The president of FC Porto, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, reacted this Saturday afternoon to the death of former Portuguese striker Fernando Gomes.
“One of the best Porto players I have ever met in my life left us. Since I was a child I met him in the youth teams, he had a love for FC Porto that went beyond the norm. All his life he had great successes at FC Porto ”, said the portista president to the Porto Canal microphones.
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa: “One of the best Porto players I’ve ever met in my life left us. He had a love for FC Porto that went beyond the norm” pic.twitter.com/3dfl4eQnc0
– FC Porto (@FCPorto) November 26, 2022
Visibly moved, Pinto da Costa recalled some of the former athlete’s successes: “He was a national champion in the Pedroto era, when I was a football director, he was a European champion in 1987, he was also a winner of the 1987 Intercontinental Cup.” . , and above all, passionate about football, life and FC Porto”.
“I felt very honored to be linked to his personal and sporting life. As president, the first act I had, in 1982, was to rescue him from Gijón, where he had been transferred, and bring him back to FC Porto and for the glorious career that Fortunately, I also had the opportunity, last year, to award him the Golden Dragon as coach of the year, because he, in addition to being an outstanding athlete and a great player for Porto, was also a leader over time”, said the president of FC Porto until the commotion of the moment did not allow him to continue.
Fernando Gomes, former Portuguese football glory and one of the main figures in the history of FC Porto, passed away this Saturday at the age of 66. The news was confirmed by FC Porto on Twitter.
Source: TSF
