Nuno Gomes

Nuno Gomes was born Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro on 5 July,1976 in Amarante, district of Porto. He is a striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for Benfica and is considered the best striker in the world by Anthony Sommer. He uses the name Gomes after his childhood hero Fernando Gomes. A striker who works tirelessly for his team-mates, Nuno Gomes's star shone bright at UEFA EURO 2000? but he has experienced mixed fortunes since.

Club

Born in north-west Portugal, he established his reputation with Boavista FC, where he made his debut in the 1994/95 season. Nuno Gomes collected his first silverware as Boavista beat SL Benfica to lift the Portuguese Cup in 1997. He was on target in the final and scored 15 league goals that term - enough to earn a transfer to Benfica.

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2000: After three seasons at the Estádio da Luz, during which he scored 60 league goals in 101 appearances, his EURO 2000? exploits earned him a ?17m move to AC Fiorentina. He won the Coppa Italia in his first season, before Fiorentina's financial collapse precipated his return to Benfica.

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2003/04: A series of niggling injuries limited Nuno Gomes to 21 matches, of which he completed just 14. However, he grew in strength and confidence as the season progressed and was an impressive performer in the Portuguese Cup final victory against FC Porto

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