Rui Pataca

Rui Pataca
Personal information
Full name	Rui Carlos Jorge Pataca
Date of birth	8 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1983–1984	Montijo
1984–1986	FC Areias
1987–1991	Alcochetense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1993	Alcochetense
1993–1994	Comércio Indústria
1994	Salir
1995	Louletano
1995–1996	Ovarense
1996–1998	Covilhã
1998–1999	Felgueiras
1999–2000	Belenenses
2000	→ Montpellier (loan)
2000–2004	Montpellier
2004–2009	Créteil
Total
Managerial career
2009–2011	Créteil (assistant)
2011–2012	Rodez
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Carlos Jorge Pataca (born 8 May 1973) is a Portuguese retired football who played as a striker, and a manager.

Playing career

Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Pataca only started playing professional football at the age of 22, with A.D. Ovarense in the Portuguese second division, going on to play with S.C. Covilhã in both that and the third levels.

After an impressive season with F.C. Felgueiras in division two (18 goals), he signed for C.F. Belenenses in the top flight, scoring six times during half a season, his only with the club, as he finished the campaign with Montpellier HSC in the French Ligue 1, on loan, netting a further five goals in an eventual relegation, as 18th and last.

In the 2000 summer Pataca joined the Hérault side on a permanent basis, contributing with four goals for an immediate promotion back, and being irregularly used in the following top division seasons. He subsequently stayed in the country with US Créteil-Lusitanos, playing three seasons in Ligue 2 and two in the Championnat National; after only 14 games in his last two years combined, the 36-year-old retired from football.^[1]

Manager career

After retiring, Pataca served as an assistant coach for his former club Créteil, under both Laurent Fournier and Hubert Velud. After two seasons, in May 2011, he was named manager of third level side Rodez AF.^[2]

References

^ Les adieux de Rui Pataca (Rui Pataca bids farewell); Le Parisien, 25 May 2009 Template:Fr icon
^ "Rodez: Rui Pataca nouveau coach" (in French). Foot-National. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Template:Zerozero profile
Rui Pataca at ForaDeJogo (archived)
L'Équipe stats Template:Fr icon
Rui Pataca – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

[1] Les adieux de Rui Pataca (Rui Pataca bids farewell); Le Parisien, 25 May 2009 Template:Fr icon

[2] "Rodez: Rui Pataca nouveau coach" (in French). Foot-National. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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