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Nuno Gomes

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Nuno Gomes

Full name	Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro
Date of birth	July 5, 1976 (1976-07-05) (age 31)
Place of birth	Amarante, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Benfica
Number	21
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1997 1997-2000 2000-2002 2002-	Boavista Benfica Fiorentina Benfica	79 (23) 101 (60) 50 (19) 135 (72)
National team²
1996-	Portugal	68 (28)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 8, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 27, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Nuno Gomes (pronounced ) was born Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, OIH on July 5, 1976 in Amarante. He is a striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for Benfica. He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood, after Fernando Gomes, who was the top european goalscorer in 1983 and 1985. A striker who works tirelessly for his team-mates, Nuno Gomes's star shone bright at UEFA Euro 2000. He will also partake in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, proving himself crucial after Pauleta retired. He scored against Finland in Portugal's first qualifier. Nuno Gomes was also on the cover of the game FIFA 2003 in Portugal.

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Nuno Gomes ( pronounced [ˈnunu ˈgomɨʃ] ) was born Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , OIH on July 5 , 1976 in Amarante . He is a striker who plays for the Portugal national ...

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Nuno Miguel dos Santos Gomes (born December 6 , 1979 in Lisbon , Portugal ) is a professional footballer currently playing for Fostiras in the Third Division (Γ΄ Εθνική ...