Rui Borges (footballer, born 1981)

Rui Manuel Gomes Borges (born 7 July 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a right winger, and the current manager of Vitória Guimarães.

Playing career
A youth graduate of hometown club Mirandela, Borges made his senior debut with Bragança during the 2000–01 Segunda Divisão B. He subsequently represented Paredes and Braga B in the same division, before returning to Mirandela in 2004, with the club in Terceira Divisão.

In June 2007, after another stint at Bragança, Borges signed for Segunda Liga side Trofense. He made his professional debut on 4 August, starting in a 2–1 home win over Feirense for the season's Taça da Liga, but only featured rarely and was subsequently loaned to third division club Moreirense in January 2008.

Borges signed a permanent deal with Moreirense after his loan spell, but returned to Mirandela in 2009. He scored a career-best 12 goals during the 2010–11 season, helping in the club's promotion to the third level after two years.

On 6 June 2012, Borges agreed to a contract with Famalicão. After being regularly used, he moved to Freamunde in June 2013, but left in September to return to Bragança.

In July 2015, Borges was announced back at his first club Mirandela. He was a regular starter during his two-year spell, and retired in June 2017, aged 35.

Coaching career
Immediately after retiring, Borges took up coaching at his last club Mirandela. On 5 February 2019, he left to take over second division side Académico de Viseu.

Borges left Viseu on a mutual agreement on 11 July 2020, and was named in charge of fellow league team Académica de Coimbra in the following day. On 22 September 2021, after seven winless matches into the new season, he was sacked, but was appointed Nacional manager just hours later.

Borges announced his departure from Nacional on 18 May 2022, and replaced Filipe Gouveia at the helm of Vilafranquense nine days later. He resigned from the club on 7 February 2023, after having discrepancies with the board, and was named manager of Mafra three days later.

Borges left Mafra on 1 June 2023, and was announced as manager of Primeira Liga side Moreirense on 4 July. On his top-flight debut on 14 August, the team lost 2–1 at home to Porto.

On 5 December 2023, with Moreirense sitting in sixth place in the Primeira Liga, having recently secured a 0–0 draw with Benfica at the Estádio da Luz, Borges signed a three-year contract extension.