Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro

Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , known under the nickname of Nuno Gums (selected in reference to the Portuguese striker Fernando Gums), is a Football or Portuguese born the July 5th 1976 with Amarante.

Clubs

1994 - 1997:
1997 - 2000:
2000 - 2002: Italy
2002 - 2007:

National team

59 selections in national team (26 goals)
First selection the January 24th 1996, France - Portugal (3-2)
First goal in selection the June 12th 2000, Portugal - England (3-2)
Last goal in selection the March 24th 2007, Portugal - Belgium (4-0)

Prize list

Champion of Portugal (Division 1) in 2005 Victorious
of the Cut of Portugal in 1997 and 2004 Victorious
of the Cut of Italy in 2001
4th of world the 2006
finalist of the euro 2004.
better striker with the benfica in 2003 with 33 goals of 24 matches.
its team of heart for 29 years has been the benfica.
Vainqueur of the Dubai main road divides in 2007. With the Benfica Lisbon

Its qualities

Strong points

Its play the une-deux one, its master keys, its play of head, decisive in selection, its sensitive displacement, its good completion. And still, Nuno Gomes is always the key player with the tactics of all the trainers.

Weak points

Its physique: it is very often wounded.

Memorable action

At the time of the semi-final of the Euro 2000, it opens the score at the 20th minute, making it possible during half an hour Portugal to hope to be finally. But France equalizes, then obtains in the last minutes of the prolongation, a penalty in a situation of confusion. Estimating victim of injustice, Nuno Gomes explodes and hustles the referee who expels it. It is suspended seven months.

He said

"It was one of these moments which one never forgets, but when I marked (2 goals) I did not think of the importance of the moment. Now, I am very happy and proud that my name appears in the history of the stade" about the inauguration of the stage Luz which it marked of its print.

Anecdote

It is Nuno Gomes which registered the only Portuguese goal against the France at the time of the Euro 2000 (demolished 2-1 after prolongation)
Nuno " Gomes" of its truth Nuno Ribeiro its patronym in homage to the Portuguese attacker Fernando Gomes chose.

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