Rui Barros
Portuguese footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rui Gil Soares de Barros (born 24 November 1965) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Barros.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rui Gil Soares de Barros | ||
Date of birth | (1965-11-24) 24 November 1965 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Paredes, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1978–1979 | Aliados Lordelo | ||
1980–1982 | Rebordosa | ||
1982–1983 | Paços Ferreira | ||
1983–1984 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1985 | Covilhã | 25 | (5) |
1985–1987 | Varzim | 58 | (12) |
1987–1988 | Porto | 34 | (12) |
1988–1990 | Juventus | 60 | (14) |
1990–1993 | Monaco | 81 | (14) |
1993–1994 | Marseille | 17 | (4) |
1994–2000 | Porto | 134 | (25) |
Total | 409 | (86) | |
International career | |||
1987–1996 | Portugal | 36 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2010 | Porto (assistant) | ||
2006 | Porto (caretaker) | ||
2014–2017 | Porto (assistant) | ||
2016 | Porto (caretaker) | ||
2018–2021 | Porto B | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played with success in Portugal (at Porto), Italy – at Juventus – and France (two clubs), later becoming a manager. Over eight seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 191 matches and 43 goals, all with Porto.
Barros represented Portugal on 36 occasions, scoring four goals.