three straight European Championships. After the appointment of Carlos Queiroz as coach, Gomes was constantly left out of the squad due to his lack of minutes at his club. During the 2010 World Cup qualification, he only took part in four out of twelve matches, all as a substitute, with Liédson and Hugo Almeida being preferred; he was one of the 50 preliminary players but was left out of the 23-men squad for the final stages in South Africa, this being the first time the player was left out of a major tournament. On 7 October 2011, after more than two years out of international play, 35-year-old Gomes replaced Hélder Postiga in the last minute of a 5–3 home victory over Iceland for the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Four days later, he played against Denmark in what was his last full appearance; due to little playing time for his club in 2011–12, he was left out of Paulo Bento's squad for the finals in Poland and Ukraine. Personal life Gomes' younger brother, Tiago (born 1981), was also a footballer and a striker. He spent most of his career in the lower leagues but, from 2004 to 2007, competed in the Segunda Liga with F.C. Marco (two seasons) and C.D. Olivais e Moscavide (one), amassing overall totals of 30 games and one goal. Gomes was married twice, first to Isméria with whom he had a daughter, Laura, born in 1999. In July 2006 he married lawyer Patrícia Aguilar, with whom he also fathered another child, born in July 2010. He was featured on the cover of the Portuguese edition of FIFA Football 2002. Career statistics Club 1 includes one match in the Italian Supercup. 2 includes one match and one goal in the Portuguese Supercup. International Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gomes goal. Honours Boavista Taça de Portugal: 1996–97 Fiorentina Coppa Italia: 2000–01 Benfica Primeira Liga: 2004–05, 2009–10 Taça de Portugal: 2003–04 Taça da Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2005 Portugal UEFA European Championship: Runner-up: 2004; 3rd place 2000 FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 1995 UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1994 Toulon Tournament (training match tournament) 3rd place: 1996 Individual UEFA European Championship: Team of the Tournament: 2000 UEFA European Championship: Most goals in a knock-out phase for Portugal (3) 2000 UEFA European Championship: Most goals in knock-out phases for