Rui Monteiro (footballer, born 1977)

Rui Almeida Monteiro (born 15 June 1977) is a Cape Verdean retired professional football player.

Rui Monteiro

Personal information
Full name	Rui Almeida Monteiro
Date of birth	(1977-06-15) 15 June 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	FC Dordrecht	56	(5)
2000–2003	Sparta	60	(0)
2003	Portimonense	27	(0)
2004–2006	FC Dordrecht	67	(4)
2006–2009	Leonidas
International career
2003–2005	Cape Verde	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Cape Verde, he made his debut in professional football on 22 August 1998 for FC Dordrecht in a game against HFC Haarlem replacing Giovanni Franken in the 83rd minute.

He played in the Eredivisie for Sparta, but was released by the club after the 2002/03 season.^[1] He signed for Portuguese side Portimonense,^[2] only to return to Dordrecht in summer 2004.^[3] He was released by them in 2006^[4] and later played for amateur sides Leonidas, Zwaluwen and ZBC'97.

See also

• Sparta Rotterdam season 2001–02
• Sparta Rotterdam season 2002–03