Vicente Gómez (footballer, born 1971)

Vicente Gómez Fernández (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish football manager, who is an assistant manager at the Ukraine national football team.

Vicente Gómez
Gómez with Olimpik Donetsk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Vicente Gómez Fernández
Date of birth (1971-09-09) 9 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Santurtzi, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Ukraine (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Santurtzi 70 (1)
Managerial career
2000–2006 Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2006–2007 Athletic Bilbao (assistant)
2012–2014 Basconia
2014–2016 Dynamo Kyiv U21
2016–2017 Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
2017–2018 Al-Ahli Saudi (assistant)
2018 Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2019 Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
2019–2020 Olimpik Donetsk
2020–2021 Sabah
2021–2023 Al Ain (assistant)
2023– Ukraine (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

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Born in Santurtzi, Greater Bilbao, he was known as Vicen in his playing career as a defender. In three Segunda División B seasons for hometown club CD Santurtzi, he played 70 games and scored once in a 2–1 loss at Beasain KE on 7 February 1993.[1]

Gómez began his coaching career with minor roles at Athletic Bilbao, later becoming manager of their farm team, CD Basconia of the Tercera División.[2] In 2014, he moved to Ukraine's FC Dynamo Kyiv and their under-19 and under-21 teams.[3] Two years later, he was made assistant to Serhii Rebrov, the first-team manager.[4]

After further roles as right-hand man at Al Ahli Saudi FC and FC Spartak Moscow,[5][6] on 3 September 2019 Gómez returned to Ukraine to become head coach of Olimpik Donetsk.[7]

On 10 July 2020, Gómez was hired at Sabah FC of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a two-year contract.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vicen". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Etxeberria, al Juvenil Nacional" [Etxeberria, to the national youth team]. El Correo (in Spanish). 15 July 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Vicente GOMEZ: "It was a game with positive outcome"". FC Dynamo Kyiv. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Serhiy REBROV: "Peculiarity of this training camp is that we have many youngsters"". FC Dynamo Kyiv. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ Manchón, Martín (2 September 2019). "El colista de la Premie ucraniana se pone en manos de Vicente Gómez" [The last-placed team in the Ukrainian Premier League is put in Vicente Gómez' hands] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ Spartak introduced Raúl Riancho and Vicente Gómez (Спартак представил Рауля Рианчо и Висенте Гомеса). UA-Football. 7 June 2018
  7. ^ Vicente Gómez: I am full of enthusiasm to help Olimpik to overcome this difficult period (Висенте Гомес: Я полон энтузиазма помочь Олимпику преодолеть этот сложный период). UA-Football. 2 September 2019
  8. ^ "YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ – VİSENTE QOMES!". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 10 July 2020.
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