Rui Gil Soares de Barros (born 24 November 1965) is a Portuguese former professional
footballer
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who played as an
attacking midfielder
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, currently a
manager
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.
He played with success in Portugal (at
Porto
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), Italy – at
Juventus
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– and France (two clubs), later becoming a manager. Over eight seasons, he amassed
Primeira Liga
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totals of 191 matches and 43 goals, all with Porto.
Barros represented
Portugal
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on 36 occasions, scoring four goals.
Club career
Early years and Porto
Born in
Paredes,
Porto District
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, Barros began his senior career with
S.C. Covilhã
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in the
Segunda Liga. He helped
Varzim S.C.
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to promote to the
Primeira Liga
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in his second season as a professional.
Barros signed with
FC Porto
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for
1987–88, immediately having an impact: 12 goals in the league, which ended with the championship conquest, also being essential as the northerners began the campaign with two major achievements, the
European Super Cup against
AFC Ajax
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and the
Intercontinental Cup against
Peñarol
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(he also scored in the first leg of the Super Cup final). As a result, he was voted
Portuguese Footballer of the Year.
Abroad
Barros joined Italian side
Juventus F.C.
)''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback)
, founded = as Sport-Club Juventus
, ground = Juventus Stadium
, capacity = 41,507
, owner = Agnell ...
in the summer of 1988, where he chose to wear the number 8 shirt, turning down the opportunity to wear the prestigious
number 10 shirt which had previously belonged to the recently retired
Michel Platini
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, whose role he had inherited at the
Turin
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club. During his two-year tenure, he scored 19 goals in 95 appearances in all competitions and helped to a
Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
and
UEFA Cup
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double
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* Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character
* Th ...
in 1990.
Subsequently, Barros moved to
AS Monaco FC
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, originally for one year (eventually three). During his spell, he notably lost
the final
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of the
1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup to
SV Werder Bremen
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.
In the 1993 off-season, Barros signed with another team in France,
Olympique de Marseille
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, teaming up with compatriot
Paulo Futre
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After starting playing for Sporting, he moved to Porto – ...
– who left Porto for
Atlético Madrid
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precisely the year he arrived. The former contributed in helping them to a
second-place finish in the league, although the club was relegated following its involvement in a
match fixing scandal.
Return to Porto
In the summer of 1994, Barros returned to Porto, where he became an important attacking element in four of five consecutive league wins. He retired from football in June 2000, at the age of 34.
[
Barros stayed connected to his main club after his retirement, as a manager. After ]Co Adriaanse
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Playing career
As a professional player, Adriaanse played for six seasons with (now dissolved) De Volewijckers (from 1964 until 1970) and ...
resigned in August 2006 during the preseason, he was appointed interim coach for two matches, against England's Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
(2–1) and Manchester City (1–0).
Barros was also on the bench for the 3–0 win over Vitória F.C. in the domestic supercup, on 19 August 2006. Jesualdo Ferreira
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In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all of his country's Big Thre ...
was appointed shortly afterwards, and he stayed as his assistant during the following campaigns as Porto won the league four times in a row.
On 13 June 2018, Barros succeeded former Porto and Portugal teammate António Folha at the helm of Porto's reserves, who competed in the second tier. On 3 February 2021, with the team dead last with 16 games remaining, Folha was put back in the position.
International career
Whilst at Varzim, Barros was noticed by the Portugal national team, and made his senior debut on 29 March 1987 in a 2–2 draw against minnows Malta
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for the UEFA Euro 1988
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The tournament crowned the Nethe ...
qualifiers, playing the second half of the match held in Funchal
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, Madeira
)
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, song_type = Regional anthem
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. During his time with Juventus he was already a leading player, although he was unable to help his country qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup
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to be held in Italy.
Barros was overlooked for the squad picked by manager António Oliveira for Euro 1996
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in England. His last cap
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came on 14 December 1996 in a 0–0 draw with Germany
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in the 1998 World Cup qualifying phase, in Lisbon
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.
Style of play
A dynamic and hard-working team player, Barros was a diminutive attacking midfielder who was known in particular for his speed, stamina and technical ability, which allowed him to excel in Juventus' counter-attacking style of play under manager Dino Zoff
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. Tactically versatile, he was capable of playing in several offensive midfield
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and attacking positions.[
]
Career statistics
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Porto
*Primeira Divisão
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: 1987–88, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
*Taça de Portugal
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: 1987–88, 1997–98, 1999–00
*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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: 1993, 1994
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, 1996, 1998, 1999
* European Super Cup: 1987
* Intercontinental Cup: 1987
Juventus
*Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
: 1989–90[
*]UEFA Cup
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: 1989–90[
Monaco
*]Coupe de France
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: 1990–91
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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runner-up: 1991–92
Individual
* Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1988[
]
Manager
Porto
*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2006
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[
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References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
People from Paredes, Portugal
Sportspeople from Porto District
Portuguese footballers
Association football midfielders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.C. Covilhã players
Varzim S.C. players
FC Porto players
Serie A players
Juventus F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
AS Monaco FC players
Olympique de Marseille players
UEFA Cup winning players
Portugal under-21 international footballers
Portugal international footballers
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Monaco
Expatriate footballers in France
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
Portuguese football managers
Primeira Liga managers
Liga Portugal 2 managers
FC Porto managers
FC Porto B managers
FC Porto non-playing staff