He had to wait four years before lifting the league championship again in the 2008–09 season, where he also scored the winning goal in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final which won him his second double with the Ibrox club.

Following his time at Rangers, he had several short spells at clubs in Spain, Poland, Scotland, England, the United States and Northern Ireland.

[4] He made a scoring debut against Airdrieonians on 4 August, and netted the winner during a Challenge Cup match against Alloa Athletic three days later.

His goal scoring record attracted the attention of Scottish Premier League club Dundee who signed him for £100,000 in July 2002.

Novo scored his first and second goals for the club against Dunfermline Athletic on 17 August but was sent-off in the dying moments of the match for raising his foot at Pars defender Scott Wilson.

[9] Celtic had a £500,000 bid accepted but failed to agree terms the player, stating Novo didn't have the "necessary level of commitment" during signing talks.

Upon his return from injury he failed to score in the twenty matches he played the rest of that season, being deployed more as a winger than a striker due to the form of Kris Boyd.

With the departure of Alex McLeish and the arrival of Frenchman Paul Le Guen, Novo looked set to leave Rangers.

The signings of strikers in the summer of 2007 led to increased competition for attacking positions and most of Novo's appearances in the early months of the season were as a substitute.

Clemente then states he “Went into the dressing room and told the rest of the players that if we had any other cowards they could also leave.”[34] On 16 February 2012, Novo signed a 6-month contract with Legia Warsaw.

[35] He made his debut on 26 February against Śląsk Wrocław and was substituted in the 59th minute with his side leading 3–0, Legia eventually winning 4–0.

[37] In July 2012 Novo returned to Spain to rejoin Second division side Huesca with whom he spent a successful 2-year spell between 1999 and 2001.

[40] Novo signed a short-term contract with Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton in October 2013,[41] in a deal that was scheduled to run until 12 January 2014.

[42] However, after a disappointing return of only one goal, and with Morton at the bottom of the Championship,[43] Novo was released from his contract ahead of schedule on 24 December.

[44] On 11 February 2014, Novo signed a short-term deal until the end of the 2013–14 season with Football League One side Carlisle United.

[55] It eventually became clear, however, that the Home Nations would continue to honour a deal whereby that any player selected by England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales would be required to have a blood tie to that country,[55] or have had five years compulsory education within it.

[58] During a lengthy engagement, they had a son together, Javier, before finally marrying in February 2015 where Novo's ex-Rangers team-mate, Marvin Andrews, acted as pastor.