Rui Coentrão

Rui Abel Maia Coentrão (born 25 July 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Ribeirão as a left-back or a left winger.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Maia and the second or paternal family name is Coentrão.
Rui Coentrão
Personal information
Full name Rui Abel Maia Coentrão[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992[1]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Ribeirão
Youth career
2000–2005 Varzim
2005–2009 Sporting CP
2009–2011 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2021 Varzim 225 (29)
2013–2014 → Leixões (loan) 34 (1)
2021–2022 Tirsense 21 (0)
2022– Ribeirão 27 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U17 9 (0)
2008–2010 Portugal U18 10 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Vila do Conde, Coentrão spent most of his youth career with nearby Varzim SC, while also having four years in Sporting CP's academy.[2] He made his senior debut with the former in the third tier in the 2011–12 season, won by his team.

On 29 June 2013, Coentrão was loaned to Segunda Liga club Leixões S.C. for the upcoming campaign.[2] He made 40 total appearances for the side from Matosinhos, and scored the only goal of an away win against Atlético Clube de Portugal on 27 October.[3]

Upon returning to Varzim, Coentrão was a first-team regular, winning promotion to the second division in 2014–15 and playing several years at that level. On 31 July 2016, he scored twice in a 2–1 victory at S.C. Olhanense in the first round of the Taça da Liga.[4] The following 21 May, in the last game of the season, he was sent off in a 3–0 home loss to relegated F.C. Vizela.[5]

International career

Coentrão won four caps for Portugal at under-21 level, in as many friendlies. His first arrived on 14 November 2012, in a 3–2 defeat of Scotland in Setúbal where he came on as a late substitute.[6]

Personal life

Coentrão's second cousin, Fábio, played in the same position. He was a long-time Portugal international, and his clubs included S.L. Benfica and Real Madrid.[7]

References
  1. "Rui Coentrão" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "Rui Coentrão chega por empréstimo" [Rui Coentrão arrives on loan]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 July 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Atlético-Leixões, 0–1: Rui Coentrão ditou triunfo" [Atlético-Leixões, 0–1: Rui Coentrão dictated triumph] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Olhanense-Varzim, 1–2: Bis de Rui Coentrão elimina algarvios" [Olhanense-Varzim, 1–2: Brace from Rui Coentrão eliminates Algarveans]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. "Varzim-Vizela, 0–3: Triunfo com bis de Fábio Fortes na despedida à 2.ª Liga" [Varzim-Vizela, 0–3: Triumph with brace from Fábio Fortes on goodbye to 2nd League]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "Sub-21 dão volta ao marcador e vencem a Escócia por 3–2" [Under-21s come back from behind and beat Scotland 3–2] (in Portuguese). TSF. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. "Rui Coentrão: "Já falámos sobre as coisas más e boas que fizemos"" [Rui Coentrão: "We already spoke about the good and bad things that we did"] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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