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Marcelo Gómez

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Marcelo Gómez
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Adrián Gómez
Date of birth (1970-12-08) 8 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1997 Vélez Sársfield 190 (3)
1998–2003 River Plate 33 (1)
2000Gimnasia La Plata (loan) 34 (5)
2001Al-Ittihad (loan)
2001–2002Huracán (loan) 11 (0)
2003–2004 Alajuelense
International career
1995 Argentina 1 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2018 Vélez Sársfield B (assistant)
2017 Vélez Sársfield (caretaker)
2019 Godoy Cruz
2021 Zamora
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Adrián Gómez (born 8 December 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Gómez is best known for his seven-year period (1990–1997) in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games (4 goals) and won 8 titles.

Club career

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Gómez was formed in Vélez Sársfield's youth divisions. He made his first team debut in 1990, and played with the team until 1997. During the period, he won 3 national league titles and 5 international competitions, in what became the team's most successful era. He was a starter in Vélez 2–0 victory over AC Milan for the 1994 Intercontinental Cup.

The midfielder joined River Plate in 1998. He played there briefly, and was then loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) and Huracán. His contract with River expired in 2003, and he ended his career playing in Costa Rica for LD Alajuelense.

International career

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Gómez played one game with the Argentina national team, a 2–1 victory over Paraguay on June 14, 1995.

Coaching career

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In 2010, Gómez worked as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.[1]

On 2 January 2019, Gómez was appointed as manager of Godoy Cruz.[2] After only six games, which he only won one of, he was fired on 24 February 2019.[3]

Honours

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Vélez Sársfield

River Plate

Al-Ittihad

L. D. Alajuelense

References

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  1. ^ "Vélez Sarsfield estuvo probando jugadores en Gral. Villegas". Master News (in Spanish). 13 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. ^ Comenzó la era del Negro Gómez en Godoy Cruz, clarin.com, 2 January 2019
  3. ^ El Negro Gómez, otro DT para la historia, ole.com.ar, 24 February 2019
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