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Brazilian footballer

Rui Rei
Personal information
Full name Rui Rei de Araújo
Date of birth (1953-01-17) 17 January 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Flamengo 20 (6)
1975 → Ponte Preta (loan)
1975–1976 Portuguesa 45 (17)
1977 Ponte Preta
1978–1981 Corinthians 78 (21)
1979 → America-RJ (loan)
1980 → Botafogo (loan)
1981 Rio Negro
1982 Deportes Tolima
1982 Taubaté
1983 São Cristóvão
1983–1986 Portuguesa-RJ
1987–1988 Sestao River
1989 Nova Cidade
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024

Rui Rei de Araújo (born 17 January 1953), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Rui Rei emerged in football in a community project in the Cruzada de São Sebastião [pt] favela. Taken to Flamengo, he was part of the club's squad from 1970 to 1974, when he was part of the state champion squad. He played for Portuguesa subsequently, making 45 appearances and scoring 17 goals.

In 1977 he played for AA Ponte Preta and was one of the highlights of the team's campaign that reached the state final that year, even scoring the winning goal for Ponte Preta over Corinthians in the second leg of the final, which would force an extra match.

However, in the third game of the final, he was sent off by referee Dulcídio Wanderley Boschilla right at 16th minute of the match, after offended him. Rui Rei was later accused of having forced the expulsion, as a few days after the finals, won by Corinthians, putting an end to the club's title drought, Rui Rei was announced as a reinforcement for the club. With Corinthians, he would go on to win the state title in 1979.

Honours

Flamengo
Corinthians

References

  1. "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Rui Rei)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
  3. "Rui Rei, Ídolo do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. "Que fim levou? Rui Rei". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. "Eu caminho com a polêmica". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2024.

External links

  • Rui Rei at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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