Ignacio Javier Gomez Novo is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.
33 Facts About Nacho Novo
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Nacho Novo transferred from Huesca to Scottish club Raith Rovers in 2001 and Dundee a year later.
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Nacho Novo's father, Ricardo Gomez Varela, was a centre half known as Richard who spent one year at Real Betis.
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Nacho Novo joined Raith Rovers from SD Huesca in July 2001.
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Nacho Novo saw himself sent off in only his third match for Raith, whilst playing against Partick Thistle.
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Nacho Novo accumulated a total of 22 goals in 38 appearances during his first season in Scotland.
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Nacho Novo went on to score a further seven goals to end the season with a tally of nine.
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Nacho Novo was allocated the number 10 shirt that had been vacated by Michael Mols.
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Nacho Novo made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premier League match away to Aberdeen on 7 August 2004.
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Nacho Novo came on as a 66th-minute substitute in a league match against his former employers Dundee.
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Nacho Novo initially found his appearances sporadic, featuring in the first game of the season then waiting seven weeks for his second but after a mixture of poor results, injuries and his good performances for the reserves Nacho Novo returned to the first team.
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Nacho Novo's rejuvenated form continued with goals against Heart of Midlothian, Maccabi Haifa and AJ Auxerre.
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Nacho Novo continued to be a regular when Le Guen was replaced with Walter Smith.
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However, Nacho Novo said that he would leave the club if he was not offered a longer contract.
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Nacho Novo was later offered a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2010, and signed the deal on 21 December 2007.
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Nacho Novo came off the bench in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final to score the winning goal after only being on the field for 28 seconds.
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Nacho Novo decided not to sign a new contract as he was not getting enough starting opportunities.
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On 30 March 2014 Nacho Novo was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame along with Fernando Ricksen and Lee McCulloch.
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In May 2010, Nacho Novo moved to La Liga side Sporting de Gijon, on a two-year deal.
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On 16 February 2012, Nacho Novo signed a 6-month contract with Legia Warsaw.
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In July 2012 Nacho Novo returned to Spain to rejoin Second division side Huesca with whom he spent a successful 2-year spell between 1999 and 2001.
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Nacho Novo's second spell at the club was less successful than his first, scoring only 6 league goals.
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Nacho Novo protested his innocence, stating that the 'gestures' were in fact a "dedication" towards his late mother.
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Huesca ended being relegated at the end of the season, and Nacho Novo became a free agent.
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Nacho Novo signed a short-term contract with Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton in October 2013, in a deal that was scheduled to run until 12 January 2014.
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On 11 September 2014, Nacho Novo signed for Carolina RailHawks of USL Pro.
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On 26 July 2016, it was announced Nacho Novo would join Northern Ireland Football League team Glentoran.
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Nacho Novo scored two goals and left to the acclaim of the Galician fans.
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On 24 October 2008, it was reported that Nacho Novo could be selected by the Scottish national team as he was eligible to acquire a British passport, having lived in Scotland for eight years.
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On 15 November 2022, Nacho Novo was named as an assistant coach for USL League One club Lexington SC, where he will serve as the head coach of the club's U-23 team.
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Nacho Novo met Donna Clark in 2004 when playing in Scotland, and the couple were engaged a year later.
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In January 2018,38-year-old Nacho Novo suffered a heart attack while playing for a team of Rangers legends at the AOK Masters in Berlin.
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Nacho Novo was immediately rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery.