Rui Pedro Correia Nunes (born 7 January 1990), known as Ruca, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Pedro Correia Nunes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tábua, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Tabuense | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tourizense | ||
| 2001–2002 | Vila do Mato | ||
| 2002–2003 | Tourizense | ||
| 2003–2009 | Porto | ||
| 2005–2006 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Marítimo B | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Tourizense (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Nogueirense | 42 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Académico Viseu | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Lusitano Vildemoinhos | 128 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Oliveira Hospital | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Castro Daire | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 214 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Tábua, Coimbra District, Ruca all but spent his entire senior career in the Portuguese lower leagues. In early February 2015, he signed a five-month contract with Segunda Liga club Académico de Viseu F.C. from A.D. Nogueirense,[2] making his debut in the competition on 15 April in a 0–0 home draw against FC Porto B.[3]
Ruca returned to the third division in the summer of 2016, joining Lusitano FCV in the same region.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ruca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "DESPORTO: RUCA troca Nogueirense por Académico de Viseu" [SPORT: RUCA swaps Nogueirense for Académico de Viseu]. A Comarca de Arganil (in Portuguese). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Ac. Viseu-FC Porto B, 0–0: Nulo penaliza equipa da casa" [Ac. Viseu-FC Porto B, 0–0: All-nil a punishment for home team]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Diogo Freire é o primeiro reforço do Académico de Viseu" [Diogo Freire is Académico de Viseu's first addition] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Ponte, Pedro (13 June 2019). "Lusitano de Vildemoinhos: Ruca renova até junho de 2020" [Lusitano de Vildemoinhos: Ruca renews until June 2020]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
External links edit
- Ruca at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Ruca national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Ruca at Soccerway
