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Raul Águas
Portuguese football manager and former player
Raul António Águas (born 12 January 1949) is a Portuguese retired football striker and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raul António Águas | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-01-12) 12 January 1949 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Lobito, Angola | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benfica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Benfica | 17 | (4) |
| 1971–1972 | Académica | 17 | (3) |
| 1972–1975 | União Tomar | 51 | (20) |
| 1975–1977 | Mechelen | 66 | (29) |
| 1977–1979 | Lierse | 65 | (21) |
| 1979–1982 | Oliveira Bairro | 80 | (58) |
| 1982–1983 | Portimonense | 26 | (10) |
| 1983–1984 | Chaves | ||
| Total | 322 | (145) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–1988 | Chaves | ||
| 1988–1989 | Boavista | ||
| 1989–1990 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1990 | Braga | ||
| 1990–1991 | Boavista | ||
| 1991–1994 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 1994–1995 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 1995–1996 | Marítimo | ||
| 1996–1998 | Portugal (assistant) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Académica | ||
| 1999 | Naval | ||
| 2003–2004 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Lobito, Portuguese Angola, Águas started his career having an unsuccessful spell at S.L. Benfica, moving after three years to Académica de Coimbra. He finished his career in 1984 at the age of 35, after stints for U.F.C.I. Tomar, Belgium's K.V. Mechelen and Lierse SK,[1] Oliveira do Bairro SC, Portimonense S.C. and G.D. Chaves.[2]
Over eight seasons, Águas amassed Primeira Liga totals of 111 matches and 37 goals.
Águas would have a more prominent career as manager, starting with his last club and helping the lowly northerners qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1987 after they finished an all-time best fifth in the league. After his exploits he moved to fellow league side Boavista F.C. early into the 1988–89 campaign.[2]
After a third place with Sporting CP in 1990, being one of three managers during the season,[3] Águas successively managed S.C. Braga, Vitória de Setúbal – four years, two in the second division – F.C. Paços de Ferreira and C.S. Marítimo. In 1995, he joined António Oliveira's staff as the Portugal national team prepared for UEFA Euro 1996, retaining his assistant post under the next coach, former Benfica player and manager Artur Jorge; after the team's failure to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the pair was sacked.[2]
Águas then returned to club action with former side Académica, for one year, then spent four years out of professional football, after which he was again assistant to Artur Jorge, now with PFC CSKA Moscow in Russia.
Águas' uncle, José Águas, as well as his cousin Rui, played with great success for Benfica and Portugal. The latter also represented FC Porto, winning accolades there as well.[2]
- Topschutters tweede klasse (Top scorers second division); at Belgium Soccer History (in Dutch)
- Tadeia, António (12 January 2016). "Nasceu no Benfica, à sombra do apelido do tio José, mas teve de se provar goleador um pouco por todo o lado onde passou, de Algarve a Trás-os-Montes" [He was born in Benfica, in the shadow of his uncle José's surname, but he had to prove himself a scorer wherever he went, from the Algarve to Trás-os-Montes.] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Treinadores no futebol e títulos conquistados (Coaches in football and titles won) Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Diário de Notícias, 26 August 2008 (in Portuguese)
- Raul Águas at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Raul Águas manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Raul Águas national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
