Rui Dolores

Rui Dolores
Personal information
Full name Rui Filipe Dolores Azevedo
Date of birth (1978-05-02) 2 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth São João de Ver, Portugal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1988–1996 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Feirense 46 (3)
1999–2004 Beira-Mar 137 (12)
2004–2006 Paços Ferreira 68 (8)
2006 Créteil 10 (1)
2007 Vitória Setúbal 12 (0)
2007–2008 Nea Salamis 23 (1)
2008–2009 Beira-Mar 19 (0)
2009 Arouca 6 (1)
2010 São João Ver 15 (4)
2010–2011 Boavista 13 (0)
2011–2012 Académico Viseu 9 (0)
2012–2013 Mansores 27 (1)
2015–2016 Beira-Mar 8 (2)
Total 393 (33)
International career
1995 Portugal U17 4 (0)
2001 Portugal B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Filipe Dolores Azevedo (born 2 May 1978), known as Dolores, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left winger.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 152 games and ten goals over the course of six seasons, representing three clubs, mainly Beira-Mar.

Club career

Dolores was born in São João de Ver, Santa Maria da Feira. During his professional career he represented local club C.D. Feirense, S.C. Beira-Mar (two spells, the first ending in January 2004), F.C. Paços de Ferreira, US Créteil-Lusitanos (France, until December 2006), Vitória de Setúbal and Cyprus' Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.

In 2009, Dolores moved to the lower leagues with F.C. Arouca, then signed with amateurs SC São João de Ver at age 31. The following year he joined Boavista FC, with the 2001 Primeira Liga champions in the third division.