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Rui Borges (footballer, born 1973)

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Rui Borges
Personal information
Full name Rui Fernando Nascimento Borges
Date of birth (1973-12-14) 14 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1988 Estrela Amadora
1988–1989 Futebol Benfica
1989–1990 Damaiense
1990–1992 Casa Pia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Casa Pia 28 (3)
1995–1996 Boavista 10 (1)
1996–1997 Académico Viseu 28 (2)
1997–1998 União Lamas 29 (5)
1998–2002 Alverca 119 (13)
2002–2004 Belenenses 39 (1)
2004–2007 Estrela Amadora 68 (6)
2007–2009 Trofense 36 (3)
2009–2010 Vizela 4 (0)
Total 361 (34)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Vizela (assistant)
2012–2013 Boavista (assistant)
2017–2018 Mirandela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Fernando Nascimento Borges (born 14 December 1973) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Borges was born in Lisbon. During his extensive professional career he represented Casa Pia AC, Boavista FC (where he made his Primeira Liga debut), Académico de Viseu FC, C.F. União de Lamas, F.C. Alverca, C.F. Os Belenenses, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, C.D. Trofense – contributing with 26 games and two goals to their first ever top-flight promotion in 2008 – and F.C. Vizela.

Over ten seasons, Borges amassed Portuguese top division totals of 221 matches and 18 goals, mainly for Alverca where he spent four years.