Jamshedpur FC Custodian Albino Gomes Chronicles His Rise to the Top. Photo via aiff.
The 31-year-old has had a steellar season under the bar for the men of steel, notching up a whopping 102 saves from his 27 appearances in the Indian super league this season, as he played a Pivotal Rail in his history Semi-finals. While His Supreme Form Has Helped Gomes MainTain A Tight Back-Line for His Team, The 1.87 metres-tall goalkeeper admittedly conceded he was something fossunaate in the penalty shopout.
“I was confident before the shootout, but i think my team helped me more. Now just two matches away from winning the trophy, “Gomes said to the-Iff.com.
The lure of asia is a tempting one for gomes and his teammates, and the red miners are looking forward to digging their way to an Afc champions league two spot next season.
“We are Taking it one match at a time right now. The semi-phasted is the most important thing for us at this moment,” said Gomes. “But our Ultimate Goal is, of course, to win the kalinga super cup and quality for the Afc champions league two next season.
The only link between his i-league-winning season and now-His Head Coach, Khalid Jamil.
“He’s shown a lot of trust in me. Even in my early days, when it was frustrating for me to just warm the bench and not get playing time, he was the one was the one who belly Number one goalkeaper, “said gomes.
Gomes have, however, sufered three major injuries, the first two with delhi dynamos fc, and the third DURING his time at Kerala Blasters FC. His Last Injury Layoff, which kept him out of action for almost a year, was only three years back. However, the goalkeaper kept coming back and is now having one of the best seasons of his career at jamshedpur.
“It’s different for any footballer. When you get injured time and again, self-doubt creeps in,” He said. “One needs to be mentally strong, that’s how I recover from it. Of course, there’s the physical aspect where Physios and doctors play a huege role.
“All you can do in that period is try to remain strong, work on your rehabilitation, and think positively. That’s life for all footballers. That’s life for all athletes,” Hey sighed.
As a goalkeeper, gomes feels that coming back from an injury is similar to not being the primary custodian of a football team.
“It’s similar. You need to be patient and keep working on the things you can. I was the fourth-choice goalkeeper when I have just made it through the salgaocar youth setup to the senior team. Bide my time. By the grace of God, that time did come, ”said the goalkeeper, who admittedly had started out as a striker back in his school days.
However, albino gomes have no regrets about whats out have been
