Mario Gómez (footballer, born 1957)

This article is about the Argentine football coach. For the German footballer, see Mario Gómez. For the Brazilian footballer, see Roberto Carlos (footballer).

Mario Gómez

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Carlos Mario Gómez
Date of birth	(1957-02-27) February 27, 1957
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Malaysia (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979	Temperley	10	(0)
1980–1987	Ferro Carril Oeste	135	(3)
Managerial career
1997–1999	Lanús
1999	Mallorca
2004	Gimnasia La Plata
2004–2006	Gimnasia Jujuy
2006	Quilmes
2006–2007	Gimnasia Jujuy
2007	Club Atlético Belgrano
2009	Asteras Tripolis
2010	Club Atlético Tucumán
2011–2012	Ferro Carril Oeste
2012–2013	Gimnasia Jujuy
2014	Deportivo Cuenca
2014–2015	South China
2015–2017	Johor Darul Ta'zim
2017–	Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Carlos Mario Gómez (born February 27, 1957 in Mar del Plata) is a football manager and former Argentine footballer currently in charge as head coach of Malaysia national football team.

Gómez has been known as Roberto Gómez during his playing career and as Mario Gómez during his coaching career.

Playing career

Gómez started playing in 1979 for Club Atlético Kimberley de Mar del Plata. in 1980 he was signed for Ferro Carril Oeste by manager Carlos Timoteo Griguol. Gómez played through Ferro's glory years in the 1980s, helping the side to win two Nacional championships in 1982 and 1984.

Gómez made 135 appearances for Ferro between 1980 and 1987.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player Gómez became Griguol's assistant, working alongside him at Ferro and at Gimnasia de La Plata.

Gómez then had a spell as Héctor Cúper's assistant at Club Atlético Lanús, when Cúper left to join Mallorca in Spain, Gómez took over as the manager.

In 1999 Gómez took over as manager .of Mallorca, but he was not allowed to continue in the job because the regulations required 2 full years of managerial experience, he was only in charge for 5 games (2 draws, 3 defeats)

Gómez then resumed his position as Cúper's assistant at Valencia and then Inter Milan.

In 2004 Gómez returned to Argentina to take over as manager of Gimnasia de La Plata where he famously said "fútbol argentino lo gobiernan los hinchas" (football in Argentina is governed by the fans)

In December 2004 he took over at Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, guiding them to the 2nd division championship in Clausura 2005 and promotion to the Primera División. The next season he helped Gimnasia maintain their place in the Primera with a 4th place finish in the Clausura 2006.

In 2006 Gómez joined struggling Quilmes but could not turn the club's fortunes around, failing to win any of his six games in charge. Gómez then returned to Gimnasia de Jujuy.

In June 2009 Mario Gómez agreed to sign a contract as a manager with Greek team Asteras Tripolis. A new team with high ambitions and many Argentine players. On 9 March 2010 Last-place Club Atlético Tucumán officials sacked Osvaldo Sosa and replaced him with the former Asteras Tripolis coach.

In July 2011 Gómez rejoined his old club Ferro Carril Oeste as manager.

in March 2012 , it becomes the successor of Jose Luis Calderon , on the sidelines of Gimnasia de Jujuy.

At the beginning of 2014 was confirmed as the new coach of Ecuador's Deportivo Cuenca. Managing to win the Hong Kong 2014 Lunar New Year Cup.

On 15 December 2014, South China convener Wallace Cheung announced that Mario Gomez has taken over as the club's new manager, replacing Yeung Ching Kwong.

Currently leading the Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. League of Malaysia which was champion of the Super League Malaysia in 2015. He has also managed to reach the final of the 2015 AFC Cup and win it thus Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. becomes the first Malaysian team in history to win that competition. He was awarded as the best coach in Malaysia 2015.

He has also managed to win the Charity Shield Malaysia in 2016.

On 25 March 2017, the newly-elected President of Football Association of Malaysia, named Gómez as the new coach of the Malaysia national football team.