Roberto Carlos Mario Gómez (born 27 February 1957 in

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) is an Argentine

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and former player. Gómez has been known as Roberto Gómez during his playing career and as Mario Gómez during his coaching career.

Playing career

Gómez started playing in 1979 for Club Atlético Kimberley de Mar del Plata. in 1980 he was signed for

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its footb ...

by manager

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. Gómez played through Ferro's glory years in the 1980s, helping the side to win two Nacional championships in 1982 and 1984. Gómez made 135 appearances for Ferro between 1980 and 1987.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, in 1995 Gómez initially became

Héctor Cúper Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player. As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Club Ferro Carril Oeste, where played 463 games. His nickname was "Cabezón" ("Big ...

's assistant at

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, and when Cúper left to join

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in Spain, Gómez took over as manager and surprisingly led the club to its second

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final in a row, eventually losing to

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. In 1998, he also ended up at 2nd place in the

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. In the summer of 1999, Gómez took over as manager of Mallorca. He failed to qualify for the

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group stage, losing to

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on the

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, eventually retreating to the

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. Complessively he was only in charge for 14 games (3 wins, 4 draws, 7 defeats) and he was heavily criticized due to its defensive style. Gómez then resumed his position as Cúper's assistant at

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and then

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. In 2004, Gómez returned to Argentina to take over as manager of

Gimnasia de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

where he famously said "fútbol argentino lo gobiernan los hinchas" (football in Argentina is governed by the fans). In December 2004, he took over at

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whi ...

, guiding them to the 2nd place in the 2nd division and conseguent promotion to

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. The next season, he reached with Gimnasia a 4th-place finish in the Clausura 2006. In 2006, Gómez joined struggling

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but could not turn the club's fortunes around, failing to win any of his six games in charge. Gómez then returned to Gimnasia de Jujuy. In June 2009, Mario Gómez agreed to sign a contract as a manager with Greek team

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. A new team with high ambitions and many Argentine players. On 9 March 2010, Last-place

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officials sacked

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and replaced him with the former Asteras Tripolis coach. Gómez was able to take the team from nearly the relegation zone to the 5th place at the end of the season, then resigned his contract. In July 2011, Gómez rejoined for the third time Gimnasia de Jujuy as manager. In 2013, Gómez was confirmed as the new coach of Ecuador's

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, managing to win the

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. At the end of 2014,

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convener Wallace Cheung announced that Mario Gómez has taken over as the club's new manager, replacing

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. Between 2015 and 2017, Gómez led the

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and won the

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in 2015 and 2016. He has also managed to reach the final of the 2015

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and win it, thus

becomes the first ٍSoutheast Asian team in history to win that competition. He was awarded as the best coach in Malaysia in 2015. Gómez has also managed to win the

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and the Charity Shield Malaysia in 2016. In March 2017, he was initially appointed as the

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's head coach by

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president

Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim Major General Tunku Ismail Idris Abdul Majid Abu Bakar Iskandar ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail ( Jawi: تونكو إسماعيل إدريس عبدالمجيد أبو بكر إسكندر ابن سلطان إبراهيم إسماعيل; born 30 June 19 ...

, but he then asked for a higher salary and was therefore rejected. in November 2017,

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confirmed sign Gómez to be Head coach, who have been searching for a long-term replacement for Djajang Nurdjaman. Gómez started a court battle against JDT due to unpaid wages. JDT's president

Tunku Ismail Ibrahim Major General Tunku Ismail Idris Abdul Majid Abu Bakar Iskandar ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: تونكو إسماعيل إدريس عبدالمجيد أبو بكر إسكندر ابن سلطان إبراهيم إسماعيل; b ...

denied the allegations and hit back over claims.

Honours

Player

Ferro Carril Oeste *

: 1982 Nacional, 1984 Nacional

Manager

Lanús *

runner-up:

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runner-up:

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Gymnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy *

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runner-up:

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(Promotion to

) Deportivo Cuenca *

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Johor Darul Ta'zim *

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Piala Sumbangsih Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Mario 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Mar del Plata Argentine footballers Association football defenders Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Club Atlético Lanús managers RCD Mallorca managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy managers Quilmes Atlético Club managers Club Atlético Belgrano managers Atlético Tucumán managers Ferro Carril Oeste managers C.D. Cuenca managers South China AA managers Persib Bandung managers Expatriate football managers in Ecuador AFC Cup winning managers Inter Milan non-playing staff