Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Gomes is a product of São José youth system, from where he moved to the larger Grêmio in 1991. In the summer of 1996, Gomes reunited with Autuori at Benfica, but rarely played as Amaral was regular starter. He was subsequently loaned out to Flamengo, staying for two years, and losing another Copa do Brasil final.
The 28-year-old then signed with Alverca, which had just recently been promoted to the top tier, playing alongside Kulkov in the last of his two seasons spent there.
After leaving Portugal, he had short stints in various clubs, the larger being Vasco da Gama and Portuguesa, retiring at age 33 in 2005.
