Rui Correia
Rui Manuel da Silva Correia (born 22 October 1967) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Manuel da Silva Correia | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1967[1] | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He appeared in 264 Primeira Liga matches over 15 seasons, mainly with Braga.
Club career
Correia was born in São João da Madeira. In a 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[3]– 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.[4]
International career
Correia earned two caps for Portugal and participated at UEFA Euro 1996, being an unused squad member for the quarter-finalists.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Pedrosa, Paulo (15 May 2003). "Rui Correia subiu com o Feirense à II Liga: "Foi uma festa bonita"" [Rui Correia promoted with Feirense to II League: "It was a nice party"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "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
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rui Correia national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Rui Correia at National-Football-Teams.com