Rui Monteiro (footballer, born 1977)

Rui Almeida Monteiro (born 15 June 1977) is a Cape Verdean retired professional football player.

Rui Monteiro
Personal information
Full name Rui Almeida Monteiro
Date of birth (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 FC Dordrecht 56 (5)
2000–2003 Sparta 60 (0)
2003 Portimonense 27 (0)
2004–2006 FC Dordrecht 67 (4)
2006–2009 Leonidas
National team
2003–2005 Cape Verde 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Cape Verde, he made his debut in professional football on 22 August 1998 for FC Dordrecht in a game against HFC Haarlem replacing Giovanni Franken in the 83rd minute.

He played in the Eredivisie for Sparta, but was released by the club after the 2012/13 season.[1] He signed for Portuguese side Portimonense,[2] only to return to Dordrecht in summer 2014.[3] He was released by them in 2006[4] and later played for amateur sides Leonidas, Zwaluwen and ZBC'97.

See also

References

  1. Geen contractverlenging voor vijf Spartanen - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  2. Broers tekent bij Sparta - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  3. Nieuws Mei 2004 - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
  4. Ook Kahya weg bij FC Dordrecht - Rijnmond (in Dutch)


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