Wilson Gomes (born 3 March 1946), best known by the nickname Samarone, was a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
[1] Samarone started at Portuguesa Santista, where he scored the title goal of the 1964 2nd Division Championship Paulista.
With a powerful kick that became famous as "Os canhões de Samarone", in reference to the successful film at the time "The Guns of Navarone", also being known as the "Blonde Devil".
Samarone had two cases of hepatitis and a distortion in the ligaments in his left knee, which hampered his career.
He was then loaned to Portuguesa, where he left to return to Rio de Janeiro and later end his career at Bonsucesso in 1975.