Rui Monteiro (footballer, born 1977)

Rui Almeida Monteiro (born 15 June 1977) is a Cape Verdean retired professional football player.

Rui Monteiro
Personal information
Full name Rui Almeida Monteiro
Date of birth (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 FC Dordrecht 56 (5)
2000–2003 Sparta 60 (0)
2003 Portimonense 27 (0)
2004–2006 FC Dordrecht 67 (4)
2006–2009 Leonidas
International career
2003–2005 Cape Verde 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Cape Verde, he made his debut in professional football on 22 August 1998 for FC Dordrecht in a game against HFC Haarlem replacing Giovanni Franken in the 83rd minute.

He played in the Eredivisie for Sparta, but was released by the club after the 2002/03 season.[1] He signed for Portuguese side Portimonense,[2] only to return to Dordrecht in summer 2004.[3] He was released by them in 2006[4] and later played for amateur sides Leonidas, Zwaluwen and ZBC'97.

See also

References

  1. Geen contractverlenging voor vijf Spartanen - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  2. Broers tekent bij Sparta - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  3. Nieuws Mei 2004 - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
  4. Ook Kahya weg bij FC Dordrecht - Rijnmond (in Dutch)


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