“The football legend is gone,” the Portuguese Federation wrote on the social network. twitter responded to the death of the former Portuguese.
The football legend is gone. Until eternity, Fernando Gomes!
The football legend is gone. You will be missed, Fernando Gomes! pic.twitter.com/CutODMGfHF
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) November 26, 2022
Joao Paulo Correia, Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, also expressed his condolences on the athlete’s death and recalled:Bright goals and historical achievements🇧🇷
Former soccer player Fernando Gomes has passed away.
One of the best scorers in Portuguese football has left us at the age of 66. The golden bibot has marked generations with its bright goals and historical achievements.
I express my deepest condolences to the family, friends and FC Porto. pic.twitter.com/VQ9xYpeTRA— Joao Paulo Correia (@jpcorreia_sejd) November 26, 2022
Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) president Pedro Proenza mourned the death of former Portuguese international striker Fernando Gomes this Saturday, remembering an “outstanding player” and “gentleman”.
Sporting CP, the last club Fernando Gomes represented as a footballer, this Saturday expressed their regret over the death of the former player at the age of 66, the victim of a long illness.
In a note posted on their official website, the Lions also recall the striker’s arrival at the club in 1989 and the last two seasons of his career in 1989/90 and 1990/91, when he played an important role in European competition. .
The Sports Club of Portugal expresses its regret at the death of Fernando Gomes at the age of 66. Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes joined the club in 1989 and played two seasons (1989/1990 and 1990/1991) where he ended his career at Sporting. , the former striker made 79 appearances and scored 38 goals, making a decisive contribution to the green and white team’s excellent European campaign up to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1990/1991. Sporting CP expresses its most sincere condolences, praising and thanking the years of dedication and devotion to the Club.”
The lions also took advantage twitter to pay a final tribute to the Portuguese Golden Boot.
He honored Sporting CP for 2 seasons with a chest.
Forever, Fernando Gomes. pic.twitter.com/mvaejgkuBr
— Sports Club of Portugal (@Sporting_CP) November 26, 2022
Benfica also mourned the death of the former Portuguese footballer, sending “most sincere condolences” to “friends and family”.
“Sport Lisboa e Benfica expresses its condolences on the death of Fernando Gomes, one of the greatest figures in Portuguese football, who disappeared today at the age of 66. At this difficult time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica extends its deepest condolences to the friends and family of Fernando Gomes,” it said. in a note posted on the Clube da Luz website.
Domingos Paciencia reacted to the death of “idol” Fernando Gomes: “It is in these moments that we remember what he was like as a man, and Gomes was very important for my growth and the growth of many young people.”
“Fernando Gomes had many fans, I was one of them. The goals and size he achieved made Porto more and more famous, and Porto’s size grew along with Gomes’ goals. There is no doubt that this is a very sad moment for FC. Porto because they are losing one of the greats, one of the best players they have had,” Domingos Paciencia said in a statement to CNN.
“This is a very sad day for Portuguese football and for FC Porto,” added Domingos before concluding: “This is the symbol of FC Porto. I take this day very hard because it reminds me of principles. I grew up on his advice, watching him play.
Portuguese Professional Football League: “The League of Portugal deeply regrets the death of Fernando Gomes, a former player for Porto and Sporting CP and the national team and currently a member of Porto, at the age of 66.
Scored a lot. But it marked, above all, the history of football.
In Portugal, there were 452 games for Porto and 79 for Sporting. There were 409 goals in his career.
Until eternity, Fernando Gomes!#LeaguePortugal pic.twitter.com/439N176XY8
— Liga Portugal (@ligaportugal) November 26, 2022
Vitor Murta (President of Boavista): “One of the greatest scorers in the history of Portuguese football passed away today. My most sincere condolences to his family, friends and FC Porto. Rest in peace, Fernando Gomes.”
One of the best scorers in the history of Portuguese football passed away today.
My most sincere condolences to family, friends and @FCPorto
Rest in peace, Fernando Gomes. pic.twitter.com/LWsj7lL0OT
— Vitor Murta (@vitormurtabfc) November 26, 2022
Luis Montenegro, President of the Social Democratic Party, shared his condolences with the “Portuguese Football Federation, FC Porto and the family of Fernando Gomes, expressing his sadness and regret over the premature departure of the chosen athlete. An example of club passion with “fair play” and a benchmark for my generation.”
I share with @FederacaoPFO @FCPorto and to the family of Fernando Gomes, my sadness and regret at the premature departure of a beloved athlete. An example of club passion with fair play and a benchmark for my generation. pic.twitter.com/K7P9qaXwfr
— Luis Montenegro (@LMontenegroPSD) November 26, 2022
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos e Silva, reacted via his Twitter account, stating that “Fernando Gomes has left us, a great player and captain.
He left us Fernando Gomes, a great player and captain. Portistas, Porto and the Portuguese became poorer after his death.
— Augusto Santos Silva (@ASantosSilvaPAR) November 26, 2022
Andre Ventura, President of Chega: “From the bottom of our hearts we thank Fernando Gomes, his family and the entire Porto universe. A huge example of passion and dedication! The football world has become poorer!”
FC Porto coach Sergio Conceição said this Saturday that his connection with former international Fernando Gomes began long before football, when he admired and respected him. “Our paths crossed long before football.
From an early age I learned to appreciate Fernando [Gomes] like a man. Over the years, we have maintained a relationship of great respect and admiration, adding football to what united us, ”wrote the Dragons coach.
Sergio Conceição, who did not coincide with the top scorer of FC Porto, the club where he joined the juniors after the departure of the former striker, who ended his career at Sporting, coexisted with the scorer already as the manager of the dragoons. “Today, the symbol of our club and Portuguese football passed away. Forever, Bibota,” wrote Sergio Conceição on his page on the social network. Twitter.
Another year of challenges, demands and ambitions. For our part, we are doing everything to make it another year of victories and achievements. Proud to be a part of this club’s history @fcporto🇧🇷 https://t.co/eN4hYYV30k
— Sergio Conceicao (@CoachConceicao) September 28, 2022
Former footballer Vítor Baia, vice president and administrator of FC Porto’s SAD, believed he had lost a brother after the death of former striker Fernando Gomez, 66.
“The brother that football gave me is gone. A high-class man on and off the field. Idol. Our eternal captain. Football legend. From our Porto. You will be my eternal friend. Thank you for this!” , — wrote the former goalkeeper of the Dragons.
Baia, 53, who was also the captain and symbol of FC Porto, joined the Dragons team along with Fernando Gomes, who remained at the club until the 1988/89 season, while the goalkeeper joined the first team at that time. same time.
Fernando Gómez played his last game for the blue and white team in January 1989 and Baia joined the team the following month. National coach Fernando Santos expressed his regret over the death of former Portugal international Fernando Gomes. “We have just learned of the sad passing of Fernando, Bibota. This is a moment of sadness for everyone. On my behalf and on behalf of our entire team, we extend our condolences to the family of the deceased, as well as to the Porto family,” Fernando Santos said in a video published by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The coach said that everyone in the Portuguese entourage would “pray” for Fernando Gomes: “May his soul rest in peace. Our condolences to everyone.”
Marcelo Rebelo de Souza reacted this Saturday to the death of Fernando Gomes. The President of the Republic remembered the former international as the player who “distinguished Portuguese football. He played a decisive role in establishing Portugal beyond our borders.”
Spanish football club Sporting de Gijón, which Fernando Gómez represented between 1980 and 1982, this Saturday expressed regret over the death of the former player, aged 66, the victim of a long illness. Real Sporting deplore the death of former player Fernando Gomes today at the age of 66. scoring 15 goals, ”says a note published on the club’s official website.
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