Vicente Gómez (footballer, born 1971)

Vicente Gómez Fernández (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish football manager, who is an assistant manager at the Ukraine national football team.

Vicente Gómez

Gómez with Olimpik Donetsk in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Vicente Gómez Fernández
Date of birth	(1971-09-09) 9 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Santurtzi, Spain
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ukraine (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	Santurtzi	70	(1)
Managerial career
2000–2006	Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2006–2007	Athletic Bilbao (assistant)
2012–2014	Basconia
2014–2016	Dynamo Kyiv U21
2016–2017	Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
2017–2018	Al-Ahli Saudi (assistant)
2018	Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2019	Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
2019–2020	Olimpik Donetsk
2020–2021	Sabah
2021–2023	Al Ain (assistant)
2023–	Ukraine (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Born in Santurtzi, Greater Bilbao, he was known as Vicen in his playing career as a defender. In three Segunda División B seasons for hometown club CD Santurtzi, he played 70 games and scored once in a 2–1 loss at Beasain KE on 7 February 1993.^[1]

Gómez began his coaching career with minor roles at Athletic Bilbao, later becoming manager of their farm team, CD Basconia of the Tercera División.^[2] In 2014, he moved to Ukraine's FC Dynamo Kyiv and their under-19 and under-21 teams.^[3] Two years later, he was made assistant to Serhii Rebrov, the first-team manager.^[4]

After further roles as right-hand man at Al Ahli Saudi FC and FC Spartak Moscow,^[5][6] on 3 September 2019 Gómez returned to Ukraine to become head coach of Olimpik Donetsk.^[7]

On 10 July 2020, Gómez was hired at Sabah FC of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a two-year contract.^[8]

See also

• Raúl Riancho