Rui Pedro Godinho Cordeiro (born 14 October 1976 in Figueira da Foz) was a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He has a degree in veterinary medicine.
Cordeiro played as a prop for Académica de Coimbra. He won the National II Division title in 1998-99 and 2006-07, and the National I Division title in 2003-04. He has won 45 caps for the Portuguese national team, from 2002 to 2007, having scored 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate.
He was a member of the Portugal squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and played in all four games. He scored Portugal's only try in their 108-13 loss to New Zealand on 15 September 2007. The try was particularly memorable for the Portuguese because it was achieved in a maul with the All Blacks.
He announced that he was leaving the National Team and the competition after the tournament.
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