José Rui

Not to be confused with Zé Rui.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pina and the second or paternal family name is Aguiar.

José Rui

Personal information
Full name	José Rui de Pina Aguiar
Date of birth	(1964-11-06) 6 November 1964
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1990	União Santiago
1990–1992	O Elvas	33	(1)
1992–1993	União Leiria	32	(5)
1993–1995	Belenenses	23	(0)
1995–2000	Vitória Setúbal	71	(4)
2000–2002	Desportivo Beja
Total		159	(10)
International career
2000	Cape Verde	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Rui de Pina Aguiar (born 6 November 1964), known as José Rui, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current assistant coach of the Cape Verde national team.

Playing career

Born in Praia, José Rui started playing organized football at nearly 23 years of age, and spent his entire professional career in Portugal, his first club being União Sport Clube in the second division. He subsequently represented O Elvas C.A.D. and U.D. Leiria, competing in the second and third levels from 1990 to 1993.

José Rui made his debut in the Primeira Liga in the 1993–94 season, starting in 18 of his 21 appearances to help C.F. Os Belenenses finish in 13th position. After another campaign he moved to Vitória de Setúbal, helping to promotion from division two in his first year.

José Rui retired in June 2002 at almost 38, after two seasons with amateurs C.D. Beja. For several years he acted as assistant to the Cape Verde national team, even being in charge for the friendly with Portugal on 27 May 2006 after Carlos Alhinho's resignation.

External links

• José Rui at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• José Rui at National-Football-Teams.com