João Tomás
João Henrique Pataco Tomás (born 27 May 1975) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Henrique Pataco Tomás | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Oliveira Bairro | ||
| 1993–1994 | Troviscal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Águas Boas | ||
| 1995–1996 | Anadia | ||
| 1996–1999 | Académica | 81 | (28) |
| 2000–2001 | Benfica | 41 | (19) |
| 2001–2004 | Betis | 32 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Braga | 59 | (30) |
| 2006–2007 | Al-Arabi | 17 | (8) |
| 2007 | Al Rayyan | 9 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Braga | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Boavista | 28 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Rio Ave | 15 | (6) |
| 2010 | Al Sharjah | 1 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Rio Ave | 65 | (34) |
| 2013 | Libolo | ? | (4) |
| Total | 378 | (162) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2007 | Portugal | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He represented mostly Braga (three seasons) and Rio Ave (four) during his 19-year senior career. In his only full season with Benfica he scored 17 goals in 31 games, going on to amass Primeira Liga totals of 261 matches and 98 goals over ten campaigns.[1]
Abroad, Tomás spent some time in Spain and Asia.
Club career
Born in Oliveira do Bairro, Aveiro District, João Tomás achieved some notability playing for Académica de Coimbra, earning the nickname of O Jardel de Coimbra (Coimbra's Jardel) after Mário Jardel.[2]
He subsequently played for S.L. Benfica, Real Betis – joining in summer 2001 alongside teammate José Calado,[3] he scored seven La Liga goals in his debut season, but appeared scarcely in his second year – Vitória de Guimarães and S.C. Braga, to where he returned after a Qatari stint in 2006–07, where he represented Al-Arabi SC, netting eight times in seventeen games before switching to Al Rayyan SC in 2007, leaving for Asia for free.[4]
In 2004–05 and the following campaign, while with Braga, Tomás was the second best goalscorer in the Primeira Liga. In 2007–08, however, he was very rarely used, due to injuries and the emergence of Austrian Roland Linz, and would sign on July 2008 with Boavista FC, relegated after irregularities to the second division.
Two matches into the 2008–09 season, Tomás entailed negotiations with another Qatari club, Al-Ahli (Doha), but quickly returned to Boavista.[5] In June 2009, as his team suffered a second consecutive drop, he left for Rio Ave F.C. at age 34.
João Tomás fared well in his return to the top level, scoring six goals in the league and eight overall, but moved abroad once again in February 2010, joining United Arab Emirates side Al-Sharjah SCC. In July he returned to Rio Ave, signing a one-year contract.[6]
On 30 October 2010, 35-year-old Tomás scored in a 2–0 home win against former club Braga, as Rio Ave won its first game of the campaign – earlier, in the first half, he missed a penalty kick.[7] In the first year in his second spell in Vila do Conde he finished second in the goal scorers chart, only trailing FC Porto's Hulk.[8]
Tomás moved abroad again in January 2013, penning a contract with C.R.D. Libolo in Angola.[9]
International career
João Tomás played four times for Portugal. His first game was in the 2–1 win over Israel in a friendly match, on 15 November 2000.[10]
On 22 May 2007, after a 5 1⁄2-year absence, Tomás was recalled to the national team by Luiz Felipe Scolari,[11] playing in the 1–1 draw with a Kuwaiti club on 5 June in Kuwait City and scoring the Portuguese goal.[12]
Club statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Académica | Segunda Liga | 1996–97 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Primeira Liga | 1997–98 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
| 1998–99 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Segunda Liga | 1999–00 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | |
| Total | 81 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 33 | ||
| Benfica | Primeira Liga | 1999–00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 21 | ||
| 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 23 | ||
| Real Betis | La Liga | 2001–02 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| 2002–03 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães | Primeira Liga | 2003–04 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | |
| Braga | Primeira Liga | 2004–05 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16 |
| 2005–06 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 18 | ||
| Total | 59 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 34 | ||
| Al-Arabi | Qatar Stars League | 2006–07 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| Al Rayyan | Qatar Stars League | 2006–07 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 8 | |
| Braga | Primeira Liga | 2007–08 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Boavista | Segunda Liga | 2008–09 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 14 | |
| Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 2009–10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 19 | 8 | |
| Al Sharjah | UAE Pro-League | 2009–10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 2010–11 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 18 | |
| 2011–12 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 31 | 16 | |||
| 2012–13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 12 | 12 | |||
| Total | 65 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | – | 77 | 44 | |||
References
- João Tomás, o senhor 100 golos na Liga portuguesa (João Tomás, Mr. 100 Goals in Portuguese League); Zerozero, 25 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
- "João Tomás era o "Jardel de Coimbra"" [João Tomás was "Coimbra's Jardel"] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "João Tomás cinco anos no Bétis" [João Tomás five years in Betis] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- João Tomás de borla no Qatar (João Tomás for free in Qatar); Record, 13 September 2008 (in Portuguese)
- João Tomás não sai (João Tomás does not leave); Record, 16 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
- João Tomás reforça ataque (João Tomás strengthens offense); Record, 23 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
- "A primeira vitória caiu para o lado do Rio Ave de Yazalde e Bruno Gama" [First win fell on Yazalde and Bruno Gama's court] (in Portuguese). Público. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- "Hulk melhor marcador, João Tomás apanha Falcao" [Hulk top scorer, João Tomás catches Falcao] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- Mercado: João Tomás vai jogar no Recreativo do Libolo (Market: João Tomás will play for Recreativo do Libolo); Mais Futebol, 29 December 2012 (in Portuguese)
- "Portugal-Israel, 2–1: A noite de todas as prendas numa vitória "quanto baste"" [Portugal-Israel, 2–1: Night of all gifts in "just barely" win] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 November 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- Scolari names uncapped trio in Portugal squad; ESPN Soccernet, 22 May 2007
- "Portugal cede empate com o Kuwait" [Portugal allow Kuwait draw] (in Portuguese). Mundo Português. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "João Tomás". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- "Joao Tomás » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
External links
- João Tomás at ForaDeJogo
- João Tomás at BDFutbol
- João Tomás at National-Football-Teams.com