Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes (born November 22, 1956 in Porto, Portugal) is a former professional footballer who achieved great success with FC Porto during the late 1970s and 1980s playing as striker. He should not be confused with Fernando Gomes da Silva, administrator of the FC Porto Futebol SAD or Fernando Manuel dos Santos Gomes, former Porto mayor. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A modern view of the ancient city of Porto, the city that gave the name to the country. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... FC Porto emblem ( Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... FC Porto emblem ( Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ...

Showing great ability since FC Porto's youth squads, he scored twice in his 1st team debut against CUF in 1974. While technically only a good player, his talent resided on a fantastic position sense, which made him very dangerous inside the six yard box. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

Except for a brief two-year stint with Sporting de Gijón (1980 to 1982) when most key players left the club in support of Pinto da Costa, he was on all important moments of the rebirth of the club: the 20-year draught end in 1979, the first european cup final agains Juventus in 1984, and while missed the 1987 European Champions' Cup final against Bayern München after breaking a leg days before, he scored 5 goals in the campaign, including the important second goal in Kiev against the local Dynamo. He recovered still in time to play in the European Super Cup against Ajax Amsterdam and the Toyota Cup against Peñarol, captaining the team. Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón (Asturias, Spain) formed on June 1, 1905. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa is the president of Portuguese club FC Porto. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Champions League Logo European Champion Clubs Cup The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... Bayern Munich ( German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club. ... Motto: Oblast Municipality Municipal government City council (Київська Міська рада) Mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko Area 800 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 2,642,486 100% 3,299/km² Founded City rights around 5th century 1487 Latitude Longitude 50°27′ N 30°30′ E Area code +044 Car plates  ? Twin towns Athenes... FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukrainian: ФК Динамо Київ, formerly Dinamo Kiev) is the main professional football club in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. ... The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax, also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced i-yax), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... The Intercontinental Cup, also known as the World Club Championship, European/South American Cup, or Toyota Cup, is a football (soccer) trophy endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores de América in a match played each... Club Atlético Peñarol is a famous football team in Montevideo, Uruguay. ...

In addition to the european silverware, he also won 5 portuguese championships, three portuguese cups and three supercups. Due to personality clashes with the club' board, he left to end his carreer in 1991, serving Sporting. Aged 34, still scored 22 goals, ending his carrer with 318 goals in 405 matches. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His nickname, "Bi-bota" was given after the two European Golden Boot awards he received in 1983 and 1985. He remains the best portuguese player in his position since the 1980s, and arguably only second to all-time great Eusébio da Silva Ferreira. For the national team he scored 13 times in 48 matches, from 9 March 1975 until 16 November 1988, a game against Luxembourg for the Italy' 90 qualifying stages, scoring the lone goal. He also played in both Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup. The European Golden Boot has been awarded to the highest goalscorer in all the top European divisions each season since 1967/68. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (known by the playing name of Eusébio) (born January 25, 1942 in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique) nicknamed The Black Pearl and The Black Panther, is a Portuguese football icon. ... First International Spain 3 - 1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921) Largest win Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994) Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999) Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) Worst defeat Portugal 0 - 8 England (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1984 European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...

Unlike former teammate António Oliveira (who managed the team for a brief period), he remained sidelined from the active life of the club due to his incompatibilities with Pinto da Costa (mostly for his close friendship with former player agent and current head of Benfica's football section José Veiga), only appearing occasionally and in a short game analysis column in daily sports newspaper Record. One of the most popular players in Porto's history, he is the favourite by many to follow as chairman of the club. António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira (born June 10, 1952 in Penafiel, Portugal) is a former footballer, manager and businessman, now president of SuperLiga club FC Penafiel. ...

Nuno Gomes, also a well known Portuguese international made "Gomes" his nickname after his idol, yet he never played in FC Porto, but with rivals Boavista FC and SL Benfica. Nuno Gomes was born Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro on 5 July 1976 in Amarante, district of Porto. ... The Panther is the club symbol and nickname, and this statue is proudly placed near the club shop and bar Boavista FC, founded 1903 is a sports club in Porto. ... Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ...

Many of his playing photos suggest he has a tic - in this case, sticking the tongue out while chasing the ball. A tic is a repeated, impulsive action, almost reflexive in nature, which the actor feels powerless to control or avoid. ...