José Rui Lopes Águas (born 28 April 1960) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a striker, and is a current

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. He had highly successful spells at two of the biggest clubs in Portugal, Benfica and

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, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 292 games and 121 goals over 12 seasons. Águas represented the Portugal national team at the

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Playing career

Club

Born in Lisbon, Águas started his career with amateurs Real Desportivo Benfica, and later went on to represent G.D. Sesimbra in the

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and Atlético Clube de Portugal in

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. He turned professional in the 1983–84 season, when he signed for Portimonense S.C. of the Primeira Liga. Moving to

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in 1985, Águas scored an average of 12 goals in his first spell, helping the capital club to the league on three occasions. He was present at the

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, as they lost 6–5 on penalties to

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. Águas joined FC Porto in summer 1988, winning the league in his second year and contributing to the conquest with 17 goals. However, he returned to Benfica after only two years, and proceeded to net a career-best 25 times in the first season upon his return as the team finished in top position. In the last round against

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, the game after they had been crowned champions, he bagged two second-half goals in an eventual 3–0 home win, narrowly edging Porto's Domingos – who played first and scored four in a 5–0 victory over

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, finishing with 24 – in the '' Bola de Prata'' race. In the last edition of the European Cup, Águas suffered an horrific foot injury against FC Dynamo Kyiv, but still managed five league goals in only 14 matches. Already 34, he moved clubs but stayed in Lisbon, joining lowly C.F. Estrela da Amadora. His career ended after an abroad spell which was his first and only at the age of 34, at Italy's

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International

Águas played his first match for

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on 3 April 1985, a 0–2 loss to

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in a friendly. He was present at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, playing as a substitute in the 1–3 defeat against

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. In total, Águas received 31

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for the national team, scoring ten goals. His last game was for the 1994 World Cup qualifiers on 17 November 1993, losing to Italy 1–0.

Coaching career

In the early 2000s, Águas coached Vitória F.C. and acted as assistant at

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and

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. He managed six wins, three draws and nine losses for the first side in the 1999–2000 campaign, which ended in top-division relegation. Águas was named Cape Verde coach in August 2014, replacing

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Men Ramires and signing a two-year contract. He led them to three draws in the

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, in an eventual group phase elimination. He resigned from his position on 1 January 2016, alleging unpaid wages. In February 2017, Águas was part of a candidate shortlist for the vacant Rwanda national team manager role. He returned to the Cape Verde helm in May of the following year. Águas returned to club duties in late December 2019, being included in his compatriot

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's staff at

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of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Personal life

Águas' father,

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, was a stellar footballer (also striker) for Benfica, mainly in the 1950s. He had two siblings, his sister Maria Helena (known as Lena d'Água) having a prolific career in the country's

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. His cousin, Raul Águas, was also a footballer and manager for several years. Águas met his wife, Leonor, in college as they were from the same class. They fathered three children, son André (born in 1985), daughter Mariana (1987, who went on to work as a reporter at

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) and son Martim (1993) who was also a footballer.

Career statistics

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International

International goals

Managerial statistics

Honours

Club

Benfica * Primeira Liga: 1986–87,

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, 1993–94 *

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: 1985–86, 1986–87,

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Porto *Primeira Liga: 1989–90 *Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up:

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Individual

*Primeira Liga top scorer:

*European Cup top scorer: 1987–88 *Taça de Portugal top scorer: 1985–86

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguas, Rui 1960 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players G.D. Sesimbra footballers Atlético Clube de Portugal players Portimonense S.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers FC Porto players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Serie A players A.C. Reggiana 1919 players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Champions League top scorers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers G.D. Estoril Praia managers Vitória F.C. managers Cape Verde national football team managers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Cape Verde Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cape Verde Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Santos FC non-playing staff

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