Jorge Gomes da Silva Filho (born 18 May 1954) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker. Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 262 matches and 61 goals.

Football career

Born in

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, Gomes played for

CR Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (; English: Vasco da Gama Club of Rowing), commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Va ...

before moving to Portugal. After a brief spell at C.F. União de Lamas he signed with Boavista FC, where he spent three seasons before joining fellow

side S.L. Benfica on 11 August 1979; he was the first ever foreign player to sign for the 75-year-old club. During his three-year tenure, Gomes faced stiff competition from César, Zoran Filipović, Nené and Reinaldo, being sparingly used and leaving

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after a disagreement with manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. He subsequently signed for S.C. Braga, going on to score nearly 50 competitive goals; he retired at the age of 37, after one year apiece with AD Fafe and R.D. Águeda (both in the Segunda Liga).

Honours

;Benfica * Portuguese League: 1980–81 * Portuguese Cup: 1979–80, 1980–81 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

: Runner-up

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;Boavista * Portuguese Cup: 1978–79

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Jorge 1954 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards CR Vasco da Gama players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.F. União de Lamas players Boavista F.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers S.C. Braga players AD Fafe players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen