Carlos Paulo Cardoso Gomes Caçote (born 31 March 1975) is a Portuguese

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Mafamude Mafamude is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia (; ), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city o ...

Vila Nova de Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia (; ), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a populati ...

, Gomes was a S.C. Coimbrões and S.C. Espinho youth graduate. After making his senior debut with C.F. Oliveira do Douro in 1993, he represented

Terceira Divisão : The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Por ...

sides G.D. Argus and F.C. Oliveira do Hospital before joining

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side A.D. Ovarense in 1997. In 2000, after two seasons at fourth tier side S.C. Dragões Sandinenses, Gomes signed for Segunda Liga side

Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893, commonly known as Naval, was a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it last played in the Division of Honour i ...

. After only two appearances, he moved to

GD Bragança Grupo Desportivo de Bragança ''(abbreviated as GD Bragança)'' is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Bragança Municipality, Bragança in the district of Bragança. Background GD Bragança currently plays in the Terceira ...

in the third division in the following year. Gomes continued to appear in the third level in the following years, playing for A.D. Lousada (three spells),

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese professional association football, football club that plays in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Vizela and play in the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Viz ...

and A.D. Machico. In 2008, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining

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side

FC RM Hamm Benfica F.C. Luxembourg City is a football club, based in Hamm, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. History The club was founded on 26 March 2004 after a fusion between ''FC Hamm 37'' and ''FC RM 86 Luxembourg''. They spent their fir ...

; he retired with the latter in 2009, aged 34.

Coaching career

Upon joining Hamm Benfica, Gomes worked as a manager of the club's under-11 squad. In 2009, he became manager of CS Muhlenbach Lusitanos, while also working with the under-18 side of

FC Mamer 32 FC Mamer 32 is a football club based in Mamer, Luxembourg. History FC Mamer was founded in 1932. The club plied its trade in the lower leagues of Luxembourgish football for most of its first sixty years, and only reached the third tier (the ' ...

. Gomes led Muhlenbach to a promotion to the Division of Honour in May 2011, but left the club in October. In July 2012, after a brief period at

CS Oberkorn Cercle Sportif Oberkorn is an association football club based in Oberkorn, in south-west Luxembourg. As of the 2017–18 season, they play in the 2. Division, the fourth top tier of Luxembourg football league. References Luxembourg Football Feder ...

, he was named in charge of fellow second division side US Sandweiler, but left on 30 October of that year to take over

CS Pétange Club Sportif Pétange is a former football club, based in Pétange, in south-western Luxembourg. In 2015 it folded and merged with FC Titus Lamadelaine to form Union Titus Pétange. History In the 2007–08 season, Pétange finished fourteenth ...

in the top tier. Gomes remained as manager of Pétange despite their

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, but left the club on 6 October 2013, amidst rumours to a possible switch to his former club Hamm Benfica; the move was confirmed the following day. Sacked by Hamm Benfica on 28 May 2014, Gomes spent two years without a club before being appointed

FC Avenir Beggen Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later. In 1940, they we ...

on 8 September 2016. He was dismissed from the latter on 21 March of the following year, with the club in the last position of the second division. Gomes returned to Muhlenbach in on 30 May 2017, with the club being now named

FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach, commonly known as Blue Boys Muhlenbach, was an association football club based in the Muhlenbach district of Luxembourg, the capital city of Luxembourg. History The club was founded in 1932 as FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach, ...

. He was relieved from his duties the following February, and agreed to become the manager of

US Mondorf-les-Bains US Mondorf-Les-Bains is a football club, based in Mondorf-les-Bains, in south-eastern Luxembourg. The club fields teams from age groups 5-21 along with a senior team, containing 431 total members, making US Mondorf-Les-Bains the largest sports clu ...

on 6 May 2018. On 25 April 2019, Gomes opted to leave Mondorf after being told he would not be the manager in the following season. On 22 September 2019, he joined Saudi club

Al Wehda FC Al-Wehda FC () is a multi-sports club based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. History Al-Wehda 5th oldest club in Saudi Arabiahttps://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1116315/ The football section plays in the Saudi Pro League. They also have a handball sectio ...

as a youth manager and coordinator. On 18 October 2020, Gomes was named manager of

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of the

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. After narrowly avoiding relegation, he moved to fellow league team

Al-Khaleej FC Khaleej Club also known as Al-Khaleej ({{langx, ar, نادي الخليج بسيهات, nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, Saihat is a Saudi Arabian professional football club, located in Saihat, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The club is als ...

on 24 November 2021, but was dismissed on 7 May 2022 with the club sitting at the top of the table. On 10 November 2022, Gomes was announced as manager of

Al-Jabalain FC Al-Jabalain Football Club () is a professional football club based in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia, that plays in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. History Al-Jabalain have won the Saudi First Division once, in the 197 ...

, still in the Saudi second division. Sacked in February of the following year, he moved to Brazil on 29 November 2023, after being appointed head coach of Série B side

Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, a ...

. On 25 September 2024, Gomes was dismissed by Botafogo.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Paulo 1975 births Living people Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Oliveira do Hospital players A.D. Ovarense players S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players GD Bragança players A.D. Lousada players F.C. Vizela players F.C. Luxembourg City players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Portuguese football managers FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach managers FC RM Hamm Benfica managers FC Avenir Beggen managers US Mondorf-les-Bains managers Saudi First Division League managers Najran SC managers Al-Khaleej FC managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Luxembourg Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Brazil