Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Gómez Pérez | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Real Madrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1993–1994 | Real Madrid C | 33 | (4) |
1994–1996 | Real Madrid B | 53 | (7) |
1995–1997 | Real Madrid | 6 | (2) |
1996–1997 | → Sevilla (loan) | 14 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Albacete | 22 | (1) |
1998–2000 | Hércules | 16 | (1) |
2000–2003 | Toledo | 44 | (1) |
2003–2006 | La Roda | ||
Total | 188 | (16) | |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2007 | Albacete (youth) | ||
2007–2009 | Albacete B | ||
2009–2010 | Liverpool (assistant) | ||
2009–2010 | Liverpool Reserves | ||
2010 | Valladolid | ||
2011–2013 | Albacete | ||
2013–2015 | Napoli (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||
2016–2019 | Newcastle United (assistant) | ||
2019–2021 | Dalian Yifang (assistant) | ||
2021–2022 | Everton (assistant) | ||
2023–2024 | Celta (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio Gómez Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ˈɣomeθ ˈpeɾeθ]; [a] born 1 August 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
Born in Madrid, Gómez was brought up in La Liga giants Real Madrid's youth ranks, making his first-team debut in the 1995–96 season as Jorge Valdano was the team coach. He scored twice [1] [2] in only six appearances during the campaign, but his presence with the main squad would be merely testimonial. [3]
After an unassuming loan to Sevilla FC – 14 matches out of 42, top-flight relegation [4]– Gómez was released by Real Madrid, continuing his career with Albacete Balompié ( Segunda División), Hércules CF (two seasons, one in the Segunda División B), CD Toledo and amateurs La Roda CF and retiring in 2006 at the age of 33. [5]
In the summer of 2006, immediately after retiring, Gómez started coaching, first with former club Albacete's youth team, with which he won the Copa del Rey of the category. [6] Subsequently, he stayed two years with the reserves in the Tercera División. [7]
Gómez re-joined former Real Madrid B coach Rafael Benítez in 2009, being named Liverpool's assistant while also training their reserve team. [8] On 23 June 2010 he announced his move to Real Valladolid, signing for 2010–11 in division two after the dismissal of former Spain national team boss Javier Clemente. [9]
On 29 November 2010, following a 0–1 home loss against FC Cartagena, Gómez was fired by Valladolid, even though the Castile and León side ranked seventh in the league. [10] From June 2011 to March 2013, he managed former club Albacete in the third tier, [11] and subsequently worked with Benítez at SSC Napoli, [12] Real Madrid, [13] Newcastle United, [14] Dalian Yifang FC, [15] Everton [16] and RC Celta de Vigo. [17]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Albacete B | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2009 | 74 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 86 | 64 | +22 | 35.14 | [18] | |
Valladolid | 23 June 2010 | 29 November 2010 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 44.44 | [19] | |
Albacete | 18 June 2011 | 18 March 2013 | 79 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 101 | 70 | +31 | 44.30 | [20] | |
Total | 171 | 69 | 53 | 49 | 214 | 158 | +56 | 40.35 | — |