Rui Duarte (footballer, born 1978)

Rui Duarte
Duarte with Braga in 2024
Personal information
Full name Rui Pedro Viegas Silva Gomes Duarte
Date of birth (1978-09-16) 16 September 1978
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Athletic-MG (head coach)
Youth career
1989–1997 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Olhanense 28 (2)
1998–1999 Dragões Sandinenses 23 (2)
1999–2003 Belenenses 30 (2)
2003–2004 Naval 31 (4)
2004–2005 Leixões 31 (5)
2005–2006 Estrela Amadora 22 (2)
2006–2014 Olhanense 193 (24)
2015 Farense 19 (1)
Total 377 (42)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Farense (assistant)
2017–2019 Farense
2019 Casa Pia
2020–2021 Trofense
2022–2024 Braga (under-23)
2024 Braga (interim)
2024–2025 Marítimo
2025– Athletic-MG
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Pedro Viegas Silva Gomes Duarte (born 16 September 1978) is a Portuguese former professional football manager and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Athletic-MG.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 162 matches and 12 goals over ten seasons, representing Belenenses, Estrela da Amadora and Olhanense in the competition. He added 164 games and 26 goals in the Segunda Liga, for four clubs.

In 2017, Duarte began working as a coach, leading Farense and Trofense to promotion from the third tier.