Rui Borges (footballer, born 1981)

Rui Manuel Gomes Borges (born 7 July 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a right winger, and the current manager of Moreirense.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Borges.
Rui Borges
Borges in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rui Manuel Gomes Borges
Date of birth (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981
Place of birth Mirandela, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Moreirense (manager)
Youth career
1991–2000 Mirandela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Bragança 12 (4)
2001–2002 Paredes 36 (1)
2002–2004 Braga B 40 (1)
2004–2005 Mirandela
2005–2007 Bragança
2007–2008 Trofense 7 (0)
2008 → Moreirense (loan) 15 (0)
2008–2009 Moreirense 16 (0)
2009–2012 Mirandela 91 (26)
2012–2013 Famalicão 29 (2)
2013 Freamunde 2 (0)
2013–2015 Bragança 56 (8)
2015–2017 Mirandela 53 (6)
Managerial career
2017–2019 Mirandela
2019–2020 Académico de Viseu
2020–2021 Académica
2021–2022 Nacional
2022–2023 Vilafranquense
2023 Mafra
2023– Moreirense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

A youth graduate of hometown club Mirandela, Borges made his senior debut with Bragança during the 2000–01 Segunda Divisão B. He subsequently represented Paredes and Braga B in the same division, before returning to Mirandela in 2004, with the club in Terceira Divisão.

In June 2007, after another stint at Bragança, Borges signed for Segunda Liga side Trofense.[1] He made his professional debut on 4 August, starting in a 2–1 home win over Feirense for the season's Taça da Liga, but only featured rarely and was subsequently loaned to third division club Moreirense in January 2008.

Borges signed a permanent deal with Moreirense after his loan spell, but returned to Mirandela in 2009. He scored a career-best 12 goals during the 2010–11 season, helping in the club's promotion to the third level after two years.

On 6 June 2012, Borges agreed to a contract with Famalicão.[2] After being regularly used, he moved to Freamunde in June 2013, but left in September to return to Bragança.[3]

In July 2015, Borges was announced back at his first club Mirandela.[4] He was a regular starter during his two-year spell, and retired in June 2017, aged 35.

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Borges took up coaching at his last club Mirandela.[5] On 5 February 2019, he left to take over second division side Académico de Viseu.[6]

Borges left Viseu on a mutual agreement on 11 July 2020,[7] and was named in charge of fellow league team Académica de Coimbra in the following day.[8] On 22 September 2021, after seven winless matches into the new season, he was sacked,[9] but was appointed Nacional manager just hours later.[10]

Borges announced his departure from Nacional on 18 May 2022,[11] and replaced Filipe Gouveia at the helm of Vilafranquense nine days later.[12] He resigned from the club on 7 February 2023, after having discrepancies with the board,[13] and was named manager of Mafra three days later.[14]

Borges left Mafra on 1 June 2023,[15] and was announced as manager of Primeira Liga side Moreirense on 4 July.[16] On his top-flight debut on 14 August, the team lost 2–1 at home to Porto.[17]

Managerial statistics
As of 6 October 2023[18]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Mirandela 27 June 2017 5 February 2019 55 29 12 14 84 54 +30 052.73
Académico de Viseu 5 February 2019 11 July 2020 46 21 10 15 59 50 +9 045.65
Académica 12 July 2020 22 September 2021 44 19 13 12 57 49 +8 043.18
Nacional 23 September 2021 18 May 2022 30 13 8 9 48 37 +11 043.33
Vilafranquense 27 May 2022 7 February 2023 24 9 8 7 30 27 +3 037.50
Mafra 10 February 2023 1 June 2023 15 7 6 2 23 17 +6 046.67
Moreirense 4 July 2023 Present 9 3 3 3 12 11 +1 033.33
Career totals 223 101 60 62 313 245 +68 045.29

References
  1. "António Conceição assina por um ano" [Antonio Conceição signs for a year] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. "Bertinho e Rui Borges no Famalicão" [Bertinho and Rui Borges at Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Digital de Vizela. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. "Bragança contratou Rui Borges" [Bragança signed Rui Borges] (in Portuguese). Mensageiro de Bragança. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. "SC Mirandela com treze caras novas" [SC Mirandela with thirteen new faces] (in Portuguese). Mensageiro de Bragança. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. "Rui Borges é treinador do S.C. Mirandela" [Rui Borges is manager of S.C. Mirandela] (in Portuguese). Jornal Nordeste. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. "Rui Borges troca Mirandela por Académico de Viseu" [Rui Borges exchanges Mirandela for Académico de Viseu] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. "II Liga: Rui Borges deixa Académico de Viseu" [II Liga: Rui Borges leaves Académico de Viseu] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. "Rui Borges é o novo treinador da Académica de Coimbra" [Rui Borges is the new manager of Académica de Coimbra] (in Portuguese). Observador. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. "Académica confirma saída de Rui Borges e há um nome bem colocado para a sucessão" [Académica confirm departure of Rui Borges and there is a name well-placed for succession] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. "Rui Borges troca a Académica pelo Nacional" [Rui Borges exchanges Académica for Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. "Rui Borges deixa Nacional" [Rui Borges leaves Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. "Rui Borges substitui Filipe Gouveia no comando técnico do Vilafranquense" [Rui Borges replaces Filipe Gouveia at the helm of Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. "II Liga: Rui Borges de saída do Vilafranquense" [II Liga: Rui Borges leaving Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  14. "Rui Borges é o novo treinador do Mafra" [Rui Borges is the new manager of Mafra] (in Portuguese). Record. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  15. "Rui Borges deixa Mafra e está bem posicionado para assumir o Moreirense" [Rui Borges leaves Mafra and is well-placed to take over Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  16. "Rui Borges: «Seremos uma equipa forte, competitiva, intensa e com qualidade»" [Rui Borges: "We will be a strong, competitive, intense and quality team"] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  17. "Moreirense correu e marcou, mas, com a quebra de ritmo, só assustou" [Moreirense ran and scored, but, with the break in rhythm, only scared] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Guimarães. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  18. Rui Borges coach profile at Soccerway
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