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It is an unusual image. The president of Futebol Clube do Porto, Pinto da Costa, tearfully recalled Fernando Gomes, who was a club player for several years and who held managerial duties in recent years. Pinto da Costa spoke in Porto Canal and recalled the year in which he “went to look for Fernando Gomes from Gijón where he was on loan”: “I brought him to the FCP because of the glorious career he had.”

Fernando Gomes, who passed away at the age of 66, was awarded last year with a Golden Dragon, delivered by Pinto da Costa, in recognition of the career he had at the club, in the role of coach in the structure. “I felt very honored to be connected to his personal and sporting life,” Pinto da Costa said.

Vítor Baía, former club goalkeeper and FC Porto vice president, described Fernando Gomes as “a brother” in a condolence message posted on Instagram: “A brother left who gave me football. A man full of class on and off the field. An idol. Our eternal captain. A football legend. from our port. You will forever be my friend. Thanks a lot!”.

Sérgio Conceição has also reacted to the death of Fernando Gomes on social networks. In the description of a photo that he shared on Instagram, in which the former footballer appears hand in hand, the FC Porto coach recalled that the connection with Bibota began before football.

“Our paths crossed long before football. Since I was little I learned to appreciate Fernando [Gomes] like a man. Throughout the years, we maintained a relationship of great respect and admiration, adding football to what united us”, wrote the Porto coach. On Twitter, he added: “Today a symbol of our club and Portuguese football departed. Goodbye, Bibota”.

Reactions to the death of Fernando Gomes, who won 14 titles at FC Porto, are multiplying on social networks. In the post made on FC Porto’s instagram, Paulo Futre was surprised: “I don’t want to believe it. Goodbye friend, leader, Bibota, brother. Rest in peace.”

The former Porto goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, also left a comment with an emotional emoji and the initials ‘RIP’, in Portuguese ‘Rest in peace’.

Fernando Santos: “Let us pray for him and ask that his soul rest in peace”

In Qatar, the national coach reacted to the news of the “sad departure” of Bibota, Fernando Gomes. “This is a sad moment for everyone. To the grieving family and also to the Porto family, we leave our wishes of condolence. We will pray for him and ask that his soul rest in peace, ”said the technician in a video message published by the FPF.

The clubs react to the death of Bibota: “A unique figure in the sports scene”

Sporting left a note of condolences on the death of Bibota, a nickname he earned after winning two Ballon d’Ors: “To his family and friends, Sporting CP sends its deepest condolences, while praising and thanking them for the years of dedication and dedication to the club.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica published a note of regret in which it recalls Fernando Gomes as “one of the greatest figures in Portuguese football”. “In this moment of mourning, Sport Lisboa e Benfica sends its deepest condolences to the friends and family of Fernando Gomes”, reads the note.

Braga remembers, in the same terms as Benfica, a “unique figure in the Portuguese sports scene” who “leaves a deep mark in the history of world football”. “For history, there are 420 goals scored in 611 games and the conquest of five championships, three Portuguese Cups, two Cândido de Oliveira Super Cups, one Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup and one European Super Cup,” recalls the club.

A player with a “nose for goal”, says Augusto Inácio

Augusto Inácio, who played with Fernando Gomes at FC Porto, reacted – during a special broadcast by Rádio Observador – to the death of the former club captain. The best scorer in the history of FC Porto (with 352 goals) is also described by Augusto Inácio as someone “difficult to score” and with a “nose for goal”.

Augusto Inácio: Fernando Gomes was a “born scorer”

Augusto Inácio says that it is “complicated” news, who has been following the state of health of Fernando Gomes on a weekly basis and reveals that lately he has been feeling “very excited”. The memories that remain, he says, are those of “a great player, a great teammate, a great captain, a born goalscorer, someone who gave a lot to Portuguese football and, above all, a player like few others today.”

Inácio also points out that Gomes was a “consensus player” in all Portuguese football clubs: “he did not attack anyone” and “he was polite to everyone”.

Irreverent, iconic and striking are the words with which Gabriel Alves defines Bibota de Ouro. The Observer’s football commentator says Fernando Gomes was “an elegant player on the pitch” and a “vivacious, modern striker” who “scored beautiful goals”. He adds that the former FC Porto captain had “outstanding technical quality”.

Fernando Gomes died. He was “irreverent and elegant”, highlights Gabriel Alves

Jorge Andrade received “with great sadness” the news of the death of Fernando Gomes. The former FC Porto central defender revealed to Rádio Observador that the golden bibota was an “elegant” player, a “benchmark” and whom he “admired a lot”. He admits that “Portugal has lost a player of excellence.”

Goodbye to Fernando Gomes. “Portugal has lost an excellent player”, says Jorge Andrade

Santos Silva: “Everyone is poorer with his death”

The President of the Republic described Fernando Gomes as a player who “marked Portuguese football” and “was fundamental in establishing Portugal beyond our borders”: “He was a great scorer, a great striker and in his own way he was a great leader in the teams he played for and the national team he was very determined and very fast. We are grateful for the good things that he leaves us ”.

The President of the Government, António Costa, said on Twitter that the magic of the former soccer player on the field will always be remembered. “We will always remember the magic of Fernando Gomes on the field. Today, unfortunately, he lost the last battle. My deepest condolences to his family, to FC Porto and to all the admirers of the unforgettable ‘Bibota’”, can be read in the note.

We will always remember the magic of Fernando Gomes on the pitch. Today, unfortunately, he lost the last battle.
My condolences to his family, to the @FCPorto and to all the admirers of the unforgettable Bibota.

– Antonio Costa (@antoniocostapm) November 26, 2022

The Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, João Paulo Correia, spoke to Rádio Observador about the legacy of Fernando Gomes: “He was one of the top scorers in Portuguese football. He won numerous titles: European champion, club world champion, several national titles and was one of the best scorers for our team. (…) It is sad news for football, ”he said.

The president of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, considered today that “we are all poorer” with the death of former player Fernando Gomes, 66, victim of a prolonged illness. “Fernando Gomes, a great player and captain, left us. Portists, Portuguese and Portuguese, everyone is impoverished by his death ”, he said, in a message spread on social networks.

Federation decrees minute of silence in competitions until Monday

The president of the Portuguese Football Federation also left a message on the official FPF website about the death of the former FC Porto player -and his namesake- Fernando Gomes, in which he left a few words of “possible comfort” to family, friends and to FC Puerto. He also determined a minute of silence in the competitions that he organizes until next Monday, November 28.

“Gomes has been synonymous with elegance, class and goal throughout his career as a player. He made goals his food, being consecrated king of Europe twice, winning two Golden Boots in 1983 and 1985″, wrote the federation leader, later recalling his journey in two of the three greats in Portugal: “European and world representing FC Porto – his favorite club – Gomes ended his playing career at Sporting always with the same eye for goals”.

“He always represented the National Team with great pride 47 times, scoring 13 goals, being present at Portugal’s return to the great international stages in France, at the 1984 Euro Cup, and in Mexico, at the 1986 World Cup,” it can be said. read. later in the statement. For the president of the FPF, Fernando Gomes died “too soon, after having bravely and with great dignity faced the disease that would end up victimizing him.” “He leaves his family a legacy of seriousness, honesty and determination in the way he filled his life,” he praised.

At the moment, the Portugal League displays a photograph of Fernando Gomes at the entrance to the official website with the message: “Goodbye, Bibota.” A note of regret underlines that “Liga Portugal deeply regrets the death of Fernando Gomes, former player of FC Porto and Sporting CP, as well as of the National Team, and currently a member of FC Porto, at the age of 66.”

“It was in the blue and white that he was known with the affectionate nickname of “Bibota”, the result of the two Golden Boots that he won, in the 1982-83 and 1984-85 seasons. He was also the top scorer in the Portuguese championship six times, having won five national championship titles. To the family of the bereaved, to the fans in general and to those of FC Porto in particular, the Portugal League sends its deepest condolences”, he concludes.

Proença: “A man who marked the lives of those who shared with him”

Pedro Proença, president of the Portuguese Football League, also made sure to post a message on Facebook in which he remembers “a man who marked the lives of those who shared with him.” “Portuguese football loses one of its great ambassadors, someone who touched our hearts on and off the field. The best memories of Fernando Gomes will remain, ”he wrote.

Pepe also paid tribute to Fernando Gomes on social media. The central defender shared two posts from the official Futebol Clube do Porto account referring to Bibota and wrote on Instagram stories: “Goodbye, great Bibota. Rest in peace”.

The Players Union remembered Bibota in a message on Instagram in which he reiterated that Portuguese football “is in mourning”: “Fernando Gomes will remain forever in the history of our football as one of the top scorers.”

The association recalled the 420 goals scored in 611 matches, 355 of which at the service of FC Porto, and stressed that the former athlete, now coach of the Porto club, represented the AA National Team on 47 occasions, including in the Euro 84 and in the 86 World Cup. “To the grieving family, to all the clubs he represented, former teammates and friends, we address our heartfelt condolences on the death of our partner,” the union wrote.

Rui Reininho shared with Rádio Observador several moments of good humor that he spent with Fernando Gomes, defining him as “companheirão”. The GNR frontman had “a chance to give her one last hug.” He emphasizes that he was always in a good mood and with a smile on his face. Reininho remembers many goals from the former player. He is a number 9 that he now sees, he says, like a Taremi, because of the way he came back and the way he took penalties. He “he was a murderer”.

Rui Reininho: Fernando Gomes “was a teammate”