Pablo Gómez (footballer)

Pablo Gómez Ortiz de Guzmán (born 21 May 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz de Guzmán.
Pablo Gómez
Personal information
Full name Pablo Gómez Ortiz de Guzmán[1]
Date of birth (1970-05-21) 21 May 1970[1]
Place of birth Vitoria, Spain[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alavés (youth)
Youth career
Aurrerá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Lleida 104 (5)
1992–1994 Rayo Vallecano 71 (5)
1994–1995 Valladolid 28 (3)
1995–1996 Alavés 34 (10)
1996–1997 Levante 35 (6)
1997–2004 Alavés 222 (18)
2004–2005 Ciudad Murcia 17 (0)
Total 511 (47)
International career
1990 Spain U19 3 (1)
1991–1992 Spain U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Alavés (youth)
2008–2009 Alavés B
2009 Alavés (assistant)
2012– Alavés (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A penalty kick and set piece specialist,[1] he amassed La Liga totals of 252 games and 16 goals over nine seasons, with Rayo Vallecano, Valladolid and Alavés,[2] appearing in 295 competitive matches in his two spells with the latter club and reaching the 2001 UEFA Cup Final.[3] He added 229/30 in the Segunda División, in representation of four teams.

Playing career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Gómez started his professional career in 1990 with UE Lleida, which he represented for two Segunda División seasons. In summer 1992 he signed with Rayo Vallecano, making his La Liga debut on 5 September by playing 67 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Valencia CF.[4] His first goal in the latter competition arrived on 16 May 1993, in the 2–2 home draw with CD Tenerife.[5]

After appearing in 35 games (four goals) during the 1993–94 campaign, Gómez also featured in the promotion play-offs against SD Compostela, lost 3–1 on aggregate.[6] He nonetheless stayed in the top flight, joining Real Valladolid.[7]

Gómez spent eight of the following nine years with Deportivo Alavés, scoring a career-best ten goals in 1995–96 and 1997–98, competing in both cases in the second tier and winning his only piece of silverware in the latter season.[8] He continued to be an important midfield element for the Basques subsequently, contributing to a best-ever sixth-place finish in 1999–2000 with one goal[9] from 34 appearances. The following campaign, he played eight matches in the team's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for two-time scorer Javi Moreno in the final against Liverpool, lost 5–4 in extra time.[10]

After being relegated in 2003, the 33-year-old Gómez resumed his career in division two, retiring after one season apiece with Alavés and Ciudad de Murcia.[11]

Coaching career

In 2007, Gómez returned to Alavés after the election of president Fernando Ortiz de Zárate, being named coach of the youth sides. The following year, he was promoted to the reserves in Tercera División.[12]

On 12 February 2009, after Javi López was appointed at the helm of the first team, Gómez was named his assistant.[13][14] The pair were not able, however, to prevent second-division relegation.

Gómez returned to Alavés' youths in June 2012.[15]

Honours

Alavés

References
  1. "PABLO Gómez Ortíz de Guzmán". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. Ortiz de Arri, Eduardo (3 December 2001). "El Alavés, líder en sentido común" [Alavés, leaders in common sense]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. Ubera, Rafa (16 May 2016). "Cuando fuimos (casi) campeones" [When we were (almost) champions]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. Urrutia, Luis (6 September 1992). "El Valencia empieza con una victoria mínima" [Valencia start with narrow win]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. Muñoz, Miguel Ángel (17 May 1993). "Tablas en el Rayo-Tenerife" [All square in Rayo-Tenerife]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. García Solano, Manuel (2 June 1994). "El Compostela asciende al cielo de la Primera" [Compostela reach Primera heaven]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. "Mercado de Primera" [Primera market]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 June 1994. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. San Martín, Jaime (17 May 1998). "El Alavés, campeón" [Alavés, champions]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. Arbaiza, Andoni (15 May 2000). "Paso atrás" [Step back]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. "Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal". UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. "El Ciudad ficha a Pablo y espera presentar jueves nuevo técnico" [Ciudad sign Pablo and hope to present a new manager on Thursday]. La Nación (in Spanish). 6 July 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. Pinedo, Jon (29 August 2008). "Cinco equipos con distintas metas" [Five teams with different goals]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. Martínez Viguri, José Ángel (12 February 2009). "Zárate promociona a Pablo Gómez" [Zárate promotes Pablo Gómez]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. "Javi López espera que el Alavés "sea capaz de competir" todo el partido" [Javi López hopes that Alavés "are capable of competing" the entire match]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 February 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  15. Martínez Viguri, José Ángel (19 June 2012). "Pablo Gómez entrenará al juvenil de División de Honor" [Pablo Gómez will coach the juvenil in Honour Division]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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