Ruca (footballer, born 11 September 1990)

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Ruca
Personal information
Full name Rui Pedro Coimbra Chaves[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Tondela, Portugal[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Penafiel
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2000 São Miguel Outeiro
2000–2002 Molelos
2002–2007 Repesenses
2007–2009 Beira-Mar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Gil Vicente 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Tondela (loan) 16 (3)
2010 → Vilaverdense (loan) 15 (0)
2011 → (loan) 19 (7)
2011–2012 → Tondela (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2013 → (loan) 31 (16)
2013–2014 → Mirandela (loan) 28 (2)
2014–2015 Mafra 29 (7)
2015–2016 Vitória Setúbal 25 (1)
2017–2018 Tondela 8 (0)
2018 → Alki Oroklini (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2019 Mafra 28 (4)
2019–2021 Feirense 39 (0)
2021– Penafiel 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:28, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Rui Pedro Coimbra Chaves (born 11 September 1990), known as Ruca, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a left back.

Club career[]

Born in Tondela, Viseu District, Ruca moved to S.C. Beira-Mar's youth system at the age of 16 from local Clube de Futebol Repesenses. After winning the second-division juniors championship in 2009, he signed with Gil Vicente FC.[2]

In his first season as a senior, Ruca was loaned to hometown's C.D. Tondela. He made his competitive debut against Amarante F.C. on 30 August 2009, in a match for the Taça de Portugal. He continued to be loaned the following years, to Vilaverdense FC, GD Oliveira de Frades (two spells) and again Tondela.[3]

Ruca joined yet another club in the third division in the summer of 2013, SC Mirandela.[4] He had been previously deployed as a left winger or attacking midfielder, but switched to left back at his new team.[5]

On 1 July 2014, Ruca signed for C.D. Mafra as a free agent after his contract with Gil expired.[6] Starting in all his league appearances, he contributed seven goals to help the side win the championship and subsequently promote to the Segunda Liga.[7]

Ruca agreed to a two-year deal with Vitória de Setúbal from the Primeira Liga, on 11 June 2015.[8][9] He scored on his debut in the competition on 16 August, putting the hosts ahead 2–0 in an eventual 2–2 draw against Boavista FC.[10]

On 30 August 2016, Ruca was linked to Cypriot club Apollon Limassol, but Vitória manager José Couceiro vetoed his departure due to lack of options in his position.[11] On 30 December he left by mutual consent due to lack of playing time[12] and, two days later, returned to Tondela.[13]

Ruca continued to compete in the Portuguese second tier in the following seasons (a brief loan spell in the Cypriot First Division notwithstanding),[14] representing Mafra,[15] C.D. Feirense and F.C. Penafiel.[16]

Club statistics[]

As of 20 February 2017[17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tondela 2009–10 Segunda Divisão 16 3 1 0 – – 17 0
Vilaverdense 2010–11 Braga Football Association 15 0 0 0 – – 15 0
Oliveira de Frades 2010–11 Terceira Divisão 19 7 0 0 – – 19 7
Tondela 2011–12 Segunda Divisão 7 0 2 0 – – 9 0
Oliveira de Frades 2012–13 Terceira Divisão 31 16 0 0 – – 31 16
Mirandela 2013–14 Campeonato de Portugal 28 2 0 0 – – 28 2
Mafra 2014–15 29 7 2 0 – – 31 7
Vitória Setúbal 2015–16 Primeira Liga 24 1 3 0 1 0 – 28 1
2016–17 1 0 0 0 2 0 – 3 0
Tondela 6 0 – – – 6 0
Career totals 176 36 8 0 3 0 – 187 36

Honours[]

Vilaverdense

Mafra

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ruca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Ruca é pérola para o futuro (Ruca is a gem for the future); Record, 28 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ II Divisão – Norte: Vieirinha e Hugo Costa reforçam Tondela (II Division – North: Vieirinha and Hugo Costa strengthen Tondela); Agente Desportivo, 29 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ S.C. Mirandela: Moses chega esta semana e Ruca já treina (S.C. Mirandela: Moses arrives this week and Ruca is already training); Rádio Brigantia, 30 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Ruca, o avançado que virou lateral esquerdo de destaque (Ruca, the forward who turned into a prominent left-back); Zerozero, 12 March 2015 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Seniores: Ruca para lateral esquerdo (Seniors: Ruca for left back); CD Mafra, 1 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Mafra é campeão do CNS (Mafra are CNS champions); Zerozero, 10 June 2015 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Ruca oficializado no Bonfim (Ruca made official at the Bonfim); Record, 11 June 2015 (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ "Do Campeonato de Portugal para a I Liga, uma aposta cada vez mais óbvia" [From the Portugal Championship to the I League, a safer bet by the day] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  10. ^ Boavista empata em Setúbal após grande recuperação (Boavista draw in Setúbal after great comeback); Diário de Notícias, 16 August 2015 (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ "Couceiro segurou Ruca" [Couceiro held on to Ruca] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Ruca acerta rescisão com o V. Setúbal" [Ruca agrees to termination with V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Ruca é reforço do CD Tondela" [Ruca is a CD Tondela addition] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Ruca dá vitória ao Alki na estreia a marcar no Chipre" [Ruca gives win to Alki in Cyprus scoring debut] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Mafra contrata guarda-redes Ricardo Janota e defesa Ruca" [Mafra sign goalkeeper Ricardo Janota and defender Ruca] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Ruca é o segundo reforço do Penafiel para 2021/22" [Ruca is Penafiel's second addition for 2021/22] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  17. ^ a b Ruca at Soccerway
  18. ^ "Vilaverdense FC é o novo campeão da Divisão de Honra da AF Braga" [Vilaverdense FC are the new champions of Braga FA Honour Division] (in Portuguese). O Vilaverdense. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

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