Reinaldo Gomes

Reinaldo
Personal information
Full name	Maurício Zacarias Reinaldo Rodrigues Gomes
Date of birth	2 November 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1974	Vila Real
1974–1978	Famalicão
1975–1976	→ Régua (loan)
1978–1982	Benfica
1982–1984	Boavista
1984–1985	Braga
1985–1986	Estoril
1986–1987	Varzim
International career
1979–1983	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurício Zacarias Reinaldo Rodrigues Gomes (born 2 November 1954), known simply as Reinaldo, is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, Reinaldo spent his entire professional career in Portugal. After starting out in the lower leagues with SC Vila Real he played four years in the second division, with F.C. Famalicão and Sport Clube da Régua.

Reinaldo signed for top level giants S.L. Benfica in 1978, as the Lisbon side was coached by English John Mortimore, and wasted no time making an impact alongside legendary Nené, scoring 32 league goals in his first two-season combined and eventually helping Benfica to the conquest of three major titles, including the double in the 1980–81 campaign; his official debut came in a home game against F.C. Barreirense, on 29 August.

After leaving Benfica, with official totals of 116 games and 59 goals, Reinaldo represented Boavista FC, S.C. Braga, G.D. Estoril Praia (division two) and Varzim SC. He retired from football at nearly 33 years of age.

International career

Guinea-born Reinaldo was capped for Portugal six times, scoring one goal.^[1] He made his debut in a friendly with Spain in Vigo on 26 September 1979 (1–1 draw), and his last game was on 8 June 1983 in another exhibition game, with Brazil in Coimbra (0–4 defeat).

**Reinaldo Gomes: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 November 1979	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Austria	1–1	1–2	Euro 1980 qualifying

Honours

Famalicão

Second Division: 1977–78

Benfica

Portuguese League: 1980–81
Portuguese Cup: 1979–80, 1980–81

References

^ Mestre, Rui (15 October 2005). "Portugal – International Results". RSSSF.

External links

Reinaldo Gomes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Reinaldo Gomes at National-Football-Teams.com
Reinaldo Gomes at EU-Football.info

[1] Mestre, Rui (15 October 2005). "Portugal – International Results". RSSSF.

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