Rui Borges (footballer, born 1981)

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Rui Borges
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Borges with Sporting in 2024
Personal information
Full name Rui Manuel Gomes Borges
Date of birth (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Mirandela, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP (manager)
Youth career
1991–2000 Mirandela
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 Bragança 12 (4)
2001–2002 Paredes 36 (1)
2002–2004 Braga B 40 (1)
2004–2005 Mirandela
2005–2007 Bragança
2007–2008 Trofense 7 (0)
2008 → Moreirense (loan) 15 (0)
2008–2009 Moreirense 16 (0)
2009–2012 Mirandela 91 (26)
2012–2013 Famalicão 29 (2)
2013 Freamunde 2 (0)
2013–2015 Bragança 56 (8)
2015–2017 Mirandela 53 (6)
Managerial career
2017–2019 Mirandela
2019–2020 Académico de Viseu
2020–2021 Académica
2021–2022 Nacional
2022–2023 Vilafranquense
2023 Mafra
2023–2024 Moreirense
2024 Vitória Guimarães
2024– Sporting CP
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Manuel Gomes Borges (born 7 July 1981) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

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Playing career

A youth graduate of hometown club Mirandela, Borges made his senior debut with Bragança during the 2000–01 Segunda Divisão B. He subsequently represented Paredes and Braga B in the same division, before returning to Mirandela in 2004, with the club in Terceira Divisão.

In June 2007, after another stint at Bragança, Borges signed for Segunda Liga side Trofense. [1] He made his professional debut on 4 August, starting in a 2–1 home win over Feirense for the season's Taça da Liga, but only featured rarely and was subsequently loaned to third division club Moreirense in January 2008.

Borges signed a permanent deal with Moreirense after his loan spell, but returned to Mirandela in 2009. He scored a career-best 12 goals during the 2010–11 season, helping in the club's promotion to the third level after two years.

On 6 June 2012, Borges agreed to a contract with Famalicão. [2] After being regularly used, he moved to Freamunde in June 2013, but left in September to return to Bragança. [3]

In July 2015, Borges was announced back at his first club Mirandela. [4] He was a regular starter during his two-year spell, and retired in June 2017, aged 35.

Coaching career

Early career

Immediately after retiring, Borges took up coaching at his last club Mirandela. [5] On 5 February 2019, he left to take over second division side Académico de Viseu. [6]

Borges left Viseu on a mutual agreement on 11 July 2020, [7] and was named in charge of fellow league team Académica de Coimbra in the following day. [8] On 22 September 2021, after seven winless matches into the new season, he was sacked, [9] but was appointed Nacional manager just hours later. [10]

Borges announced his departure from Nacional on 18 May 2022, [11] and replaced Filipe Gouveia at the helm of Vilafranquense nine days later. [12] He resigned from the club on 7 February 2023, after having discrepancies with the board, [13] and was named manager of Mafra three days later. [14]

Moreirense

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Borges as manager of Moreirense in 2023

Borges left Mafra on 1 June 2023, [15] and was announced as manager of Primeira Liga side Moreirense on 4 July. [16] On his top-flight debut on 14 August, the team lost 2–1 at home to Porto. [17]

On 5 December 2023, with Moreirense sitting in sixth place in the Primeira Liga, having recently secured a 0–0 draw with Benfica at the Estádio da Luz, Borges signed a three-year contract extension. [18] He finished the campaign in that position, the club's best-ever inputs in the top tier. [19]

Vitória de Guimarães

After being linked to Vitória de Guimarães' vacant managerial role, [20] Borges signed a two-year contract with the club on 28 May 2024. [21] He led the side to an unbeaten status in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, winning all six matches of the qualifying rounds and totalling four wins and two draws in the league phase. [22]

Sporting CP

On 26 December 2024, Borges was presented as new manager of Sporting CP; [23] the club reportedly paid a € 4.1 million fee for his transfer. [24]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 March 2025 [25]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Mirandela 27 June 20175 February 2019552912148454+30052.73
Académico de Viseu 5 February 201911 July 2020462110155950+9045.65
Académica 12 July 202022 September 2021441913125749+8043.18
Nacional 23 September 202118 May 20223013894837+11043.33
Vilafranquense 27 May 20227 February 2023249873027+3037.50
Mafra 10 February 20231 June 2023157622317+6046.67
Moreirense 4 July 202328 May 202436168123838+0044.44
Vitória Guimarães 28 May 202426 December 20243018755625+31060.00
Sporting CP 26 December 2024present178632919+10047.06
Career totals2971407879424316+108047.14

References

  1. ↑ "António Conceição assina por um ano" [Antonio Conceição signs for a year] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bertinho e Rui Borges no Famalicão" [Bertinho and Rui Borges at Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Digital de Vizela. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bragança contratou Rui Borges" [Bragança signed Rui Borges] (in Portuguese). Mensageiro de Bragança. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "SC Mirandela com treze caras novas" [SC Mirandela with thirteen new faces] (in Portuguese). Mensageiro de Bragança. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rui Borges é treinador do S.C. Mirandela" [Rui Borges is manager of S.C. Mirandela] (in Portuguese). Jornal Nordeste. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rui Borges troca Mirandela por Académico de Viseu" [Rui Borges exchanges Mirandela for Académico de Viseu] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "II Liga: Rui Borges deixa Académico de Viseu" [II Liga: Rui Borges leaves Académico de Viseu] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Rui Borges é o novo treinador da Académica de Coimbra" [Rui Borges is the new manager of Académica de Coimbra] (in Portuguese). Observador. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Académica confirma saída de Rui Borges e há um nome bem colocado para a sucessão" [Académica confirm departure of Rui Borges and there is a name well-placed for succession] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Rui Borges troca a Académica pelo Nacional" [Rui Borges exchanges Académica for Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rui Borges deixa Nacional" [Rui Borges leaves Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Rui Borges substitui Filipe Gouveia no comando técnico do Vilafranquense" [Rui Borges replaces Filipe Gouveia at the helm of Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "II Liga: Rui Borges de saída do Vilafranquense" [II Liga: Rui Borges leaving Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Rui Borges é o novo treinador do Mafra" [Rui Borges is the new manager of Mafra] (in Portuguese). Record. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rui Borges deixa Mafra e está bem posicionado para assumir o Moreirense" [Rui Borges leaves Mafra and is well-placed to take over Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Rui Borges: "Seremos uma equipa forte, competitiva, intensa e com qualidade"" [Rui Borges: "We will be a strong, competitive, intense and quality team"] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Moreirense correu e marcou, mas, com a quebra de ritmo, só assustou" [Moreirense ran and scored, but, with the break in rhythm, only scared] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Guimarães. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Rui Borges renova com o Moreirense até 2026" [Rui Borges renews with Moreirense until 2026] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Rui Borges faz história no Moreirense" [Rui Borges makes history at Moreirense] (in Portuguese). PromoSport. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Rui Borges: «Ser associado a clube como o Vitória deixa-me lisonjeado»" [Rui Borges: "Being linked to a club like Vitória leaves me flattered"] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Rui Borges no comando até 2026" [Rui Borges in charge until 2026] (in Portuguese). Vitória SC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Ambição de Rui Borges marcou rápido consenso: os bastidores da contratação" [Rui Borges' ambition provided quick consensus: the background of the signing] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  23. ↑ ""É um sonho representar o Campeão Nacional"" ["It is a dream to represent the national champion"] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "Oficial: Sporting paga 4,1 milhões, Rui Borges assina até 2026+1" [Official: Sporting pay 4.1 million, Rui Borges signs until 2026+1] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  25. ↑ Rui Borges coach profile at Soccerway
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