Mario Gómez (footballer, born 1957)

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Mario Gómez
Personal information
Full name Roberto Mario Carlos Gomez
Date of birth (1957-02-27) February 27, 1957 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 Temperley 10 (0)
1980–1987 Ferro Carril Oeste 135 (3)
Total 145 (3)
Teams managed
1997–1999 Lanús (Assistant)
1999 Mallorca (Assistant)
1999–2001 Valencia (Assistant)
2001–2003 Internazionale (Assistant)
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
2017–2018 Persib Bandung
2019 Borneo
2020 Arema
2020–2021 Borneo
2022– Deportivo Armenio
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roberto Mario Carlos Gomez (born February 27, 1957, in Mar del Plata) is an Argentine football manager and former player.

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

In 1999, Gómez took over as manager of Mallorca,[3] 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) and he was criticized due to its defensive style.[5]

Gómez or atok then resumed his position as Cúper's assistant at Valencia and then Inter Milan.[4]

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).[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[citation needed]

in March 2012, Gómez becomes the successor of Jose Luis Calderon, on the sidelines of Gimnasia de Jujuy.[citation needed]

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

On 15 December 2014, South China convener Wallace Cheung announced that Mario Gómez has taken over as the club's new manager, replacing Yeung Ching Kwong.[9]

Between 2015 and 2017, Gómez led the Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. League of Malaysia which was the 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 East Asian team in history to win that competition. He was awarded as the best coach in Malaysia in 2015.

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

In March 2017, he was initially appointed as Malaysian national football team's head coach by Football Association of Malaysia president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, but he then asked for a higher salary and was therefore rejected.[10]

in November 2017, Persib Bandung confirmed sign Gómez to be Head coach, who have been searching for a long-term replacement for Djajang Nurdjaman.[11]

Gómez started a court battle against JDT due to unpaid wages.[12] JDT's president Tunku Ismail Ibrahim denied the allegations and hit back over claims.[13]

Honours[]

Player[]

Ferro Carril Oeste

Manager[]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

References[]

  1. ^ Mario Gómez | Soccerway
  2. ^ Argentina, Cadena 3. "Mario Gómez: Me gusta trabajar en Asia: hay mucha pasión". Cadena 3 Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. ^ a b "El Mallorca ficha a Mario Gómez al romper la negociación con Griguol". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). 1999-06-05. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. ^ a b "Mario Gómez: las apuestas con Ronaldo, la invitación que rechazó de Mourinho y sus ganas de volver a Ferro - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ^ Fernández, Manolo (2016-01-20). "Gómez: sin licencia para entrenar". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  6. ^ Gaceta, La. "LO QUE SE DIJO". www.lagaceta.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  7. ^ Echazú, Daniel. "El Tribuno". El Tribuno (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Mario Gómez dejó de ser el técnico de Quilmes". Clarín (in Spanish). 2006-09-10. Retrieved 2021-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ (in Chinese)"南華 楊正光「分手」 前昆卡領隊掌帥印". Oriental Daily News. 16 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Mario, you're out!". The Star (Malaysia). 7 April 2017.
  11. ^ Zainal, Zulhilmi (27 November 2017). "Mario Gomez appointed as Persib Bandung head coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Murphy, Paul (2017-12-05). "JDT face court battle vs. ex-boss Gomez". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Murphy, Paul (2017-12-05). "TMJ hits back at ex-JDT coach over wages". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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