José 'Zé' Rui, born 6 November 1964 in Praia

Praia

Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports...

, is the current assistant coach of the Cape Verde national football team

Cape Verde national football team

The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...

.

Former international Zé Rui, full name José Rui Pina Aguiar, was called as a new national trainer of Cape Verde

Cape Verde national football team

The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...

. He replaced Alexandre Alhinho

Carlos Alhinho

Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho was a Cape Verdean-born Portuguese football central defender and manager....

, who resigned in January. Zé Rui took the load for the friendly against Portugal in Evora on May 27, 2006, which was lost 4-1.

He played as a professional defender in Portugal for Vitória Setúbal and Belenenses.
He was Alexandre Alhinho

Carlos Alhinho

Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho was a Cape Verdean-born Portuguese football central defender and manager....

's assistant coach during the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign. In 2007 he is Ricardo Rocha

Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha

Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha is a Brazilian Football manager and former player.-External links:...

's assistant.

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