Rui Faria (footballer, born 1980)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ribeira de Pena | ||
| 1996 | Pevidém | ||
| 1997–1999 | Aves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2015 | Aves | 197 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Serzedelo (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Tirsense | 26 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Oliveirense | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fafe | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 270 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo (born 9 December 1980), known as Faria, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He spent most of his professional career with Aves.
Club career[edit]
Born in Guimarães, Faria joined C.D. Aves' youth system in early 1997. He made his senior debut with amateurs G.D. Serzedelo in his native region, returning after one season on loan in the fourth division.
After being used intermittently, Faria became the undisputed starter in 2004, helping to promotion to the Primeira Liga two years later after an absence of more than two decades. He made his debut in the competition on 26 August 2006 in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Beira-Mar,[2] and kept his starting place until the following January transfer window, when he lost it to veteran Nuno Espírito Santo.[3]
Faria suffered a season-ending injury in April 2007, as Aves were finally relegated as last.[4] He appeared in a further 84 Segunda Liga matches until his departure from the club, in June 2015.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Rui Faria" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Baptista, Rui (27 August 2006). "Golo de Jardel só deu para o empate" [Jardel goal could only help to draw]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "D. Aves: Nuno Espírito Santo reforça leque de opções de Neca" [D. Aves: Nuno Espírito Santo strengthens Neca's options] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "D. Aves: Neca prescinde de Diego Gama e do lesionado Rui Faria" [D. Aves: Neca leaves Diego Gama and injured Rui Faria out] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
