Rui Lima

Rui Lima
Personal information
Full nameRui Manuel Pinto de Lima
Date of birth25 March 1978
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Oliveirense
Number23
Youth career
1988–1989Cerco do Porto
1989–1997Boavista
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–1998Gondomar
1998–1999Aves32(3)
1999–2000Chaves33(12)
2000–2001Aves32(4)
2001–2002Boavista13(1)
2002–2003Vitória Setúbal31(2)
2003Boavista1(0)
2004–2007Beira-Mar95(3)
2007Omonia6(1)
2008Nea Salamis11(2)
2008–2009Boavista29(3)
2009–2010Nea Salamis12(1)
2010Hapoel Haifa3(0)
2010–Oliveirense153(42)
National team
1998Portugal U202(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rui Manuel Pinto de Lima (born 25 March 1978) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for U.D. Oliveirense as a left midfielder.

Football career

Lima was born in Porto. During his early and mid-career he played for hometown's Boavista F.C. on two separate occasions, also representing Gondomar SC, C.D. Aves (twice), G.D. Chaves, Vitória de Setúbal and S.C. Beira-Mar, experiencing his most solid period whilst at the latter with four consecutive top division seasons.

In the 2007 summer Lima started an abroad adventure, joining Cypriot First Division side AC Omonia. However, he would finish the campaign with another team in the country, Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, returning to Boavista in 2008[1] with the club freshly relegated into the second level.

After Boavista dropped another category in 2008–09, Lima returned to Cyprus, linking up with another former side, Nea Salamina. In late January 2010, however, he changed teams – and countries – again, signing with Hapoel Haifa F.C. in Israel.

References

  1. ↑ "Jorge Silva e Rui Lima de volta ao Bessa" [Jorge Silva and Rui Lima back at Bessa] (in Portuguese). Boavista's official website. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

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