Heurelho Gomes
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Gomes at Watford in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Heurelho da Silva Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | João Pinheiro, MG, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Watford | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Democrata SL | ||
| 2001 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Cruzeiro | 59 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | PSV | 128 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 95 | (0) |
| 2013 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | Watford | 106 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Brazil U23 | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Brazil | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:28, 05 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:04, 8 February 2016 (UTC) |
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Heurelho da Silva Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡõmiʃ], born 15 February 1981), commonly known as Heurelho Gomes, The Excellent Heurelho Gomes or just Gomes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Watford. He previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV, and also spent six years at Tottenham Hotspur.
Gomes started his career in his native country Brazil at Cruzeiro, where he played 59 games between 2001 and 2004. Here, he was scouted by Piet de Visser and in July 2004, he was sold to PSV.
Gomes made his debut for the Eindhoven club against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade on 11 August 2004.
At first, there were critics, saying that Brazilians "should be on the field, not in the goal". In other words, there were doubts if Gomes was reliable enough. Those doubts were quickly erased. Even though he conceded two goals in his debut against RBC, which PSV won 5–2, he proved himself to be a reliable goalkeeper. He played a major part in PSV's four latest consecutive titles in the Eredivisie and in the great European achievements. In his first season, PSV immediately reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where in the 14 attempts before, PSV wasn't able to reach the second round. In the following seasons, PSV progressed each time from the group stage.
In the Eredivisie, Gomes was known for his outstanding reflexes, which saved points for PSV more than once. Also his trademark throwing ability is well known. Gomes is able to throw the ball all the way deep into the opponents half. Also before the start of the match and second half, Gomes jumps up above the goal with his shoulders, pumping up the PSV supporters.
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