Rui Correia
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Rui Manuel da Silva Correia (born 22 October 1967 in São João da Madeira
) is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
, Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, Sporting Clube de Braga, Futebol Clube do Porto (winning two league championships, and starting most of the games in 1997–98), S.C. Salgueiros, C.D. Feirense, A.D. Ovarense
and G.D. Estoril Praia.
He 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 joined Académica de Coimbra in the top flight, in the same predicament.
Correia earned two caps for Portugal
, and participated at UEFA Euro 1996.
São João da Madeira
São João da Madeira , in English St. John's Wood, is a municipality in northwestern Portugal. Its part of Porto Metropolitan Area, the second largest of Portugal. It has a land area of 8.11 km² and a total population of 21 685 inhabitants...
) is a retired Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
During his 21-year professional career, Correia represented Sporting Clube de Portugal, Vitória de SetúbalVitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
, Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, Sporting Clube de Braga, Futebol Clube do Porto (winning two league championships, and starting most of the games in 1997–98), S.C. Salgueiros, C.D. Feirense, A.D. Ovarense
A.D. Ovarense
Associação Desportiva Ovarense is a Portuguese football team based in Ovar. They were founded in 1921 and currently play at Estádio Marques da Silva....
and G.D. Estoril Praia.
He retired at almost 40, after four seasons in the second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
- and one in the third
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
with Feirense - and subsequently joined S.C. Olhanense, as its goalkeeping coach. In 2010, he joined Académica de Coimbra in the top flight, in the same predicament.
Correia earned two caps for Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, and participated at UEFA Euro 1996.