| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Rui Lopes Águas | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-04-28)28 April 1960 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Benfica | ||
| 1974–1977 | CAC Pontinha | ||
| 1977–1978 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Real Benfica | ||
| 1980–1982 | Sesimbra | ||
| 1982–1983 | Atlético | 22 | (2) |
| 1983–1985 | Portimonense | 46 | (10) |
| 1985–1988 | Benfica | 74 | (35) |
| 1988–1990 | Porto | 64 | (30) |
| 1990–1994 | Benfica | 99 | (42) |
| 1994 | Estrela Amadora | 9 | (4) |
| 1995 | Reggiana | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 326 | (123) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1993 | Portugal | 31 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Portugal (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Estoril | ||
| 2000 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2002–2003 | Marítimo (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2006 | Braga (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Cape Verde | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pharco | ||
| 2018–2019 | Cape Verde | ||
| 2020 | Santos (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Boavista (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Zamalek (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Zamalek (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Rui Lopes Águas (born 28 April 1960) is a Portuguese former professionalfootballer who played as astriker, currently amanager.
He had highly successful spells at two ofthe biggest clubs in Portugal,Benfica andPorto, amassingPrimeira Liga totals of 292 games and 121 goals over 12 seasons.
Águas represented thePortugal national team at the1986 World Cup.
Born inLisbon, Águas started his career with amateurs Real Desportivo Benfica, and later went on to representG.D. Sesimbra in theTerceira Divisão andAtlético Clube de Portugal inSegunda Divisão. He turned professional in the1983–84 season, when he signed forPortimonense S.C. of thePrimeira Liga.
Moving toS.L. Benfica in 1985, Águas scored an average of 12 goals in his first spell, helping the capital club to the league on three occasions. He was present at the1988 European Cup final, as they lost 6–5on penalties toPSV Eindhoven.[1]
Águas joinedFC Porto in summer 1988, winning the league inhis second year and contributing to the conquest with 17 goals. However, he returned to Benfica after only two years, and proceeded to net a career-best 25 times in thefirst season upon his return as the team finished in top position. In the last round againstS.C. Beira-Mar, the game after they had been crowned champions, he bagged two second-half goals in an eventual 3–0 home win, narrowly edging Porto'sDomingos – who played first and scored four in a 5–0 victory overVitória de Guimarães, finishing with 24 – in theBola de Prata race.[2][3]
In thelast edition of the European Cup, Águas suffered an horrific foot injury againstFC Dynamo Kyiv,[4] but still managed five league goals in only 14 matches. Already 34, he moved clubs but stayed in Lisbon, joining lowlyC.F. Estrela da Amadora. His career ended after an abroad spell which was his first and only at the age of 34, at Italy'sAC Reggiana 1919.[5]
Águas played his first match forPortugal on 3 April 1985, a 2–0 loss toItaly in afriendly. He was present at the1986 FIFA World Cup, playing as asubstitute in the 3–1 defeat againstMorocco.
In total, Águas received 31caps for the national team, scoring ten goals. His last game was for the1994 World Cup qualifiers on 17 November 1993, losing to Italy 1–0.[6][7]
In the early 2000s, Águas coachedVitória F.C. and acted as assistant atC.S. Marítimo andS.C. Braga. He managed six wins, three draws and nine losses for the first side in the1999–2000 campaign, which ended in top-division relegation.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Águas was namedCape Verde coach in August 2014, replacinginterim Men Ramires and signing a two-year contract.[14] He led them to three draws in the2015 Africa Cup of Nations, in an eventual group phase elimination.[15][16][17] He resigned from his position on 1 January 2016, alleging unpaid wages.[18]
In February 2017, Águas was part of a candidate shortlist for the vacantRwanda national team manager role.[19] He returned to the Cape Verde helm in May of the following year.[20][21]
Águas returned to club duties in late December 2019, being included in his compatriotJesualdo Ferreira's staff atSantos FC of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A.[22]
Águas' father,José, was a stellar footballer (also striker) for Benfica, mainly in the 1950s.[23] He had two siblings, his sister Maria Helena (known asLena d'Água) having a prolific career in the country'spop music.[24] His cousin,Raul Águas, was also a footballer and manager for several years.
Águas met his wife, Leonor, in college as they were from the same class. They fathered three children, son André (born in 1985), daughter Mariana (1987, who went on to work as a reporter atCMTV) and son Martim (1993) who was also a footballer.[25][26]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portimonense | 1983–84 | Primeira Divisão | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 1984–85 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 10 | ||||
| Benfica | 1985–86 | Primeira Divisão | 22 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3[a] | 1 | — | 33 | 17 | |
| 1986–87 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 20 | ||
| 1987–88 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8[c] | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 18 | ||
| Total | 74 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 55 | ||
| Porto | 1988–89 | Primeira Divisão | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 41 | 16 |
| 1989–90 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5[d] | 3 | — | 39 | 24 | |||
| Total | 64 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 40 | ||
| Benfica | 1990–91 | Primeira Divisão | 37 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 26 | |
| 1991–92 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 1 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Total | 99 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 128 | 49 | ||
| Estrela Amadora | 1994–95 | Primeira Divisão | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | |||
| Reggiana | 1994–95 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 304 | 121 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 385 | 158 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 10 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[6][29] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 1989 | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6 October 1989 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 October 1989 | Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken, West Germany |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 11 October 1989 | Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken, West Germany | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 29 August 1990 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  West Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 17 October 1990 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 7 | 23 January 1991 | Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens, Greece |  Greece | 1–1 | 2–3 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 8 | 20 February 1991 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal |  Malta | 1–0 | 5–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 9 | 24 January 1993 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 10 November 1993 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Estonia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Estoril |  | August 1999 | January 2000 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 044.44 | [30][citation needed] |
| Vitória Setúbal | | 16 January 2000 | October 2000 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 033.33 | [30][citation needed] |
| Cape Verde |  | August 2014 | 1 January 2016 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 056.25 | [31] |
| Cape Verde | | May 2018 | December 2019 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 025.00 | [32] |
| Career total | 70 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 93 | 74 | +19 | 040.00 | — | |||
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