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

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Athletic-MG. He amassed

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totals of 162 matches and 12 goals over ten seasons, representing Belenenses, Estrela da Amadora and

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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, leading Farense and Trofense to promotion from the third tier.

Playing career

Born in

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, Duarte joined the youth ranks of local

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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

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and Leixões SC. After signing in summer 2006 from C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Duarte went on to spend the better part of his 19-year senior career with

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 He rescinded his contract in November 2014, and moved to their

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rivals

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for the new year.

Coaching career

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

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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 third division with a

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victory against U.D. Vilafranquense in the semi-finals, but lost the championship game 2–1 to C.D. Mafra 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. after the sacking of Luís Loureiro but, on 17 December, he quit having won once in nine fixtures and the team's ranking unaltered. Duarte signed for C.D. Trofense on 27 December 2020, after the resignation of António Barbosa. On 6 June the following year, his team were crowned champions of division three via an

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goal by Keffel against Estrela. His resignation was accepted on 19 November, with the team 14th in the second tier. Duarte was appointed manager of S.C. Braga's under-23 side in June 2022. On 3 April 2024, he was promoted to the first team following Artur Jorge's departure to

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and until the arrival of Daniel Sousa at the start of the following campaign. His debut three days later was a 3–0 loss at home to F.C. Arouca, the team led precisely by Sousa. On 20 October 2024, Duarte became C.S. Marítimo's third coach of the second-division season after Fábio Pereira and

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. Sacked the following 6 January, he moved abroad for the first time in his career on 4 June 2025, after taking over

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side Athletic-MG.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Trofense * Campeonato de Portugal: 2020–21

References

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