Rui Júnior
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rui Paulo Silva Júnior | ||
Date of birth | June 26, 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Miconge, Cabinda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | |||
1996–1997 | S.C. Praiense | ||
1997–1998 | Atlético Clube de Portugal | ||
1998–1998 | Clube Operário Desportivo | ||
1999–2002 | GD Estoril-Praia | ||
2002–2005 | F.C. Alverca | ||
2005–2007 | Atlético Clube de Portugal | ||
2007–2008 | Doxa Katokopias | ||
2008–2010 | AEL FC | ||
2010–2011 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Rui Paulo Silva Júnior is a retired footballer last playing for Cyprus first division club Olympiakos Nicosia, at left-back or left wing-back position. A fast player with accurate crosses and good stamina.
He now is Director of football at AEL Limassol with Pambos Christodoulou as manager where they are trying to strengthen AEL with players from Portugal and its former colonies.
At AEL Limassol he was considered one of the most consistent players and missed only 2 matches in 2 seasons.
He played in Doxa Katokopia in the season 2007/2008, helping it remain in the first division.
Scouting career[]
He is currently the head of scouting at Omonia Nicosia.
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Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Angolan footballers
- Portuguese people of Angolan descent
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Cypriot First Division players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- F.C. Alverca players
- Doxa Katokopias FC players
- AEL Limassol players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- S.C. Praiense players
- Association football defenders
- Angolan football biography stubs
- Portuguese football defender stubs