Egmar Gonçalves

{{short description|Singaporean footballer (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2009}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Egmar Gonçalves | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|8|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Vila Velha]], [[Brazil]] | height = 1.83 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | years1 = 1991 | clubs1 = [[Itaperuna Esporte Clube|Itaperuna]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1992 | clubs2 = [[Rio Branco Atlético Clube|Rio Branco]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1993–1994 | clubs3 = [[Bayer Esporte Clube|Bayer]] | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2002–2006 | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | years4 = 1995 | clubs4 = [[Madureira Esporte Clube|Madureira]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals8 = 4 | caps8 = 9 | clubs8 = [[Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce|Desportiva Ferroviária]] | years8 = 2007 | goals7 = 152 | caps7 = 190 | years7 = 2000–2006 | clubs7 = [[Home United]] | goals6 = 0 | caps6 = 0 | clubs6 = [[Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube|Serra]] | years6 = 1999 | goals5 = 50 | caps5 = 65 | clubs5 = [[Home United]] | years5 = 1996–1998 }}

'''Egmar Gonçalves''' (born 15 August 1970) is a retired professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. Born in Brazil, he played for the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]].

==Club career== In Gonçalves time with Singaporean club [[Home United FC|Home United]], Gonçalves scored a total of 239 [[S.League]] goals in 10 S.League seasons and was the first recipient of the 100 S.League goals award in 2001, although he had managed 107 by the end of that season. He reached the 100 goals mark in a [[hat-trick]] against [[Singapore Armed Forces Football Club|SAFFC]] in a 4–0 win. It was due to the S.League deciding not to include the inaugural Singapore Cup goals as it was known as the League Cup but backtracked on it later. He was also awarded the 200 S.League goals award in 2004 which he reached the mark, in a hat-trick again, against [[Sinchi FC|Sinchi]] in a 5–1 win.

Gonçalves was the top scorer in the S.League in 2004 and joint top scorer with [[Indra Sahdan Daud]] in the [[AFC Cup]] in 2004.

In January 2007, Gonçalves returned to Brazil after failing to agree a new contract with Home United. He was then the all-time top scorer in the [[S.League]] until [[Mirko Grabovac]] overtook his record the same year.

Gonçalves then played for [[Desportiva Capixaba]] in the [[Espírito Santo]] state where he retired following the end of the season.

==International career== Gonçalves make his debut for the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] in 2002 where he scored a goal on his debut in a 2–0 friendly win over [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] on 9 April 2002. He played for Singapore in the [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] and the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2007 AFC Asian Cup]] qualifying campaign.<ref>{{cite web|author=Saaid, Hamdan|title=Asian Nations Cup 2007 – Qualifying – Match Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch-det.html|date=2007-03-21|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2009-07-21}}</ref>

==Personal life== Gonçalves lives in [[Vila Velha]] city, Brazil, with his wife and children.

==National team career statistics== '''Goals for Senior National Team''' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1. |11 December 2002 |[[Bishan Stadium]], Singapore |{{Fb|Maldives}} |'''2'''–0 |2–0 |[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- |2. |11 December 2002 |[[National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]], Singapore |{{Fb|Philippines}} |'''1'''–0 |2–0 |[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- |3. |11 December 2002 |[[Jalan Besar Stadium]], Singapore |{{Fb|KUW}} |'''1'''–1 |1–3 |[[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- | 4.|| 11 October 2006 || [[Al Ain City]], [[UAE]] || {{fb|IRQ}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–4 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |}

==Honours==

'''Home United''' *[[S.League]]: 1999, 2003 *[[Singapore Cup]]: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005

'''Individual''' *100 S.League Goals: 2001 *200 S.League Goals: 2004 *S.League Top Scorer Award: 2004 *AFC Cup Top Scorer Award: 2004

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=29650}}

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