José Gomes (football manager)

José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes (born 28 August 1970) is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently in charge of Saudi Pro League club Al Fateh.

Born in Matosinhos, Gomes started coaching in his early 20s, beginning with the youth teams of Clube Futebol de Valadares.

[5][6] On 20 January 2013, Videoton FC appointed Gomes as their new manager; he replaced his compatriot Paulo Sousa at the helm of the Hungarian side.

[11] Days later, Gomes succeeded Pablo Repetto at UAE Pro League's Baniyas Club who were struggling at the start of the campaign.

[16] His debut on 26 July was a 1–0 defeat away to Jagiellonia Białystok in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League,[17] being eliminated after a 4–4 draw in the return game at the Estádio dos Arcos.

[23] On 27 July 2020, Gomes took over for fellow Portuguese Mário Silva at the helm of Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería, shortly before the promotion play-offs began.

[25] Gomes was dismissed by owner Turki Al-Sheikh on 27 April 2021 even though the team stood third in the table after achieving several away wins in a row during the season, in which he rarely fielded the same starting XI.

[36] Three months later, he guided the team to their second title in the CAF Confederation Cup by winning against RS Berkane in the final on the away goals rule, following a 2–2 aggregate draw.

[39] On 15 December 2024, Gomes returned to the Saudi main division by joining Al Fateh SC on an initial one-year deal.

[40] In his second match in charge, his bottom-placed side were trounced 9–0 at leaders Al Hilal SFC, managed by his compatriot Jorge Jesus; it was the heaviest loss of his career.