Rui Correia
Rui Manuel da Silva Correia (born 22 October 1967) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rui Manuel da Silva Correia | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 October 1967||
Place of birth | São João da Madeira, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1984 | Sanjoanense | ||
1984–1986 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | Sporting CP | 15 | (0) |
1988–1991 | Vitória Setúbal | 1 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Chaves | 34 | (0) |
1992–1997 | Braga | 158 | (0) |
1997–2001 | Porto | 38 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Salgueiros | 18 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Feirense | 87 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Ovarense | 27 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Estoril | 25 | (0) |
Total | 403 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1989 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He appeared in 264 Primeira Liga matches over 15 seasons, mainly with Braga.
Club career
Correia was born in São João da Madeira. During his 21-year professional career he represented Sporting CP, Vitória de Setúbal, G.D. Chaves, S.C. Braga, FC Porto (winning two Primeira Liga championships and starting most of the games in 1997–98),[2] S.C. Salgueiros, C.D. Feirense, A.D. Ovarense and G.D. Estoril Praia.
Correia retired at almost 40, after four seasons in the second division – and one in the third with Feirense – and subsequently joined S.C. Olhanense as its goalkeeping coach. In 2010, he signed with top-flight club Académica de Coimbra in the same capacity.[3]
International career
Correia earned two caps for Portugal and participated at UEFA Euro 1996, being an unused squad member for the quarter-finalists.[4]
References
- "Rui Correia". Worldfootball. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Rui Correia: «Tenho orgulho no que fiz pela conquista do penta»" [Rui Correia: «I am proud of what I did to win the penta»]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 June 1999. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "Jorge Costa mantém equipa técnica" [Jorge Costa keeps technical staff]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
External links
- Rui Correia at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Rui Correia at National-Football-Teams.com