Rui Pedro Viegas Silva Gomes Duarte (born 16 September 1978) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a central midfielder, currently a

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. He amassed

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totals of 162 matches and 12 goals over ten seasons, representing

Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Reste ...

Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela da Amadora (), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in ...

and

Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

in the competition. He added 164 games and 26 goals in the Segunda Liga, for four clubs. In 2017, Duarte began working as a coach.

Playing career

Born in

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, Duarte joined the youth ranks of local

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

as an 11-year-old, making his

debut for the club in the 1999–2000 season (seven matches, one goal). He took his game to the Segunda Liga in 2003, representing in quick succession

Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it plays in the Division of Honour in the Coimbra Football Associ ...

and

Leixões SC The Port of Leixões ( pt, Porto de Leixões, ) is one of Portugal's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto. Leixões Sport Club The Port of Leixões ( pt, P ...

. After signing in the summer of 2006 from

C.F. Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela da Amadora (), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in ...

, Duarte went on to spend the better part of his 19-year senior career with

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

, winning the

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and remaining with the team in the top division for the following five seasons, with him as

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. He rescinded his contract in November 2014, and moved to their Algarve rivals

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2021–22 season in the Liga Portugal ...

for the new year.

Coaching career

After retiring in 2015 at the age of 37, Duarte worked as an assistant to

Lázaro Oliveira Lázaro Fonseca Costa Oliveira (born 27 August 1967), known simply as Lázaro in his playing days, is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and the current manager for Macau national football team. Playing career Lá ...

at Farense, and took the helm on the latter's dismissal on 2 April 2017. In his first full season in charge of the side from Faro he won promotion from the

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with a penalty shootout victory against

U.D. Vilafranquense União Desportiva Vilafranquense is a Portuguese football club from Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District. It currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of the Portuguese football league system, following its promotion in 2019. The oth ...

in the semi-finals, but lost the championship game 2–1 to

C.D. Mafra Clube Desportivo Mafra is a Portuguese football club, currently playing in the Liga Bwin. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra. Founded in 1965 ...

on 10 June 2018. On 4 February 2019, Duarte resigned from Farense, who were tenth in second tier after a five-game winless run that left them that many points outside the relegation zone. He returned to the same league on 4 October at second-from-bottom

Casa Pia A.C. Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many ...

after the sacking of

Luís Loureiro Luis Fernando da Graça Loureiro (born 4 December 1976) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 142 matches and 15 goals over seven seasons, representing mai ...

but, on 17 December, he quit having won once in nine fixtures and the team's ranking unaltered.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Rui 1978 births Living people Portuguese footballers Footballers from Lisbon Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Olhanense players S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players C.F. Os Belenenses players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players Leixões S.C. players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players S.C. Farense players Portuguese football managers Liga Portugal 2 managers S.C. Farense managers C.D. Trofense managers