Rui José Capela Batista (born 6 May 1969) is a Portuguese football coach and former player whose last appointment was the head coach of Bruneian club DPMM playing in the Singapore Premier League.[1]

Rui Capela
Capela in 2024
Personal information
Full name Rui José Capela Batista
Date of birth (1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Beja, Portugal
Managerial career
Years Team
2004–2005 Lagoa (technical director)
2006–2007 Portimonense (technical director)
2007–2010 Esperança Lagos (technical director)
2011–2013 3 de Febrero
2014 Mohammedan SC
2014–2015 Wydad AC (technical director)
2015 Kruoja Pakruojis
2015–2021 Al-Khor (assistant manager)
2022 Esperança Lagos
2023 1. SC Znojmo
2023 Salam Zgharta
2024 DPMM
2024 Brunei

Biography

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Capela was born on 6 May 1969, in Beja. As a football player, he played for several clubs until he ended his career at the age of 32 due to injury. He was an international player for the Portugal national team in the U16 and U18 categories and played under the guidance of Carlos Queiroz in the national team.

Managerial career

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After retiring from his career as a football player, Capela went on to work as technical director in the Algarve region for club like Quarteirense, Grupo Desportivo Lagoa, Portimonense and Esperança Lagos until 2010.

3 de Febrero

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Capela finished his first level degree as a coach at the National School of Physical Education in Paraguay in 2011, where he joined 3 de Febrero that plays in the second tier league as technical director and won the Paraguayan División Intermedia league title in 2013. He also coached the youth team where he won his first championship as head coach.[2]

Mohammedan SC

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In January 2014, Capela Batista emigrated to Bangladesh to train Mohammedan SC[3] where he won the Bangladesh Federation Cup.

Wydad AC

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In August 2014, Capela joined Morocco side Wydad AC, and returned to the role of technical director where he steered the club to win the 2014–15 Botola title.[4]

Kruoja Pakruojis

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On 15 February 2015, Capela joined Lithuanian side FK Kruoja Pakruojis as head coach.[5] After leaving the club, he went on to complete his level 4 UEFA Pro License.

Al-Khor

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In August 2015, Capela signed for Qatar's Al-Khor where he started by training the B team and also manages the U23 team. He renewed his contract with the club in May 2016.[6] In February 2019, Capela was promoted to assistant manager to the main team at Al-Khor.

During the 2019–20 season, Capela aggregated the functions of managers for the U23 and U19 team. In May 2020, Al-Khor U19 were crowned national champions.

1. SC Znojmo

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On 25 February 2023, Capela joined Czech club 1. SC Znojmo FK as a head coach ahead of the 2022–23 season.

DPMM and Brunei national team

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In January 2024, Capela was announced by DPMM as their head coach ahead of their 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season campaign.[1] While managing the professional club side, he was given an opportunity to coach the Brunei national football team in June 2024.[7] He ended his short tenure with two victories in as many games, both against Sri Lanka.[8] He abruptly left the club in early July due to personal reasons.[9]

Honours

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Club Atlético 3 de Febrero

Mohammedan SC

Wydad AC

Al-Khor

  • Qatar U19 Championship: 2019–20

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rui Batista to coach DPMM FC season 2024". DPMM FC. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Rui Capela: um português de sucesso no Paraguai :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Rui Capela: um português à procura de levantar um "gigante adormecido" no Bangladesh :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ "A volta ao mundo de Capela: "Tenho feito um percurso a pulso" :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Lituânia: Rui Capela comanda Kruoja Pakruojis". www.record.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Rui Capela renova pelo Al Khor". www.record.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Brunei ready for Sri Lanka friendly, says head coach". Borneo Bulletin. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Batista departs national team after winning streak". Borneo Bulletin. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Rui Capela decided to leave DPMM FC". DPMM FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.