Christian Gómez (born November 7, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine soccer central midfielder, who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Buenos Aires (Good Winds in Spanish, but more akin to Fair Winds, as in navigation) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... In association football a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Marco Etcheverry, 191 Goals Jaime Moreno, 76 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Points Jaime Moreno, 218 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 18 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April... Major League Soccer (MLS) is the highest level soccer league in the United States sanctioned by the professional division of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer), a member of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ...

Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155 games and scoring 46 goals. In 1997, Gómez moved to one of Argentina's largest and most successful clubs, CA Independiente, which he would play for from 1997 to 1999, scoring 12 goals in 80 games. In the middle of 1999, he moved to Argentinos Juniors, where he would finish out the 1999-2000 season. Gómez then returned to Nueva Chicago, where he would help the team earn promotion to the first division, while scoring 14 goals in 63 games. He then briefly returned to Independiente in 2002, before moving to Arsenal de Sarandí, where he would play in 30 games, scoring 6 goals, between 2002 and 2004. Club Atlético Independiente de Avellaneda is an Argentinian football club. ... Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football team, founded in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, on August 15, 1904. ... Arsenal de Sarandí is a football (soccer) club in the Sarandí neighborhood of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. ...

Near the end of the 2004 season, Gómez signed with D.C. United of MLS, who had been interested in him for several years. Gómez played nine regular season games for United, catalyzing the offense while teaming very well with Jaime Moreno, and finished the season with four goals. He then helped them to the MLS Cup. Jaime Moreno (born January 19, 1974 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) is a soccer forward, the first Bolivian to play in the English Premiership. ... MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer post-season, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ...

On December 2nd, 2004 DC United signed Gomez to a new contract, but as part of team and league policies, terms were not disclosed.

See also

• List of current MLS players