The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, considered this Saturday that the former Portuguese international striker Fernando Gomes, who died at the age of 66, “marked Portuguese football” and “was decisive in the affirmation” of the country abroad.
“Fernando Gomes marked Portuguese football at a time that I remember well, and the Portuguese remember well, the younger ones remember less, because he was decisive in the affirmation of Portugal outside our borders”, defended the head of state, who spoke with journalists. after having participated in the Hippocratic Oath ceremony of the southern region, in Lisbon.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa pointed out that Fernando Gomes, winner of two Golden Boots and top scorer in the history of FC Porto, “not only had a lot of internal success, but also brought his internal success, through his club and the Portuguese team “. , abroad”.
“That was very important,” he defended.
The President of the Republic recalled the footballer as “a great scorer” and “a great forward”, who “was in his own way a great leader in his team and in the teams in which he played, that is, also in the national team “. Because he was very objective, very determined, very fast.”
“And in that sense, we are grateful, now that you are leaving us, for the good memories that are in our spirit, especially those that were from your club, but in general all the Portuguese people”, highlighted Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Former Portuguese international striker Fernando Gomes, winner of two Golden Boots and top scorer in the history of FC Porto, died today at the age of 66, due to a prolonged illness, the national soccer champions revealed.
In a statement published on their official website, the ‘blue and whites’ express “enormous sadness and dismay” at the death of the former striker, who played 452 games, scored 355 goals and won 14 titles in his two spells at his hometown club ( 1974-1980 and 1982-1989), in addition to the ‘pichichi’ distinctions in the European Leagues (1982/83 and 1984/85).
A member of the FC Porto board of directors for training, Fernando Gomes was recently admitted to a hospital in Porto, expressing the club “mourning the loss of one of its greatest figures”, in addition to “the deepest condolences to family members, friends and admirers.”
Source: TSF
