1. Heurelho da Silva Gomes was born on 15 February 1981 and is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
20 Facts About Heurelho Gomes
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Heurelho Gomes played for Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Watford, having previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.
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Heurelho Gomes began as a forward, only becoming a goalkeeper at age 19.
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Heurelho Gomes started his career in his native country Brazil at Cruzeiro, where he played 59 games between 2001 and 2004.
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Heurelho Gomes made his debut for the Eindhoven club against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade on 11 August 2004.
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Heurelho Gomes was able to throw the ball deep into the opponent's half.
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On 20 October 2010, Heurelho Gomes received a red card for fouling Jonathan Biabiany within the first ten minutes of the first half against European Champions Inter Milan at the San Siro in the Champions League.
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Friedel began the season as the starter with Heurelho Gomes being relegated to the bench and later being left out of match day squads entirely, which led to immediate speculation regarding his future at the club.
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Heurelho Gomes' role remained as third-choice as the backup to Brad Friedel and the club number one Hugo Lloris.
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On 22 May 2014, Tottenham announced that Heurelho Gomes would leave the club the following month when his contract expired.
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Heurelho Gomes signed a one-year deal with Championship side Watford on 24 May 2014.
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On 27 July 2020, Heurelho Gomes confirmed on his Instagram that he would be leaving Watford after their relegation to the Championship.
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Heurelho Gomes returned to Brazil in June 2021 and signed for Democrata SL.
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Heurelho Gomes made his debut for Brazil in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Heurelho Gomes was excluded from Carlos Alberto Parreira's final 23-man roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
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On 11 May 2010, it was announced that Heurelho Gomes would be part of the Brazilian squad which would compete at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, alongside Julio Cesar and Doni.
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Heurelho Gomes made a rare appearance for Brazil in a World Cup warm-up game, replacing Brazil's number one keeper Julio Cesar as a substitute.
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Heurelho Gomes has stated his intention to become a pastor and football agent.
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Heurelho Gomes was raised Catholic though has since converted to Pentecostalism.
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Heurelho Gomes is a supporter of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, although he is not a committed right-winger and supported Lula and Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party in previous elections.