Rui Manuel da Silva Correia (born 22 October 1967) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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. He appeared in 264 Primeira Liga matches over 15 seasons, mainly with

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Club career

Correia was born in

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. In a 21-year professional career he represented

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, FC Porto (winning two Primeira Liga championships and starting most of the games in 1997–98), S.C. Salgueiros, C.D. Feirense, A.D. Ovarense and G.D. Estoril Praia. Correia retired at almost 40, after four seasons in the

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– and one in

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with Feirense– and subsequently joined S.C. Olhanense as its goalkeeping coach. In 2010, he signed with top-flight club Académica de Coimbra in the same capacity.

International career

Correia earned two

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for

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and participated at

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, being an unused squad member for the quarter-finalists.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Correia, Rui 1967 births Living people People from São João da Madeira Portuguese footballers Association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players A.D. Sanjoanense players Sporting CP footballers Vitória F.C. players G.D. Chaves players S.C. Braga players FC Porto players S.C. Salgueiros players C.D. Feirense players A.D. Ovarense players G.D. Estoril Praia players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players Sportspeople from Aveiro District