Rui Águas (footballer)

José Rui Lopes Águas (born 28 April 1960) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker, and is a current manager.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Águas.
Rui Águas
Personal information
Full name José Rui Lopes Águas
Date of birth (1960-04-28) 28 April 1960
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Boavista (assistant)
Youth career
1972–1974 Benfica
1974–1977 CAC Pontinha
1977–1978 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Real Benfica
1980–1982 Sesimbra
1982–1983 Atlético 22 (2)
1983–1985 Portimonense 46 (10)
1985–1988 Benfica 74 (35)
1988–1990 Porto 64 (30)
1990–1994 Benfica 99 (42)
1994 Estrela Amadora 9 (4)
1995 Reggiana 12 (0)
Total 326 (123)
National team
1985–1993 Portugal 31 (10)
Teams managed
1996–1997 Portugal (assistant)
1999–2000 Estoril
2000 Vitória Setúbal
2002–2003 Marítimo (assistant)
2003–2006 Braga (assistant)
2014–2016 Cape Verde
2018–2019 Cape Verde
2020 Santos (assistant)
2020– Boavista (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He had highly successful spells at two of the biggest clubs in Portugal, Benfica and Porto, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 292 games and 121 goals over 12 seasons.

Águas represented the Portugal national team at the 1986 World Cup.

Playing career

Club

Born in Lisbon, Águas started his career with amateurs Real Desportivo Benfica, and later went on to represent G.D. Sesimbra in the Terceira Divisão and Atlético Clube de Portugal in Segunda Divisão. He turned professional in the 1983–84 season, when he signed for Portimonense S.C. of the Primeira Liga.

Moving to S.L. Benfica in 1985, Águas scored an average of 12 goals in his first spell, helping the capital club to the league on three occasions. He was present at the 1988 European Cup final, as they lost 6–5 on penalties to PSV Eindhoven.[1]

Águas joined FC Porto in summer 1988, winning the league in his second year and contributing to the conquest with 17 goals. However, he returned to Benfica after only two years, and proceeded to net a career-best 25 times in the first season upon his return as the team finished in top position. In the last round against S.C. Beira-Mar, the game after they had been crowned champions, he bagged two second-half goals in an eventual 3–0 home win, narrowly edging Porto's Domingos – who played first and scored four in a 5–0 victory over Vitória de Guimarães, finishing with 24 – in the Bola de Prata race.[2][3]

In the last edition of the European Cup, Águas suffered an horrific foot injury against FC Dynamo Kyiv,[4] but still managed five league goals in only 14 matches. Already 34, he moved clubs but stayed in Lisbon, joining lowly C.F. Estrela da Amadora. His career ended after an abroad spell which was his first and only at the age of 34, at Italy's A.C. Reggiana 1919.[5]

International

Águas played his first match for Portugal on 3 April 1985, a 0–2 loss to Italy in a friendly. He was present at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, playing as a substitute in the 1–3 defeat against Morocco.

In total, Águas received 31 caps for the national team, scoring ten goals. His last game was for the 1994 World Cup qualifiers on 17 November 1993, losing to Italy 1–0.[6][7]

Coaching career

In the early 2000s, Águas coached Vitória F.C. and acted as assistant at C.S. Marítimo and S.C. Braga. He managed six wins, three draws and nine losses for the first side in the 1999–2000 campaign, which ended in top-division relegation.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Águas was named Cape Verde coach in August 2014, replacing interim Men Ramires and signing a two-year contract.[14] He led them to three draws in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, in an eventual group phase elimination.[15][16][17] He resigned from his position on 1 January 2016, alleging unpaid wages.[18]

In February 2017, Águas was part of a candidate shortlist for the vacant Rwanda national team manager role.[19] He returned to the Cape Verde helm in May of the following year.[20][21]

Águas returned to club duties in late December 2019, being included in his compatriot Jesualdo Ferreira's staff at Santos FC of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[22]

Personal life

Águas' father, José, was a stellar footballer (also striker) for Benfica, mainly in the 1950s.[23] He had two siblings, his sister Maria Helena (known as Lena d'Água) having a prolific career in the country's pop music.[24] His cousin, Raul Águas, was also a footballer and manager for several years.

Águas met his wife, Leonor, in college as they were from the same class. They fathered three children, son André (born in 1985), daughter Mariana (1987, who went on to work as a reporter at CMTV) and son Martim (1993) who was also a footballer.[25][26]

Career statistics

Club

[27][28]

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portimonense 1983–84 Primeira Divisão 26310——273
1984–85 207———207
Subtotal 461010——4710
Benfica 1985–86 Primeira Divisão 2210863[lower-alpha 1]1—3317
1986–87 2713663[lower-alpha 1]12[lower-alpha 2]03820
1987–88 2512328[lower-alpha 3]42[lower-alpha 2]03818
Subtotal 743517141464010955
Porto 1988–89 Primeira Divisão 3313313[lower-alpha 1]22[lower-alpha 2]04116
1989–90 3117345[lower-alpha 4]3—3924
Subtotal 64306585208040
Benfica 1990–91 Primeira Divisão 3725312[lower-alpha 4]0—4226
1991–92 145103[lower-alpha 3]100186
1992–93 236624[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 2]0348
1993–94 256314[lower-alpha 1]12[lower-alpha 2]1349
Subtotal 99421341323112849
Estrela Amadora 1994–95 Primeira Divisão 94———94
Reggiana 1994–95 Serie A 120———120
Total 3041213723351391385158
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. Appearance(s) in European Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup

International

[29]

Portugal
YearAppsGoals
198510
198630
198710
198984
199032
199172
199210
199372
Total3110

International goals
Rui Águas: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition

[6][29]

120 September 1989Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland  Switzerland1–21–21990 World Cup qualification
26 October 1989Generali Arena, Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia1–12–11990 World Cup qualification
311 October 1989Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken, West Germany Luxembourg0–10–31990 World Cup qualification
411 October 1989Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken, West Germany Luxembourg0–20–31990 World Cup qualification
529 August 1990Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal West Germany1–11–1Friendly
617 October 1990Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Netherlands1–01–0Euro 1992 qualifying
723 January 1991Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens, Greece Greece1–13–2Euro 1992 qualifying
820 February 1991Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Malta1–05–0Euro 1992 qualifying
924 January 1993Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta0–10–11994 World Cup qualification
1010 November 1993Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal Estonia3–03–01994 World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics
As of 27 December 2019.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Estoril August 1999 January 2000 18 8 5 5 35 22 +13 044.44 [30][31]
Vitória Setúbal 16 January 2000 October 2000 24 8 5 11 19 28 −9 033.33 [30][32]
Cape Verde August 2014 1 January 2016 16 9 4 3 27 13 +14 056.25 [33]
Cape Verde May 2018 December 2019 12 3 6 3 12 11 +1 025.00 [34]
Career total 70 28 20 22 93 74 +19 040.00 —

Honours

Club

Benfica[6][3]

Porto[6]

  • Primeira Liga: 1989–90
  • Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 1988

Individual

See also

References
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  5. "Pacchi dall'estero: Rui Aguas, il portoghese che la Reggiana comprò senza capire perché" [Parcels from abroad: Rui Aguas, the Portuguese that Reggiana bought without understanding why] (in Italian). Contra Ataque. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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  9. "Rui Águas: "A única preocupação do V. Setúbal é vencer a U. Leiria"" [Rui Águas: "V. Setúbal's sole concern is to beat U. Leiria"]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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  13. "Rui Águas: "Não nos podemos queixar"" [Rui Águas: "We cannot complain"]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 August 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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  19. Okeleji, Oluwashina (14 February 2017). "Samson Siasia and Winfried Schafer on Rwanda coach shortlist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  20. "Rui Águas regressa ao cargo de selecionador de Cabo Verde de futebol" [Rui Águas returns to role of Cape Verde national football team manager] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  21. "Rui Águas deixa o comando da seleção de Cabo Verde" [Rui Águas no longer at the helm of Cape Verde national team]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  22. "Rui Águas integra equipa técnica de Jesualdo Ferreira" [Rui Águas makes Jesualdo Ferreira's coaching staff]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  23. Jorge da Cunha, Pedro (23 April 2015). "Rui Águas e Kelvin: eles contam como se decide um Clássico" [Rui Águas and Kelvin: they will tell you how to decide a classic] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  24. ""O Luís Pedro [Fonseca] é que tinha tudo na cabeça. Ele era o doutrinador" – recorde entrevista com Lena d'Água em 2010" ["Luís Pedro [Fonseca] was the one that had everything in his head. He was the indoctrinator" – remember interview with Lena d'Água in 2010] (in Portuguese). Blitz. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  25. "Ao lado da família, Rui Águas confessa: "Custa-me ver os meus filhos crescerem"" [Next to the family, Rui Águas confesses: "It's hard for me to see my children grow up"] (in Portuguese). Caras. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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