Rui Nereu

Rui Nereu

Personal information
Full name	Rui Miguel Nereu de Branco Batista
Date of birth	(1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Alcanena, Portugal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1995–2005	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Benfica B	7	(0)
2005–2007	Benfica	4	(0)
2007–2010	Académica	16	(0)
2011–2012	Arouca	22	(0)
2013	Mirandela	14	(0)
2013–2014	Freamunde	30	(0)
2014–2015	Tondela	10	(0)
2015–2017	Freamunde	33	(0)
Total		136	(0)
International career
2003	Portugal U17	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Miguel Nereu de Branco Batista (born 4 February 1986), known as Nereu, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club 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] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga four days later, as the same thing happened in a 2–0 home win over C.F. Estrela da Amadora; ^[4] he again took the field against the Spaniards in the Champions League group phase, featuring the full 90 minutes of the 0–1 home loss. ^[5]

As habitual backup José Moreira was also injured Nereu, who had also played with the club's reserves before their extinction, went on to take part in two more matches. In 2007, he was sold to Académica de Coimbra, ^[6] backing up veteran Pedro Roma in his first season. However, following the signing of Slovak Boris Peškovič, he was further demoted to third-choice. ^[7]

From January 2011 to June 2012, Nereu represented F.C. Arouca of the Segunda Liga, ^[8] playing 14 games in his only full campaign. He subsequently alternated between his country's second and third tiers. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Benfica-Sporting (juvenis), 1–3: Síndrome das cabinas (Benfica-Sporting (youth), 1–3: Locker room syndrome); Record, 9 June 2003 (in 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 (in Portuguese)
3. Villarreal, rey del empate (Villarreal, king of draws); UEFA, 18 October 2005 (in 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 (in Portuguese)
5. El Villarreal, líder del Grupo D (Villarreal, Group D leaders); UEFA, 2 November 2005 (in Spanish)
6. Rui Nereu reforça Briosa (Rui Nereu strengthens Briosa); Record, 5 June 2007 (in Portuguese)
7. Académica: os mesmos mas sem Madej para o E. Amadora (Académica: same guys but without Madej for E. Amadora); Mais Futebol, 31 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
8. Rui Nereu é o novo senhor da baliza (Rui Nereu is new goal master); Record, 22 December 2010 (in Portuguese)
9. Rui Nereu procura clube (Rui Nereu looks for club); Record, 28 December 2017 (in Portuguese)
10. Rui Nereu: "O meu percurso poderia ter sido idêntico ao do Rui Patrício" (Rui Nereu: "My career could have been like that of Rui Patrício"); Bancada, 25 February 2018 (in Portuguese)

External links

• Rui Nereu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Rui Nereu national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Rui Nereu at Soccerway