Marcelo Gómez

Marcelo Gómez

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Adrián Gómez
Date of birth	(1970-12-08) 8 December 1970
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1997	Vélez Sársfield	190	(3)
1998–2003	River Plate	33	(1)
2000	→ Gimnasia La Plata (loan)	34	(5)
2001	→ Al-Ittihad (loan)
2001–2002	→ Huracán (loan)	11	(0)
2003–2004	Alajuelense
International career
1995	Argentina	1	(0)
Managerial career
2011–2018	Vélez Sársfield B (assistant)
2017	Vélez Sársfield (caretaker)
2019	Godoy Cruz
2021	Zamora
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Adrián Gómez (born 8 December 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Gómez is best known for his seven-year period (1990–1997) in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games (4 goals) and won 8 titles.

Club career

Gómez was formed in Vélez Sársfield's youth divisions. He made his first team debut in 1990, and played with the team until 1997. During the period, he won 3 national league titles and 5 international competitions, in what became the team's most successful era. He was a starter in Vélez 2–0 victory over AC Milan for the 1994 Intercontinental Cup.

The midfielder joined River Plate in 1998. He played there briefly, and was then loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) and Huracán. His contract with River expired in 2003, and he ended his career playing in Costa Rica for LD Alajuelense.

International career

Gómez played one game with the Argentina national team, a 2–1 victory over Paraguay on June 14, 1995.

Coaching career

In 2010, Gómez worked as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.

On 2 January 2019, Gómez was appointed as manager of Godoy Cruz. After only six games, which he only won one of, he was fired on 24 February 2019.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

• Argentine Primera División (3): 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1994
• Interncontinental Cup (1): 1994
• Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1996
• Copa Interamericana (1): 1994
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1997

River Plate

• Argentine Primera División (1): 1999 Apertura

Al-Ittihad

• Saudi Premier League (1): 2000–01
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup (1): 2000–01

L. D. Alajuelense

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 2004

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
• Marcelo Gómez at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Marcelo Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com