Gaúcho (footballer, born 1972) explained

Gaúcho
Fullname:Eric Freire Gomes
Birth Date:22 September 1972
Birth Place:Barreiros, Brazil
Height:1.810NaN0
Position:Striker
Years1:1992
Years2:1993–1994
Years3:1995–1996
Years4:1996–2001
Years5:1999
Years6:2001–2004
Years7:2004
Years8:2004–2006
Years9:2006–2007
Years10:2008
Years11:2008–2009
Years12:2009
Years13:2010
Clubs5:Ourense (loan)
Clubs13:Limoeirense
Caps3:13
Caps4:133
Caps5:18
Caps6:83
Caps7:11
Caps8:62
Caps9:26
Caps10:9
Caps11:25
Caps13:1
Totalcaps:381
Goals3:1
Goals4:54
Goals5:2
Goals6:35
Goals7:2
Goals8:14
Goals9:4
Goals10:0
Goals11:5
Goals13:0
Totalgoals:117

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 matches and 103 goals during 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 team to a final eighth place.[2] [3]

Gaúcho, who represented five other clubs 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 40s, retiring after a stint in amateur football in his country.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gaúcho perto dos 100 golos. Gaúcho close to 100 goals. Record. Portuguese. 17 September 2003. 25 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226010054/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/maritimo/interior.aspx?content_id=173442. 26 February 2015.
  2. News: Sonhar alto a dar o salto e cair a ver... Estrela(s). Dreaming of getting high and falling seeing... Star(s). Record. Portuguese. 6 December 1999. 25 February 2015.
  3. News: E. Amadora com futebol adulto controlou sempre o jogo. Mature E. Amadora controlled the entire game. Record. Portuguese. 23 April 2000. 25 February 2015.