Marcelo Gómez

Marcelo Gómez
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Adrián Gómez
Date of birth	8 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1997	Vélez Sársfield
1998–2003	River Plate
2000	→ Gimnasia La Plata (loan)
2001	→ Al-Ittihad (loan)
2001–2002	→ Huracán (loan)
2003–2004	Alajuelense
International career
1995	Argentina
Managerial career
2011–2018	Vélez Sársfield B (assistant)
2017	Vélez Sársfield (caretaker)
2019	Godoy Cruz
2021	Zamora
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Adrián Gómez (born 8 December 1970) is an Argentine

defensive midfielder

.

Gómez is best known for his seven-year period (1990–1997) in

Vélez Sársfield

, where he played 189 games (4 goals) and won 8 titles.

Club career

Gómez was formed in

Vélez Sársfield's youth divisions. He made his first team debut in 1990, and played with the team until 1997. During the period, he won 3 national league titles and 5 international competitions, in what became the team's most successful era. He was a starter in Vélez 2–0 victory over AC Milan for the 1994 Intercontinental Cup

.

The midfielder joined

LD Alajuelense

.

International career

Gómez played one game with the Argentina national team, a 2–1 victory over Paraguay on June 14, 1995.

Coaching career

In 2010, Gómez worked as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.^[1]

On 2 January 2019, Gómez was appointed as manager of Godoy Cruz.^[2] After only six games, which he only won one of, he was fired on 24 February 2019.^[3]