant manager at
In 1996, he left his assistant managerial role at Benfica and accepted an offer by the
He departed the Angolan national side following the African Cup of Nations where he would go on to manage several different sides in Portugal and abroad of which included C.D. Aves,
He also spent a portion of the 2003 season in North America in the Canadian Professional Soccer League initially as a technical coordinator with Toronto Croatia.[8] Midway through the 2003 season, he was named the head coach for Hamilton Thunder in early July.[9] In his debut season in Canada, he secured the Western Conference title for Hamilton which also included a postseason berth.[10] Hamilton was eliminated in the preliminary round of the playoffs to Vaughan Sun Devils.[11]
After a year in charge he would leave the national side and would return to Portugal to manage Aves for the fourth time in his career. In his fourth spell in charge, he guided the side to a second-place finish in the
In June 2011, he signed a deal to coach
In February 2013, he became the new manager of Desportivo das Aves until the end of the season.[18]
References
- ^ Neca Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine ForaDeJogo Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Portuguese League 1993/94 Archived 23 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine ZeroZero Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Portuguese League 1994/95 Archived 23 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine ZeroZero Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Liga Portuguesa 1995/96 Archived 1 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine ZeroZero Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Benfica 3–1 Sporting Archived 23 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine ZeroZero Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ CAN 1998 Archived 13 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine ZeroZero Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Professor Neca substitui Manuel Correia no Penafiel (Professor Neca substitutes Manuel Correia at Penafiel) Record Date:22 October 2001 Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- Mississauga News. pp. A10.
- Hamilton Spectator. pp. E2.
- Hamilton Spectator.
- Hamilton Spectator. 6 October 2003.
- ^ bwin LIGA 2006/2007 Archived 29 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine ZeroZero Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Neca deixa o clube (Neca leaves the club) Record Date: 17 November 2008 Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Neca vai treinar na Índia (Neca is going to manage in India) Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Record Date: 17 November 2008 Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Churchill win Durand Cup via tie-breaker The Times of India Date: 15 October 2011 Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ Neca é o novo treinador (Neca is the new manager) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Record Date: 21 July 2012 Retrieved: 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Neca despedido" [Neca sacked]. A Bola. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Professor Neca é o novo técnico" [Professor Neca is the new manager]. Record. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
External links
- Manuel Gomes manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)