Rui Lima

Rui Manuel Pinto de Lima (born 25 March 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Rui Lima
Personal information
Full name Rui Manuel Pinto de Lima[1]
Date of birth (1978-03-25) 25 March 1978[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1989 Cerco do Porto
1989–1997 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Gondomar 32 (3)
1998–1999 Aves 32 (3)
1999–2000 Chaves 33 (12)
2000–2001 Aves 32 (4)
2001–2002 Boavista 13 (1)
2002–2003 Vitória Setúbal 31 (2)
2003 Boavista 1 (0)
2004–2007 Beira-Mar 95 (3)
2007 Omonia 6 (1)
2008 Nea Salamis 11 (2)
2008–2009 Boavista 29 (3)
2009–2010 Nea Salamis 12 (1)
2010 Hapoel Haifa 3 (0)
2010–2015 Oliveirense 161 (46)
2015–2017 Salgueiros 40 (4)
2017–2018 Canelas 2010 28 (8)
2018–2019 Salgueiros 30 (5)
2019–2021 Pedras Rubras 25 (2)
Total 614 (100)
International career
1993 Portugal U15 7 (1)
1993–1994 Portugal U16 13 (0)
1995 Portugal U17 7 (1)
1995–1996 Portugal U18 13 (1)
1998 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2002–2003 Portugal B 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Lima was born in Porto. During his early and mid-career, he played for hometown club Boavista F.C. on two separate occasions, also representing Gondomar SC, C.D. Aves (twice), G.D. Chaves, Vitória de Setúbal and S.C. Beira-Mar, experiencing his most solid period whilst at the latter with three Primeira Liga seasons in four years.

In summer 2007, Lima started an abroad adventure, joining Cypriot First Division side AC Omonia. However, he would finish the campaign with another team in the country, Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, returning to Boavista in 2008[2] with the club recently relegated to the second division.

After Boavista dropped another level in 2008–09, Lima returned to Cyprus, linking up with another former club, Nea Salamina. In late January 2010, however, he changed teams – and countries – again, signing with Hapoel Haifa F.C. in Israel.

References
  1. "Rui Lima" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. "Jorge Silva e Rui Lima de volta ao Bessa" [Jorge Silva and Rui Lima back at Bessa] (in Portuguese). Boavista F.C. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
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