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 Vitória Guimarães.
 Borges with Moreirense in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Manuel Gomes Borges | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mirandela, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães (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 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Moreirense | ||
| 2024– | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editA 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
editImmediately 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]
On 5 December 2023, with Moreirense sitting in sixth place in the Primeira Liga, having recently secured a 0–0 draw with Benfica at the Estádio da Luz, Borges signed a three-year contract extension.[18]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 10 November 2024[19]
| 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 | 52.73 |
| Académico de Viseu | 5 February 2019 | 11 July 2020 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 45.65 |
| Académica | 12 July 2020 | 22 September 2021 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 43.18 |
| Nacional | 23 September 2021 | 18 May 2022 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 43.33 |
| Vilafranquense | 27 May 2022 | 7 February 2023 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 37.50 |
| Mafra | 10 February 2023 | 1 June 2023 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 46.67 |
| Moreirense | 4 July 2023 | 28 May 2024 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 38 | +0 | 44.44 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 28 May 2024 | Present | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 68.18 |
| Career totals | 272 | 129 | 68 | 75 | 379 | 289 | +90 | 47.43 | ||
References
edit- ^ "António Conceição assina por um ano" [Antonio Conceição signs for a year] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Bertinho e Rui Borges no Famalicão" [Bertinho and Rui Borges at Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Digital de Vizela. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Bragança contratou Rui Borges" [Bragança signed Rui Borges] (in Portuguese). Mensageiro de Bragança. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "SC Mirandela com treze caras novas" [SC Mirandela with thirteen new faces] (in Portuguese). Mensageiro de Bragança. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rui Borges troca a Académica pelo Nacional" [Rui Borges exchanges Académica for Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Rui Borges deixa Nacional" [Rui Borges leaves Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rui Borges renova com o Moreirense até 2026" [Rui Borges renews with Moreirense until 2026] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Rui Borges coach profile at Soccerway
External links
edit- Rui Borges at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rui Borges manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)