Manuel Gomes (football coach)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Gonçalves Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1976 | Parades | ||
| 1978–1980 | Prado | ||
| 1980–1981 | Limianos | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–1980 | Prado | ||
| 1981–1982 | Valdevez | ||
| 1982–1983 | Aves | ||
| 1984–1986 | Aves | ||
| 1986–1987 | Fafe | ||
| 1987–1988 | Felgueiras | ||
| 1988–1991 | Tirsense | ||
| 1991–1992 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
| 1992 | Famalicão | ||
| 1992–1993 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 1994 | Braga | ||
| 1994–1996 | Benfica (assistant coach) | ||
| 1996–1998 | Angola | ||
| 1998–2001 | Aves | ||
| 2001 | Imortal | ||
| 2001–2002 | Penafiel | ||
| 2002 | Portugal (assistant coach) | ||
| 2003 | Hamilton thunder | ||
| 2003–2005 | Maldives | ||
| 2005–2007 | Aves | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Salmiya SC | ||
| 2008 | Gil Vicente | ||
| 2009 | Liga Muçulmana | ||
| 2009–2010 | Estoril | ||
| 2010–2011 | Ittihad FC | ||
| 2011–2012 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 2012 | Trofense | ||
| 2013 | Aves | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel Gonçalves Gomes (born 29 May 1951), commonly known as Professor Neca, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder and football manager.
His entire playing career saw him compete for several lower league clubs between 1975 and 1981, in which he played for U.S.C. Paredes, G.D. Prado and AD Os Limianos. He began his coaching career in 1979 whilst at Prado where he had a player-coach role.
His first ten years as manager saw him progress from the lower leagues to the top tier of Portuguese football. In the first phase of his managerial career, he managed C.A. Valdevez, C.D. Aves, A.D. Fafe, FC Felgueiras and F.C. Tirsense. Following his three-year spell with Tirsense, his next few years of his managerial career would prove to be his most successful as he would go on to manage Vitória de Setúbal, F.C. Famalicão, F.C. Paços de Ferreira and S.C. Braga. His stay with Braga, would be short lived as he would only manage Braga for ten games where they narrowly avoided relegation in the 1993–94 season.
In the summer of 1994, Neca was appointed as an assistant manager at S.L. Benfica by Artur Jorge for the 1994–95 season. Benfica's season proved to be a disappointing one as they finished behind FC Porto and Sporting CP. Despite Artur Jorge's departure mid way through the 1995–96 season, Neca would remain with Benfica under the management of Mário Wilson. Benfica would go on to finish second in the league behind Porto and also capture the Taça de Portugal.
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