Gaúcho (footballer, born 1972)

Gaúcho
Personal information
Full name	Eric Freire Gomes
Date of birth	22 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Barreiros, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992	Guarani
1993–1994	Ferroviário
1995–1996	Sport
1996–2001	Estrela Amadora
1999	→ Ourense (loan)
2001–2004	Marítimo
2004	Busan I'Cons
2004–2006	Rio Ave
2006–2007	Feirense
2008	Beira-Mar
2008–2009	Moreirense
2009	Santa Cruz
2010	Limoeirense
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

References

^ "Gaúcho perto dos 100 golos" [Gaúcho close to 100 goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2003. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "Sonhar alto a dar o salto e cair a ver... Estrela(s)" [Dreaming of getting high and falling seeing... Star(s)]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 December 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "E. Amadora com futebol adulto controlou sempre o jogo" [Mature E. Amadora controlled the entire game]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 April 2000. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

External links

Gaúcho at Sambafoot (archived)
CBF data^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Portuguese)
Gaúcho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Gaúcho at BDFutbol
Gaúcho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

[1] "Gaúcho perto dos 100 golos" [Gaúcho close to 100 goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2003. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. 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)]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 December 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[3] "E. Amadora com futebol adulto controlou sempre o jogo" [Mature E. Amadora controlled the entire game]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 April 2000. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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