Venezuelan Star Ernardo Gomez Signs With Iraklis Chalkidas

Venezuelan superstar Ernardo Gomez announced on his personal Instagram page that he has found a home for the 2017-2018 season. He will play for Greek League’s Iraklis Chalkidas, which is currently in 4th place of A1’s standings with an 8-4 record:

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New year new Challenge #vamosqvamos I will like to inform that from today I will join my new team till the end of the season @iraklisxalkidas #timetoworkhard #cleartargets #conlamanodedios

A post shared by Harry Gomez (@harrygomez11) on Jan 5, 2018 at 3:39am PST

The player took fans by surprise two weeks ago when he unexpectedly announced on his personal Instagram page that he’d be leaving PAOK Thessaloniki to pursue future endeavors:

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#workingtime #motivationmode #neverstopdreaming #thegoodtimeiscooming

A post shared by Harry Gomez (@harrygomez11) on Dec 28, 2017 at 9:07am PST

35-year-old Venezuelan-born Gomez was a star player in PAOK, leading the team to Greek Championship triumph in 2014-15 (as League MVP) and 2016-17. He was also widely regarded in Greece as one of the best foreigners to ever play in the country, having won 4 more Greek Championship titles and 2 League MVP awards with Olympiakos and Panathinaikos during his various stints in the league.