Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tirsense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ribeira de Pena | ||
| 1996 | Pevidém | ||
| 1997–1999 | Aves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2015 | Aves | 197 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Serzedelo (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2015– | Tirsense | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2015. | |||
Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo (born 9 December 1980), known as Faria, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Tirsense as a goalkeeper.
He spent most of his professional career with Aves.
Football career
Born in Guimarães, Faria joined C.D. Aves' youth system in early 1997. He made his senior debuts with amateurs GD Serzedelo in his native region, returning after one season on loan in the fourth division.
After being used intermittently Faria became the undisputed starter in 2004, helping to Aves' promotion to the Primeira Liga two years later after an absence of more than 20 years. He made his debut in the competition on 26 August 2006 in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Beira-Mar, and kept his starting place until the following January transfer window, when he lost it to veteran Nuno Espírito Santo.
In April 2007 Faria suffered a season-ending injury, as Aves was finally relegated as last.[1] He appeared in a further 84 second level matches until his departure from the club, in June 2015.
References
- ↑ "D. Aves: Neca prescinde de Diego Gama e do lesionado Rui Faria" [D. Aves: Neca loses Diego Gama and injured Rui Faria] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 April 2007.
External links
- Rui Faria at footballzz.co.uk
- Rui Faria profile at ForaDeJogo
- Rui Faria profile at Soccerway