José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes (born 28 August 1970) is a Portuguese professional

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, currently in charge of

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club Al Fateh. He managed

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

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, Rio Ave, Marítimo and Chaves in the

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, while also working in Hungary, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, England, Spain and Egypt.

Football career

Early career

Born in

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, Gomes started coaching in his early 20s, beginning with the youth teams of Clube Futebol de Valadares. He also worked as an assistant at F.C. Paços de Ferreira and

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. From 1998 to 2003, Gomes worked as a fitness coach with

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, Paços and

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. He started 2003–04 as manager of Paços in the

, and was fired after seven losses in the first eight games; the club's season eventually ended in relegation. Gomes spent most of the following years in the Segunda Liga. In 2005–06 he had his second spell in Portugal's top division, drawing two matches and losing five at

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. In late May 2008, Gomes was hired by

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as part of

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's staff. He spent four seasons as Ferreira's assistant at Porto,

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and

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Videoton

On 20 January 2013,

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appointed Gomes as their new manager; he replaced his compatriot

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at the helm of the Hungarian side. He led the team to fourth place in

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in his only full season, also losing the final of the

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(2–1).

Arabia

Gomes then spent two seasons as head coach of

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in the

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. On 30 May 2016 he joined

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in the same league, signing a three-year deal after

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did not renew his contract. In early October, however, he was sacked and replaced by Gross. Days later, Gomes succeeded

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who were struggling at the start of the campaign. He was fired on 28 January 2017 with the team still in last place, having taken four points from 12 games. Gomes returned to Al Taawoun on 20 March 2017, following the dismissal of

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. He was succeeded by countryman

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on 7 May the following year.

Rio Ave

On 13 June 2018, Gomes returned to his country's top flight after over a decade away, signing for one season at

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. His debut on 26 July was a 1–0 defeat away to

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in the

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of the

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, being eliminated after a 4–4 draw in the return game at the Estádio dos Arcos.

Reading

Gomes was appointed coach of

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club

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on 22 December 2018, replacing caretaker Scott Marshall. With only two home defeats in the second half of the season, his side avoided relegation. On 9 October 2019, after just two league wins from 11 matches in the new campaign, Gomes left.

Marítimo

On 14 November 2019, Gomes was named manager of

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. In his only season in charge, he led the team to the 11th position in the Portuguese top tier.

Almería

On 27 July 2020, Gomes took over for fellow Portuguese Mário Silva at the helm of Spanish

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side

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, shortly before the

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began. They were eliminated 3–1 on aggregate by

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. Gomes was dismissed by owner

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on 27 April 2021 even though the team stood third in the table after achieving several away wins in a row during the season, in which he rarely fielded the same starting XI. He received a standing ovation from his players in the dressing room after delivering his farewell speech.

Return to Al Taawoun

On 22 August 2021, Gomes was appointed at Al Taawoun for the third time, taking over from the fired Nestor El Maestro. He left the club by mutual consent on 20 March 2022.

Ponferradina and Marítimo return

Gomes returned to Spain and its second tier on 13 June 2022, after being named manager of

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. He resigned on 19 November, immediately after a 1–1 home draw with

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during a run of one win in ten. On 14 December 2022, Gomes went back to Marítimo, signing for the second-from-bottom team as their third manager of the

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after Vasco Seabra and João Henriques. The

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side were eventually relegated via the play-offs, falling to the second division for the first time in 38 years after a

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defeat to C.F. Estrela da Amadora.

Chaves

Gomes remained in the top flight in 2023–24, on a contract at G.D. Chaves. On 19 September, after five league losses in as many games and 17 goals conceded, he was dismissed.

Zamalek

In February 2024, Gomes was appointed head coach of

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in the

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until July 2025. Three months later, he guided the team to their second title in the

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by winning against

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in the final on the

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, following a 2–2 aggregate draw. He achieved his second trophy on 27 September, beating rivals

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on penalties to

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the

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. Gomes announced his departure on 11 December 2024.

Al Fateh

On 15 December 2024, Gomes returned to the Saudi main division by joining

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on an initial one-year deal. In his second match in charge, his bottom-placed side were trounced 9–0 at leaders

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, managed by his compatriot

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; it was the heaviest loss of his career. He went on to easily avoid relegation, notably beating eventual champions Al-Ittihad Club 2–0 at home.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Al Ahli *

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Zamalek *

: 2023–24 *

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References

External links

Videoton official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Jose 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Matosinhos Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers F.C. Paços de Ferreira managers C.D. Aves managers Leixões S.C. managers U.D. Leiria managers Moreirense F.C. managers Rio Ave F.C. managers C.S. Marítimo managers G.D. Chaves managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Fehérvár FC managers Saudi Pro League managers Al Taawoun FC managers Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers Al Fateh SC managers UAE Pro League managers Baniyas SC managers English Football League managers Reading F.C. managers Segunda División managers UD Almería managers SD Ponferradina managers Egyptian Premier League managers Zamalek SC managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Hungary Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in England Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Egypt Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Egypt F.C. Paços de Ferreira non-playing staff S.L. Benfica non-playing staff FC Porto non-playing staff Málaga CF non-playing staff Panathinaikos F.C. non-playing staff