Rui Eugénio
{{Short description|Portuguese footballer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|fullname = Rui Pedro Rodrigues Eugénio{{WorldFootball.net|eugenio_3}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|7|21|df=y}}
|birth_place = Almada, Portugal
|position = Full-back
|youthyears1 = 1979–1984
|youthclubs1 = Sporting CP
|years1 = 1984–1985
|clubs1 = Olhanense
|caps1 = 23
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 1985–1986
|clubs2 = Águeda
|caps2 = 28
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 1986–1988
|clubs3 = Estoril
|caps3 = 53
|goals3 = 4
|years4 = 1988–1992
|clubs4 = Farense
|caps4 = 132
|goals4 = 3
|years5 = 1992–1995
|clubs5 = Braga
|caps5 = 75
|goals5 = 2
|years6 = 1995–2000
|clubs6 = Farense
|caps6 = 100
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2000–2001
|clubs7 = Olhanense
|caps7 = 13
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2001–2002
|clubs8 = Valdevez
|caps8 =
|goals8 =
|years9 = 2002–2003
|clubs9 = Sambrasense
|caps9 =
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|totalcaps = 424
|totalgoals = 11
|manageryears1 = 2003–2005
|managerclubs1 = Farense (assistant)
|manageryears2 = 2003
|managerclubs2 = Farense (interim)
|manageryears3 = 2006–2007
|managerclubs3 = Farense (assistant)
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Rui Pedro Rodrigues Eugénio (born 21 July 1966) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right or left-back.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=20096|title="Penalty" acendeu uma luz no fundo da classificação ao Farense|trans-title=Penalty lit up a light at the bottom of the table for Farense|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=5 December 1999|access-date=15 May 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/interior.aspx?content_id=29708|title=Eugénio: "Fui sempre preterido mesmo sem laterais"|trans-title=Eugénio: "They always left me out even without fullbacks"|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=6 April 2000|access-date=15 May 2015}}
Club career
Born in Almada, Setúbal District, Eugénio played at the professional level with S.C. Olhanense, R.D. Águeda, G.D. Estoril Praia, S.C. Farense (two spells) and S.C. Braga. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 272 games and five goals over the course of 11 seasons, in representation of the fourth and fifth clubs.
After retiring, Eugénio stayed connected with Farense as an assistant manager.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/interior.aspx?content_id=196343|title=Ricardo Formosinho: "Emblema do Farense é grande mas falta o resto"|trans-title=Ricardo Formosinho: "Badge of Farense is great but the rest is missing"|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=5 May 2004|access-date=15 May 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/detalhe/farense-regressa-a-competicao|title=Farense regressa à competição|trans-title=Farense return to competition|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=29 September 2006|access-date=21 April 2021}}
Personal life
Eugénio's son, Pedro, was also a footballer and a defender.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/estorias-made-in/made-in/eugenio-de-raca-na-bulgaria-mas-com-a-alma-no-sao-luis#/|title=Eugénio de raça na Bulgária, mas com a alma no São Luís|trans-title=Eugénio with heart in Bulgaria, but with soul at the São Luís|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Ricardo|last=Gouveia|language=pt|date=9 May 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{ForaDeJogo}}
- {{FPF national player|224287}}
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Category:20th-century Portuguese sportsmen
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Almada
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Segunda Divisão players
Category:S.C. Olhanense players