de Oliveira (born 1975), known as Bock, a retired footballer with 635 club caps Artur Soares Dias (born 1979) a football referee with FIFA & UEFA since 2010. Ricardo Costa (born 1981) a footballer with 458 club caps and 22 for Portugal. Lenine Cunha (born 1982) a Paralympic athlete, competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics Luís Monteiro (born 1983) a former free-style swimmer, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics Bruno Vale (born 1983) a retired football goalkeeper with 476 club caps and one for Portugal. Vanessa Fernandes (born 1985) a triathlete and silver medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics André Gomes (born 1993) with over 200 club caps and 29 for Portugal. Ivo Oliveira & Rui Oliveira (twins, born 1996) Portuguese racing cyclists References External links Photos from Vila Nova de Gaia Gaia Extra - Local news site about Vila Nova de Gaia Gaia The Magic City - Local Social Network Municipalities of Porto District Cities in Portugal