Egmar Gonçalves (born 15 August 1970) is a
Singaporean former professional
soccer
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player. Born in Brazil, he took Singaporean nationality in 2002, under the
Foreign Sports Talent Scheme, in order to play for the
Singapore national football team.
Club career
In his time with
Home United FC, Gonçalves scored a total of 239
S.League goals in 11 S.League seasons and was the first recipient of the 100 S.League goals award in 2001, although he had managed 107 by the end of that season. He reached the 100 goals mark in a
hat-trick against
SAFFC in a 4–0 win. It was due to S.League deciding not to include the inaugural Singapore Cup goals as it was known as League Cup but backtracked on it later. He was also awarded the 200 S.League goals award in 2004 which he reached the mark, in a hat-trick again, against
Sinchi in a 5–1 win.
Gonçalves was the top scorer in the S.League in 2004 and joint top scorer with
Indra Sahdan Daud in the
AFC Cup
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in 2004.
In January 2007, Gonçalves returned to Brazil in after failing to agree a new contract with Home United.
He was the all-time topscorer in the
S.League until
Mirko Grabovac
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later overtook his place.
He played for
Desportiva Capixaba in
Espírito Santo state and then retired.
International career
Gonçalves failed to make any impact for Singapore at international level. He was one of the players brought over in the unsuccessful foreign talent scheme endorsed by the
Football Association of Singapore
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, although he is well remembered for scoring in the 4–2 away defeat against
Iraq in the 2007
Asian Cup
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qualifying campaign.
Personal life
Gonçalves lives in
Vila Velha city, Brazil, with his wife and children.
National team career statistics
Goals for Senior National Team
Honours
Club
Home United
*
S.League: 1999, 2003
*
Singapore Cup: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
Individual
*100 S.League Goals: 2001
*200 S.League Goals: 2004
*S.League Top Scorer Award: 2004
*AFC Cup Top Scorer Award: 2004
References
External links
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People from Vila Velha
Singapore international footballers
Singaporean footballers
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian emigrants to Singapore
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Singapore Premier League players
1970 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Home United FC players
Sportspeople from Espírito Santo
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