Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira, OIH (pron. IPA: [ʁui 'ʒɔɾʒ(ɨ)]), known by Rui Jorge, (born March 27, 1973 in Vila Nova de Gaia) is a former Portuguese football player. He was, as a left-defender, a leading player at FC Porto, but he only become a regular at Portugal, after moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal, in 1998/99, where he remained until 2004/05, winning two titles of National Champion. He played for the U-21 Portugal, who lost the Euro 1994 final to Italy (1-2) and for the Olympic National Team who reached the 4th place at the Olympic Games football tournament, in Atlanta, 1996. He had 41 caps for Portugal, 2 for FC Porto, and 39 for Sporting. His first game was a 0-0 draw with Norway, at 20 April 1994, in a friendly match. He played at Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and Euro 2004. He played his final season, 2005/06, with another Lisbon club, CF "Os Belenenses", subsequently retiring from the game.
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| 1 V. Baía • 2 J. Costa • 3 A. Xavier • 4 Caneira • 5 F. Couto • 6 P. Sousa • 7 Figo • 8 J. Pinto • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 S. Conceição • 12 H. Viana • 13 J. Andrade • 14 P. Barbosa • 15 Nélson • 16 Ricardo • 17 P. Bento • 18 Frechaut • 19 Capucho • 20 Petit • 21 N. Gomes • 22 Beto • 23 Rui Jorge • Coach: A. Oliveira |
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