 Novo warming up for Rangers in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Javier Gómez Novo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ferrol, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Racing Ferrol | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Somozas | 35 | (16) |
| 1999–2001 | Huesca | 38 | (22) |
| 2001–2002 | Raith Rovers | 33 | (18) |
| 2002–2004 | Dundee | 71 | (26) |
| 2004–2010 | Rangers | 179 | (47) |
| 2010–2012 | Sporting Gijón | 71 | (7) |
| 2012 | Legia Warsaw | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Huesca | 34 | (6) |
| 2013 | Greenock Morton | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Carlisle United | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Carolina Railhawks | 33 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | Glentoran | 23 | (3) |
| Total | 543 | (159) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Lexington SC U-23 | ||
| 2023 | Lexington SC (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ignacio Javier Gómez Novo (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnaθjo xaˈβjeɾ ˈnatʃo ˈɣomeθ ˈnoβo];[2] born 26 March 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Novo was an assistant coach and served as the interim head coach for the final 5 matches of the 2023 season for USL League One side Lexington SC, as well as the head coach for the club's U23 team.
He transferred from Huesca to Scottish club Raith Rovers in 2001 and Dundee a year later. In July 2004, he moved to Rangers for £450,000. During his first season at the club he scored 25 goals and won a league and League Cup double. He had to wait four years before lifting the league championship again in the 2008–09 season, where he also scored the winning goal in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final which won him his second double with the Ibrox club.
Following his time at Rangers, he had several short spells at clubs in Spain, Poland, Scotland, England, the United States and Northern Ireland.