Rui Miguel Nereu de Branco Batista (born 4 February 1986), known as Nereu, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Miguel Nereu de Branco Batista | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcanena, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Benfica B | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Benfica | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Académica | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Arouca | 22 | (0) |
| 2013 | Mirandela | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Freamunde | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Tondela | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Freamunde | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 136 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNereu was born in Alcanena, Santarém District. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system,[1][2] he made his senior debut on 18 October 2005 during a UEFA Champions League group stage game at Villarreal CF, after an early injury to Quim.[3] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga four days later, as the same thing happened in a 2–0 home win over C.F. Estrela da Amadora;[4] he again took the field against the Spaniards in the Champions League group phase, featuring the full 90 minutes of the 0–1 home loss.[5]
As habitual backup José Moreira was also injured Nereu, who had also played with the club's reserves before their extinction, went on to take part in two more matches. In 2007, he was sold to Académica de Coimbra,[6] backing up veteran Pedro Roma in his first season. However, following the signing of Slovak Boris Peškovič, he was further demoted to third-choice.[7]
From January 2011 to June 2012, Nereu represented F.C. Arouca of the Segunda Liga,[8] playing 14 games in his only full campaign. He subsequently alternated between his country's second and third tiers.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Benfica-Sporting (juvenis), 1–3: Síndrome das cabinas (Benfica-Sporting (youth), 1–3: Locker room syndrome); Record, 9 June 2003 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Encarnados chegam ao título de juniores com Baião no coração (Reds win junior championship with Baião in their hearts); Record, 11 June 2004 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Villarreal, rey del empate (Villarreal, king of draws); UEFA, 18 October 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Benfica-E. Amadora, 2–0: A águia em lua-de-mel (Benfica-E. Amadora, 2–0: Eagle on honeymoon); Record, 23 October 2005 (in Portuguese)
- ^ El Villarreal, líder del Grupo D (Villarreal, Group D leaders); UEFA, 2 November 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rui Nereu reforça Briosa (Rui Nereu strengthens Briosa); Record, 5 June 2007 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Académica: os mesmos mas sem Madej para o E. Amadora (Académica: same guys but without Madej for E. Amadora); Mais Futebol, 31 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Rui Nereu é o novo senhor da baliza (Rui Nereu is new goal master); Record, 22 December 2010 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Rui Nereu procura clube (Rui Nereu looks for club); Record, 28 December 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Rui Nereu: "O meu percurso poderia ter sido idêntico ao do Rui Patrício" (Rui Nereu: "My career could have been like that of Rui Patrício"); Bancada, 25 February 2018 (in Portuguese)
External links
edit- Rui Nereu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rui Nereu national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Rui Nereu at Soccerway
