Carlos António do Carmo Costa Gomes (18 January 1932, in Barreiro – 18 October 2005, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He started his career in Barreirense, before being transferred to Sporting, in 1950, aged 18, where he was the substitute of another legendary goalkeeper, João Azevedo.
In just a year, he was the number 1 of the Sporting team, where he played until 1957/58, and was a four-time national champion (1951/52, 1952/53, 1953/54 and 1957/58) also winning the Cup of Portugal in 1958.
[citation needed] After a simulated injury in an Atlético game with Vitória Guimarães, he escaped to Spain.
He moved again to Spain and Austria, returning finally to Portugal in July 2005, suffering from Parkinson's disease.