Ricardo Gomes da Silva

In early 2018, the Portuguese helped Oman win only its 2nd Arabian Gulf Cup title defeating the United Arab Emirates in the final on penalties following a goalless draw.

He was appointed as the fitness coach for the Oman national beach soccer team in 2015. He helped his side win the gold medal in the 2015 GCC Beach Games which is the nation's best ever achievement in the competition's history. He also helped them win the 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship where in the finals they defeated Asian beach soccer giants, Japan 3-2 on penalties and thus earning a spot in the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which was held in Espinho, Portugal.

In 2011, he moved to the Middle East and more accurately to Oman where he was appointed as the head fitness coordinator of the Oman Football Association to work as the fitness coach and rehabilitation specialist with national teams of various levels and also the Oman national beach soccer team and the Oman national futsal team.

He first worked as the fitness coach for Omani football manager, Hamad Al-Azani's Oman national under-23 football team with whom he helped his side win the 2011 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23 which was held in region's famous, Aspire Dome, Doha, Qatar and also participated as the fitness coach in the Men's Asian Qualifiers of the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also helped the U-23 side achieve the second runners-up position in the 2012 WAFF Championship under former Oman U-23 head coach, Philippe Burle.

In 2010, he again moved out of Portugal and this time to Southeast Asia and more accurately to Vietnam where he signed a one-year contract with V.League 1 club, Becamex Binh Duong F.C. under then the head coach of the Thủ Dầu Một-based club, Ricardo Formosinho. He helped his side achieve the runners-up position in the 2011 BTV Cup where his side lost 2-0 to Brazilian side, Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara in the finals.

He first moved out of Portugal in 2008 to South American nation, Bolivia where he was appointed to support the fitness staff under the Bolivian fitness coach, Jose Antonio Vaca of the Bolivia national football team under former Bolivian national team head coach, Erwin Sánchez. In his two-year stint with the South American nation, he participated in various games as the fitness coach which also included 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification which included a famous 6-1 victory over South American giants, Argentina, a team which included the likes of Lionel Messi and Javier Zanetti.

Ricardo began his coaching career as a fitness coach in 1999 with his hometown, Porto-based Primeira Liga club, Boavista F.C. where he worked with teams of different levels. In his six-year long stay with the Porto-based club, he worked with Portuguese international and former Liverpool F.C. and Chelsea F.C. player, Raul Meireles.

Ricardo André Gomes da Silva commonly known as Ricardo Silva (born 24 September 1976) is a Portuguese football fitness coach, a rehabilitation specialist, a sports scientist and a fitness coordinator who is the current head of football fitness department of the Oman Football Association.