Herculez Gomez
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| Herculez Gomez | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Las Vegas, NV, United States | |
| Height | 5'10 | |
| Position | forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003- |
Puebla Cruz Azul B Aguila Blanca de Pueblas San Diego Gauchos San Diego Sockers Los Angeles Galaxy |
17 (17) 10 (5) 53 (16) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Herculez Gomez (born April 6, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
He started his professional career in 2000 with Cruz Azul of the Mexican First Division on their second-division squad, and transferred to second-division team Aguilas Blancas de Puebla later that year. The following season, he returned to first-division soccer with Durango. However, playing opportunities were scarce for him there, so he left, thinking he would quit soccer, but instead he joined the San Diego Gauchos of the USL Premier Development League in 2002, where he excelled, scoring 17 goals in 17 appearances. The Galaxy staff noticed him during a friendly match and he joined the team in September.
Unfortunately, he broke his foot while on loan to the Seattle Sounders of the United Soccer Leagues, and recovery took a long time. When he was able to play again, Herculez joined the now-defunct San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He returned to the Galaxy for the 2005 season on a developmental contract, but played well enough to make it to the first team. His big chance came when Landon Donovan was called up to the national team. Since then, he has shown a good scoring touch and has earned a place in the starting lineup, even with Donovan's return, as well as a senior roster spot. He scored the game-winning goal in the 2005 US Open Cup final and then helped the Galaxy to the double when they won the MLS Cup.
Early in the 2006 season, Gomez fell out of favor with then-coach Steve Sampson. Sampson used Gomez as a midfielder and then benched him altogether. Since Sampson's firing, however, Gomez has scored several times under new coach Frank Yallop. On June 17, he scored the Galaxy goal against the New York Red Bulls and celebrated by imitating a matador slaying a bull.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Gomez, Herculez |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy - Current Squad |
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1 Cronin | 3 Miglioranzi | 4 Jazic | 5 Albright | 6 Gardner | 7 Gomez | 8 Vagenas | 9 Gonzalez | 10 Donovan | 11 Glinton | 12 Roberts | 13 Jones | 14 Marshall | 15 Ihemelu | 16 Veris | 18 Martino | 19 Enfield | 21 Gordon | 22 Hartman | 23 Kirk | 24 Sturgis | 25 Quaranta | 26 Glen | 28 Hansen | 31 Saunders | -- Randolph | Coach: Yallop |
