Rui Águas (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Rui Lopes Águas | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Benfica | ||
| 1974–1977 | CAC Pontinha | ||
| 1977–1978 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Sesimbra | ||
| 1982–1983 | Atlético | ||
| 1983–1985 | Portimonense | 46 | (10) |
| 1985–1988 | Benfica | 74 | (35) |
| 1988–1990 | Porto | 64 | (30) |
| 1990–1994 | Benfica | 99 | (42) |
| 1994 | Estrela Amadora | 9 | (4) |
| 1995 | Reggiana | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1993 | Portugal | 31 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1997 | Portugal (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Estoril | ||
| 2000 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2002–2003 | Marítimo (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2006 | Braga (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Cape Verde | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José Rui Lopes Águas (born 28 April 1960) is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.
He had highly successful spells at two of the biggest clubs in Portugal, Benfica and Porto, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 291 games and 120 goals over the course of 12 seasons.
Águas represented the Portugal national team at the 1986 World Cup.
Born in Lisbon, Águas started his career with local G.D. Sesimbra before turning professional in the 1983–84 season, when he signed for Portimonense S.C. in the Primeira Liga from Atlético Clube de Portugal.
Moving to S.L. Benfica in 1985, Águas scored an average of 12 goals in his first spell, helping the capital club to the league on three occasions. He was present at the 1988 European Cup final, as they lost on penalties to PSV Eindhoven, 5–6.
In the 1988 summer, Águas joined FC Porto, winning the league in his second year and contributing to the conquest with 17 goals. However, he returned to Benfica after only two years, and proceeded to net a career-best 25 times in the first season upon his return as the team finished in top position; in the last round against S.C. Beira-Mar, the game after they had been crowned champions, he bagged two second-half goals in an eventual 3–0 home win, narrowly edging Porto's Domingos – who played first and scored four in a 5–0 triumph against Vitória de Guimarães, finishing with 24 – in the Bola de Prata race.
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