Rui Correia

Rui Manuel da Silva Correia (born 22 October 1967) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Correia.
Rui Correia
Personal information
Full name Rui Manuel da Silva Correia
Date of birth (1967-10-22) 22 October 1967[1]
Place of birth São João da Madeira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing 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
  1. "Rui Correia". Worldfootball. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "Jorge Costa mantém equipa técnica" [Jorge Costa keeps technical staff]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. 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.
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