Carlos Paulo Cardoso Gomes Caçote (born 31 March 1975) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

In 2008, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Luxembourg National Division side FC RM Hamm Benfica; he retired with the latter in 2009, aged 34.

[9] Sacked by Hamm Benfica on 28 May 2014,[10] Gomes spent two years without a club before being appointed FC Avenir Beggen on 8 September 2016.

After narrowly avoiding relegation, he moved to fellow league team Al-Khaleej FC on 24 November 2021,[16] but was dismissed on 7 May 2022 with the club sitting at the top of the table.

[18] Sacked in February of the following year, he moved to Brazil on 29 November 2023, after being appointed head coach of Série B side Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP).