Rui Nereu

Rui Nereu
Personal information
Full nameRui Miguel Nereu de Branco Batista
Date of birth4 February 1986
Place of birthAlcanena, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Tondela
Number13
Youth career
1995–2005Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Benfica B7(0)
2005–2007Benfica4(0)
2007–2010Académica16(0)
2011–2012Arouca22(0)
2013Mirandela14(0)
2013–2014Freamunde30(0)
2014–Tondela10(0)
National team
2003Portugal U172(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rui Miguel Nereu de Branco Batista (born 4 February 1986), known as Nereu, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Tondela as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Nereu was born in Alcanena, Santarém District. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system[1][2] he made his senior debut on 18 October 2005, during a UEFA Champions League group stage game at Villarreal CF, after an early injury to Quim.[3] Four days later he made his league debut, as the same thing happened during a 2–0 home win against C.F. Estrela da Amadora;[4] additionally he again featured against the Spaniards in the Champions League group phase, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss.[5]

As habitual backup José Moreira was also injured Nereu, who had also played with the club's B-side before its extinction, went on to appear in another two matches. In 2007 he was sold to Académica de Coimbra,[6] backing up veteran Pedro Roma in his first season; however, after the purchase of Slovak Boris Peškovič, he was further demoted to third-choice.

From January 2011-June 2012 Nereu represented F.C. Arouca in the second division,[7] appearing in 14 games in his only full campaign. He subsequently competed in his country's lower levels.

References

  1. ↑ Benfica-Sporting (juvenis), 1–3: Síndrome das cabinas (Benfica-Sporting (youth), 1–3: Locker room syndrome); Record, 9 June 2003 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Encarnados chegam ao título de juniores com Baião no coração (Reds win junior championship with Baião in their hearts); Record, 11 June 2004 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Villarreal, rey del empate (Villarreal, king of draws); UEFA.com, 18 October 2005 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Benfica-E. Amadora, 2–0: A águia em lua-de-mel (Benfica-E. Amadora, 2–0: Eagle on honeymoon); Record, 23 October 2005 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ El Villarreal, líder del Grupo D (Villarreal, Group D leader); UEFA.com, 2 November 2005 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Rui Nereu reforça Briosa (Rui Nereu strengthens Briosa); Record, 5 June 2007 (Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Rui Nereu é o novo senhor da baliza (Rui Nereu is new goal master); Record, 22 December 2010 (Portuguese)

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