Rui Ferreira

Rui Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Rui Vítor da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth (1973-03-29) 29 March 1973
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–1988 Espinho
1988–1991 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 União Mirense
1992–1993 Oliveirense
1993–1994 Espinho
1994–1995 Lusitânia
1995–1997 União de Lamas
1997–1999 Gil Vicente
1999–2002 Salgueiros 78 (0)
2002–2004 Vitória de Guimarães 54 (0)
2005–2006 Belenenses 38 (0)
2006–2007 Portimonense 37 (0)
2008–2009 Espinho
2009 Santa Clara 9 (0)
International career
1988 Portugal U16 10 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Boavista
2012 Nogueirense
2012 Espinho
2020 Feirense (U23)
2020–2021 Felgueiras
2021–2023 Feirense
2023 Torreense
2024–2025 Académico de Viseu
2025 AVS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Vítor da Silva Ferreira (born 29 March 1973) is a Portuguese football manager and former player.

A midfielder, he played 188 Primeira Liga games for Salgueiros, Vitória de Guimarães and Belenenses over seven consecutive seasons starting in 1999. He represented several clubs in the second tier, winning the title with Gil Vicente in 1998–99.

Ferreira began his managerial career with Boavista in 2010. He led Feirense, Torreense and Académico Viseu in the second division, and AVS briefly in the top flight.