Ruca
Ruca playing for Beroe in 2022
Personal information
Full name Rui Pedro Coimbra Chaves[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990[1]
Place of birth Tondela, Portugal[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 São João de Ver
Youth career
1999–2000 São Miguel Outeiro
2000–2002 Molelos
2002–2007 Repesenses
2007–2009 Beira-Mar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Gil Vicente 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Tondela (loan) 16 (3)
2010 → Vilaverdense (loan) 15 (0)
2011 → Oliveira Frades (loan) 19 (7)
2011–2012 → Tondela (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2013 → Oliveira Frades (loan) 31 (17)
2013–2014 → Mirandela (loan) 28 (2)
2014–2015 Mafra 29 (7)
2015–2016 Vitória FC 25 (1)
2017–2018 Tondela 8 (0)
2018 → Alki Oroklini (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2019 Mafra 28 (4)
2019–2021 Feirense 39 (0)
2021–2022 Penafiel 20 (0)
2022–2023 Beroe 15 (0)
2023 Académica 5 (0)
2023– São João de Ver 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2023

Rui Pedro Coimbra Chaves (born 11 September 1990), known as Ruca, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato de Portugal club São João de Ver.

Club career

Born in Tondela, Viseu District, Ruca moved to Beira-Mar's youth system at the age of 16 from local Clube de Futebol Repesenses. After winning the second-division juniors championship in 2009, he signed with Gil Vicente.[2]

In his first season as a senior, Ruca was loaned to hometown's Tondela. He made his competitive debut against Amarante on 30 August 2009, in a match for the Taça de Portugal. He continued to be loaned the following years, to Vilaverdense, Oliveira de Frades (two spells) and again Tondela.[3]

Ruca joined yet another club in the third division in the summer of 2013, Mirandela.[4] He had been previously deployed as a left winger or attacking midfielder, but switched to left-back at his new team.[5]

On 1 July 2014, Ruca signed for Mafra as a free agent after his contract with Gil expired.[6] Starting in all his league appearances, he contributed seven goals to help the side win the championship and subsequently promote to the Segunda Liga.[7]

Ruca agreed to a two-year deal with Vitória FC from the Primeira Liga, on 11 June 2015.[8][9] He scored on his debut in the competition on 16 August, putting the hosts ahead 2–0 in an eventual 2–2 draw against Boavista.[10]

On 30 August 2016, Ruca was linked to Cypriot club Apollon Limassol, but Vitória manager José Couceiro vetoed his departure due to lack of options in his position.[11] On 30 December he left by mutual consent due to lack of playing time[12] and, two days later, returned to Tondela.[13]

Ruca continued to compete in the Portuguese second tier in the following seasons (a brief loan spell in the Cypriot First Division notwithstanding),[14] representing Mafra,[15] Feirense and Penafiel.[16]

In July 2022, Ruca signed for Bulgaria's First Professional Football League club Beroe Stara Zagora.[17]

On 31 January 2023, Ruca returned to Portugal, signing for Liga 3 club Académica.[18]

On 14 September 2023, Ruca moved down to the Campeonato de Portugal, signing with São João de Ver.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 May 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gil Vicente 2009–10 Liga de Honra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tondela (loan) 2009–10 Segunda Divisão 16310—173
Vilaverdense (loan) 2010–11 AF Braga Divisão de Honra 15000—150
Oliveira de Frades (loan) 2010–11 Terceira Divisão 19700—197
Tondela (loan) 2011–12 Segunda Divisão 7021—91
Oliveira de Frades (loan) 2012–13 Terceira Divisão 311700—3117
Mirandela (loan) 2013–14 Campeonato de Portugal 28200—282
Mafra 2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal 29720—317
Vitória FC 2015–16 Primeira Liga 2413010281
2016–17 Primeira Liga 10002030
Total 25 1 3 0 3 0 31 1
Tondela 2016–17 Primeira Liga 800 00 080
Alki Oroklini (loan) 2017–18 Cypriot First Division 13 1 0 0 — 13 1
Mafra 2018–19 LigaPro 28 4 1 0 2 0 31 4
Feirense 2019–20 LigaPro 17 0 2 0 1 0 20 0
2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
Total 39 0 4 0 1 0 44 0
Penafiel 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 20 0 3 1 2 0 25 1
Beroe 2022–23 First Professional Football League 15 0 2 0 — 17 0
Académica 2022–23 Liga 3 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
São João de Ver 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career totals 298421828032444

Honours

Vilaverdense

Mafra

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ruca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Ruca é pérola para o futuro (Ruca is a gem for the future); Record, 28 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ II Divisão – Norte: Vieirinha e Hugo Costa reforçam Tondela (II Division – North: Vieirinha and Hugo Costa strengthen Tondela); Agente Desportivo, 29 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ S.C. Mirandela: Moses chega esta semana e Ruca já treina (S.C. Mirandela: Moses arrives this week and Ruca is already training); Rádio Brigantia, 30 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Ruca, o avançado que virou lateral esquerdo de destaque (Ruca, the forward who turned into a prominent left-back); Zerozero, 12 March 2015 (in Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Seniores: Ruca para lateral esquerdo (Seniors: Ruca for left back); CD Mafra, 1 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Mafra é campeão do CNS (Mafra are CNS champions); Zerozero, 10 June 2015 (in Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Ruca oficializado no Bonfim (Ruca made official at the Bonfim); Record, 11 June 2015 (in Portuguese)
  9. ↑ "Do Campeonato de Portugal para a I Liga, uma aposta cada vez mais óbvia" [From the Portugal Championship to the I League, a safer bet by the day] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Boavista empata em Setúbal após grande recuperação (Boavista draw in Setúbal after great comeback); Diário de Notícias, 16 August 2015 (in Portuguese)
  11. ↑ "Couceiro segurou Ruca" [Couceiro held on to Ruca] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ruca acerta rescisão com o V. Setúbal" [Ruca agrees to termination with V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ruca é reforço do CD Tondela" [Ruca is a CD Tondela addition] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ruca dá vitória ao Alki na estreia a marcar no Chipre" [Ruca gives win to Alki in Cyprus scoring debut] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Mafra contrata guarda-redes Ricardo Janota e defesa Ruca" [Mafra sign goalkeeper Ricardo Janota and defender Ruca] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ruca é o segundo reforço do Penafiel para 2021/22" [Ruca is Penafiel's second addition for 2021/22] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Lateral-esquerdo Ruca vai prosseguir a carreira na Bulgária" [Left-back Ruca will proceed career in Bulgaria] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Ruca volta a Portugal e é reforço da Académica" [Ruca returns to Portugal and is Académica's reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Record. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Rui Chaves, conhecido como "Ruca" é Malapeiro!" [Rui Chaves, known as “Ruca” is Malapeiro!] (in European Portuguese). SC São João de Ver. 14 September 2023.
  20. 1 2 Ruca at Soccerway
  21. ↑ "Vilaverdense FC é o novo campeão da Divisão de Honra da AF Braga" [Vilaverdense FC are the new champions of Braga FA Honour Division] (in Portuguese). O Vilaverdense. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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