Jorge Gomes da Silva Filho (born 18 May 1954) is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a striker. Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 262 matches and 61 goals.

Football career

Born in

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, Gomes played for

CR Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...

before moving to Portugal. After a brief spell at C.F. União de Lamas he signed with

Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

, where he spent three seasons before joining fellow

side

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on 11 August 1979; he was the first ever foreign player to sign for the 75-year-old club. During his three-year tenure, Gomes faced stiff competition from César,

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, Nené and Reinaldo, being sparingly used and leaving

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after a disagreement with manager

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. He subsequently signed for

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, going on to score nearly 50 competitive goals; he retired at the age of 37, after one year apiece with

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and R.D. Águeda (both in the Segunda Liga).

Honours

;Benfica * Portuguese League: 1980–81 *

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: 1979–80, 1980–81 *

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: Runner-up

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;Boavista *

: 1978–79

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Jorge 1954 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards CR Vasco da Gama players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.F. União de Lamas players Boavista F.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers S.C. Braga players AD Fafe players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal