João Tomás
Encyclopedia
João Henrique Pataco Tomás (born 27 May 1975 in Oliveira do Bairro) is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a striker.
One of Portugal’s most consistent strikers over a decade, he had the ability to hit the net on a regular basis, for a host of clubs. Abroad, he spent some time in Spain
and Asia
.
ian Mário Jardel
.
He subsequently played for Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Real Betis
(joining in the 2001 summer alongside midfielder
José Calado, he scored seven La Liga
goals in his debut season, but appeared scarcely in his second year), Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting de Braga, to where he returned after a Qatar
i stint in 2006–07, where he represented Al-Arabi Sports Club, scoring eight goals in seventeen games, before switching to Al-Rayyan Sports Club in 2007.
In 2004–05 and the next campaign, while with Braga, Tomás was the second best goalscorer in the top division. In 2007–08, however, he was very rarely used, due to injuries and the emergence of Austria
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, and would sign on July 2008 with Boavista FC, relegated after irregularities to the second division
.
After two games into 2008–09, Tomás entailed negotiations with another Qatari outfit, Al-Ahli (Doha), but quickly returned to Boavista. In June 2009, as Boavista suffered a second consecutive drop
, he left for Rio Ave FC, aged 34.
Tomás fared well in his return to the top level, scoring six times in the league and eight overall, but moved abroad once again in February 2010, joining United Arab Emirates
side Al-Sharjah Sports Club. In July, he returned to Rio Ave.
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 season. Earlier, in the first half, he missed a penalty kick
. In the first season in his second spell with the Vila do Conde outfit, he finished second in the goal scorers chart, only trailing F.C. Porto's Hulk.
. His first game was in the 2–1 win over Israel
, in a friendly match, on 15 November 2000.
After a five and a half-year absence, he was recalled to the national team by Luiz Felipe Scolari
, on 22 May 2007, playing in the 1–1 draw with a Kuwait
i club on 5 June, in Kuwait City
, and scoring the Portuguese goal.
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a striker.
One of Portugal’s most consistent strikers over a decade, he had the ability to hit the net on a regular basis, for a host of clubs. Abroad, he spent some time in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Club career
Tomás achieved some notability playing for Académica de Coimbra, earning the nickname of O Jardel de Coimbra (The Coimbra's Jardel) after BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a former Brazilian professional footballer.Jardel was most noted for his positioning on the field and "being at the right place, at the right time"...
.
He subsequently played for Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
(joining in the 2001 summer alongside midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
José Calado, he scored seven La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
goals in his debut season, but appeared scarcely in his second year), Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting de Braga, to where he returned after a Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
i stint in 2006–07, where he represented Al-Arabi Sports Club, scoring eight goals in seventeen games, before switching to Al-Rayyan Sports Club in 2007.
In 2004–05 and the next campaign, while with Braga, Tomás was the second best goalscorer in the top division. In 2007–08, however, he was very rarely used, due to injuries and the emergence of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Roland Linz
Roland Linz
Roland Gunther Linz is an Austrian footballer who plays for FK Austria Wien as a striker.-Early career / Germany:Linz started in the youth teams of local club DSV Leoben...
, and would sign on July 2008 with Boavista FC, relegated after irregularities to the second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
.
After two games into 2008–09, Tomás entailed negotiations with another Qatari outfit, Al-Ahli (Doha), but quickly returned to Boavista. In June 2009, as Boavista suffered a second consecutive drop
2008–09 Liga de Honra
The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...
, he left for Rio Ave FC, aged 34.
Tomás fared well in his return to the top level, scoring six times in the league and eight overall, but moved abroad once again in February 2010, joining United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
side Al-Sharjah Sports Club. In July, he returned to Rio Ave.
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 season. Earlier, in the first half, he missed a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
. In the first season in his second spell with the Vila do Conde outfit, he finished second in the goal scorers chart, only trailing F.C. Porto's Hulk.
International career
Tomás played four times for PortugalPortugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
. His first game was in the 2–1 win over Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
, in a friendly match, on 15 November 2000.
After a five and a half-year absence, he was recalled to the national team by Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
, on 22 May 2007, playing in the 1–1 draw with a Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
i club on 5 June, in Kuwait City
Kuwait City
-Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...
, and scoring the Portuguese goal.
Career statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Académica | Liga de Honra Liga de Honra The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it... |
1996-97 Liga de Honra The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it... |
15 | 1 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | |||||||
| Primeira Liga | 1997–98 | 28 | 7 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | 21 | 1 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | |||||||||
| Liga de Honra Liga de Honra The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it... |
1999-00 Liga de Honra The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it... |
17 | 19 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Total | 81 | 28 | ? | ? | |– | ? | ? | ||||||||||
| Benfica | Primeira Liga | 1999–00 | 9 | 2 | ? | ? | – | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 31 | 17 | ? | ? | – | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | |||||||||
| Total | 41 | 19 | ? | ? | Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín.... | La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
2001–02 | 20 | 7 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||
| 2002–03 | 11 | 0 | ? | ? | – | 2 | 1 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 7 | ? | ? | Vitória Guimarães | Primeira Liga | 2003–04 | 20 | 3 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||
| Total | 20 | 3 | ? | ? | |– | ? | ? | ||||||||||
| Braga | Primeira Liga | 2004–05 | 29 | 15 | ? | ? | – | 2 | 1 | ? | ? | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 15 | ? | ? | – | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Total | 59 | 30 | ? | ? | Al-Arabi | Qatar Stars League | 2006–07 | 17 | 8 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||
| Total | 17 | 8 | ? | ? | |– | ? | ? | ||||||||||
| Al Rayyan | Qatar Stars League | 2006–07 | 9 | 8 | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | |||||||
| Total | 9 | 8 | ? | ? | |– | ? | ? | ||||||||||
| Braga | Primeira Liga | 2007–08 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| Boavista | Liga de Honra Liga de Honra The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it... |
2008-09 2008–09 Liga de Honra The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:... |
28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 12 | ||||||
| Total | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 12 | |||||||
| Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 2009–10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| Total | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 12 | |||||||
| Al Sharjah | UAE Pro-League UAE Pro-League The UAE Pro-League is the First Division of the UAE Football League, commonly known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons, since 2008, is the top professional association football league in United Arab Emirates... |
2009–10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |– | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 2010–11 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 17 | ||||||
| 2011–12 2011–12 Primeira Liga -Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Positions by round:... |
8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 7 | ||||||||
| Total | 37 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Last Update: 20 November 2011 | ||||||||||
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