He amassed Segunda Liga totals of 230 games and 27 goals over 11 seasons, mainly with Varzim.
Gomes then returned for the following seven seasons to the Segunda Liga, with G.D. Chaves (two years) and Varzim SC.
After no competitive appearances for Leiria in the 2009–10 campaign, Gomes was released and joined second-tier club S.C. Covilhã.
Gomes began working as a youth manager in Cyprus, returning to Portugal in 2017 to take charge of C.D.
[2] The following year, he joined Chicago Fire FC as an assistant, later revealing that he got the job through his friend and former Varzim teammate Aleksandar Sarić, who worked at the American club as goalkeeper coach.