| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Manuel Guerreiro Nobre Esteves | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Farense (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Real Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1986 | Torreense | ? | (?) |
| 1986–1988 | Olhanense | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1990 | Louletano | 45 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Farense | 6 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Louletano | 29 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Torreense | 31 | (6) |
| 1993–1994 | Vitória Setúbal | 28 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Benfica | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Belenenses | 57 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Daewoo Royals | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Portosantense | ||
| 2006 | Maia | ||
| 2007 | Torreense | ||
| 2008–2009 | Fabril | ||
| 2009– | Farense | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rui Manuel Guerreiro Nobre Esteves (born 30 January 1967) is a former Portuguese professional footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder.
Born in Lisbon, Esteves made his professional debuts at the age of 18, playing for several teams in the Portuguese second division, most of them hailing from the Algarve region: S.C.U. Torreense, S.C. Olhanense and Louletano DC. His top level debuts occurred in 1990–91, but he played just six times for S.C. Farense, and resumed his career in the second level, representing old acquaintances Louletano and Torreense.
Late in 1994, after having helped Vitória de Setúbal finish sixth in the top division, Esteves earned himself a transfer to national powerhouse S.L. Benfica, but never settled with his hometown side, playing for a third club in the season as he was loaned to England's for Birmingham City.
He returned to Portugal in the following summer, playing two years for Benfica neighbours C.F. Os Belenenses, also in division one, and closed out his career at 33 after spells in Asia, with K-League's Daewoo Royals, and in the Chinese Jia-A League with Beijing Guoan.
In 2005, Esteves began working as a coach, starting with lowly C.D. Portosantense, F.C. Maia and Torreense. In December 2008, he was appointed head coach of Fabril Barreiro.[1][2]