Rui Barros facts for kids
Barros at the 2011 Legends Cup
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rui Gil Soares de Barros | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Paredes, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Aliados Lordelo | ||
| 1980–1982 | Rebordosa | ||
| 1982–1983 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 1983–1984 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Covilhã | 25 | (5) |
| 1985–1987 | Varzim | 58 | (12) |
| 1987–1988 | Porto | 34 | (12) |
| 1988–1990 | Juventus | 60 | (14) |
| 1990–1993 | Monaco | 81 | (14) |
| 1993–1994 | Marseille | 17 | (4) |
| 1994–2000 | Porto | 134 | (25) |
| Total | 409 | (86) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1996 | Portugal | 36 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Porto (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Porto (caretaker) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Porto (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Porto (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Porto B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rui Gil Soares de Barros (born on November 24, 1965) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. He played as an attacking midfielder, a player who helps both attack and defense. After his playing career, he became a manager.
Rui Barros was very successful playing football in Portugal, especially with Porto. He also played for big clubs in Italy, like Juventus, and in France for two different teams. During his eight seasons in Portugal's top league, the Primeira Liga, he played 191 matches and scored 43 goals, all for Porto.
He also played for the Portuguese national team 36 times, scoring four goals for his country.
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Rui Barros's Football Journey
Starting His Career in Portugal
Rui Barros was born in Paredes, a town in the Porto District of Portugal. He started his professional football journey with S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga, which is Portugal's second division.
Later, he helped Varzim S.C. get promoted to the Primeira Liga, the top league in Portugal. This happened in his second year as a professional player.
Joining FC Porto: A Big Start
In 1987, Rui Barros joined FC Porto. He made a huge impact right away! In the 1987–88 season, he scored 12 goals in the league, helping Porto win the championship.
He also played a key role in Porto winning two major international trophies that season. They won the European Super Cup against AFC Ajax and the Intercontinental Cup against Peñarol. Rui Barros even scored a goal in the first game of the Super Cup final! Because of his amazing performance, he was named the Portuguese Footballer of the Year.
Playing Abroad: Italy and France
After his success at Porto, Rui Barros moved to Italy in 1988 to play for the famous club Juventus FC. He chose to wear the number 8 shirt, even though he could have worn the number 10, which was a very special number at Juventus.
During his two years with Juventus, he played 95 matches and scored 19 goals. He helped the team win two important trophies in 1990: the Coppa Italia (Italy's main cup competition) and the UEFA Cup (a European competition).
Next, Rui Barros moved to France to play for AS Monaco FC. He stayed there for three years. During this time, his team reached the final of the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup in 1992, but they lost to SV Werder Bremen.
In 1993, he joined another French team, Olympique de Marseille. He played alongside his Portuguese friend Paulo Futre there. Rui Barros helped Marseille finish second in the league. However, the club was later moved down to a lower league because of a match fixing scandal.
Coming Back Home to Porto
In 1994, Rui Barros returned to FC Porto. He became a very important attacking player for the team. During his second time at Porto, the club won the league championship five times in a row! He was part of four of those five wins.
Rui Barros retired from playing football in June 2000, when he was 34 years old.
Rui Barros as a Manager
After he stopped playing, Rui Barros stayed involved with FC Porto, but this time as a manager.
In August 2006, he became the interim coach for a short time after the main coach left. He led the team for two friendly matches, winning both. He was also on the bench when Porto won the Portuguese Supercup in August 2006.
He then worked as an assistant coach for many years, helping Porto win the league four more times in a row.
From 2018 to 2021, Rui Barros was the head coach for Porto's reserve team, which plays in the second division.
Playing for Portugal
Rui Barros was first noticed by the Portuguese national team while he was playing for Varzim. He made his first appearance for Portugal on March 29, 1987. It was a 2–2 draw against Malta in a qualifying match for the UEFA Euro 1988 tournament.
Even though he was a top player for Juventus, he couldn't help Portugal qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
Rui Barros was not chosen for the Euro 1996 squad. His last game for Portugal was on December 14, 1996, a 0–0 draw against Germany in a qualifying match for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
How Rui Barros Played
Rui Barros was known as a very energetic and hard-working team player. He was a small attacking midfielder who was famous for his speed, how long he could keep running, and his great technical skills with the ball.
He was also very flexible and could play in different attacking positions in the midfield and up front.
Images for kids
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Barros at the 2011 Legends Cup
See also
In Spanish: Rui Barros para niños
