Rui Miguel Marques Baião (born 4 September 1980) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Miguel Marques Baião | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993−1995 | Barreirense | ||
| 1995−1999 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999−2002 | Benfica B | 48 | (5) |
| 2000 | → Alverca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2001−2002 | Benfica | 13 | (1) |
| 2002−2003 | Varzim | 32 | (2) |
| 2003−2004 | Estrela Amadora | 16 | (0) |
| 2004−2005 | Gil Vicente | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Kerkyra (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005−2007 | Portimonense | 33 | (10) |
| 2008−2010 | Olhanense | 43 | (0) |
| 2010−2011 | Fátima | 8 | (0) |
| 2011−2014 | Pinhalnovense | 49 | (2) |
| Total | 249 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1997−1998 | Portugal U18 | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Montijo, Setúbal District, Baião joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 15, making his senior debuts with the B-team in the third division. His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga occurred on 8 April 2001, as he started in a 3–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo on 8 April 2001,[1] and he scored the first of three goals in the competition during his career on 20 May of that year in a 1–1 draw at S.C. Salgueiros.[2]
After terminating his contract, Baião was supposed to sign with FC Porto via Varzim S.C. but it never materialized. From 2002 to 2011 he alternated between the top flight and the second level, representing Varzim, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Gil Vicente FC, Portimonense SC, S.C. Olhanense and C.D. Fátima. He also had a brief stint in Greece, with A.O. Kerkyra.[3]
Baião retired in January 2014 whilst at the service of lower league side C.D. Pinhalnovense, due to a heart condition. He was 33 years old.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Benfica frente a Marítimo: O horror à pressão" [Benfica against Marítimo: Horror to pressure]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 April 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Benfica-Salgueiros, 1–1: Quatro Jardéis não chegaram" [Benfica-Salgueiros, 1–1: Four Jardéis were not enough]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Aonde é que ele está agora? Rui Baião" [Where is he now? Rui Baião] (in Portuguese). Contra Ataque. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Rui Baião abandona os relvados devido a anomalia cardíaca" [Rui Baião leaves pitches due to cardiac anomaly]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
