Eric Freire Gomes

Gaúcho
Personal information
Full name Eric Freire Gomes
Date of birth (1972-09-22) 22 September 1972
Place of birth Barreiros, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Guarani
1993–1994 Ferroviário
1995–1996 Sport 13 (1)
1996–2001 Estrela Amadora 133 (54)
1999 → Ourense (loan) 18 (2)
2001–2004 Marítimo 83 (35)
2004 Busan I'Cons 11 (2)
2004–2006 Rio Ave 62 (14)
2006–2007 Feirense 26 (4)
2008 Beira-Mar 9 (0)
2008–2009 Moreirense 25 (5)
2009 Santa Cruz
2010 Limoeirense 1 (0)
Total 381 (117)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Eric Freire Gomes (born 22 September 1972), known as Gaúcho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 278 games and 103 goals over the course of ten seasons, mainly at the service of Estrela da Amadora.[1]

Football career

Born in Barreiros, Pernambuco, Gaúcho spent most of his career as a prolific goalscorer in Portugal, mainly with C.F. Estrela da Amadora for whom he played in five Primeira Liga seasons. In 1999–2000, his 21 league goals – third-best in the competition – propelled the Lisbon outskirts club to a final eighth place.[2][3]

Gaúcho, who represented five other teams in the country, also had brief spells in South Korea and Spain. In the 1998–99 campaign, loaned by Estrela, he only scored twice as CD Ourense suffered second level relegation; he played almost until his 40's, retiring after a stint in amateur football in his country.

References

  1. ↑ "Gaúcho perto dos 100 golos" [Gaúcho close to 100 goals] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 September 2003. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sonhar alto a dar o salto e cair a ver... Estrela(s)" [Dreaming of getting high and falling seeing... Star(s)] (in Portuguese). Record. 6 December 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "E. Amadora com futebol adulto controlou sempre o jogo" [Mature E. Amadora controlled the entire game] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 April 2000. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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