Rui Miguel Félix Amorim Reis (born 8 April 1977) is a Portuguese

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who is the head coach of Laçi in Albania. He spent most of his career in the lower leagues of his country, with a brief spell in the second tier for Santa Clara in 2016. From 2023, he worked abroad, in the Czech Republic, India and Albania.

Career

Born in

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

, Amorim was an assistant manager at ,

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the of Porto that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football, at the Estádio do B ...

and

G.D. Ribeirão Grupo Desportivo de Ribeirão, known as Ribeirão, is a Portuguese football club based in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District The district of Braga ( ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the c ...

, as well as a conditioning coach at Vilanovense F.C. and

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its foundation. The club plays in Liga 3, following relegation in ...

and manager of and

F.C. Pedras Rubras F.C. Pedras Rubras is a Portuguese football club based in the town of Pedras Rubras, a parish of Maia, in the region of Greater Porto. Brief history Founded in 1942, the club is seen as a good formation center, and eventually signed protocols wi ...

. In 2014–15 and 2015–16 respectively, Amorim was the manager of

SC Mirandela Sport Clube de Mirandela ''(Mirandela)'' is a Portuguese football club based in the city of Mirandela, in northeast Portugal (Trás-os-Montes region). Background Mirandela currently plays in the Segunda Divisão Zona Norte, which is the third ...

and

Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as Benfica e Castelo Branco, is a semi-professional football club based in Castelo Branco, and it is an affiliated club of Benfica. Founded on 24 March 1924, the club has traditionally worn ...

. He helped both teams to the promotion series of the Campeonato de Portugal. Amorim was hired at

S.C. Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros (), commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Its most well-known department is its football department but the multi-sport ...

of his home city in July 2016. On 6 October, he climbed up a level by being hired at C.D. Santa Clara of the

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, when

Quim Machado Joaquim Machado Gonçalves (born 10 October 1966), known as Quim Machado, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right-back, currently a manager. In his playing days, he achieved Primeira Liga totals of 255 games in the 1990s, in re ...

left after only two weeks. Having won once in 11 games, he was replaced by Carlos Pinto two months later. On 18 January 2017, Amorim returned to the third tier at fourth-placed

U.D. Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria (), commonly known as União de Leiria, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Leiria. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pe ...

, signing an 18-month contract. He won 15 and lost 3 games over the remainder of the season, although the club were placed in the relegation series. By 8 October 2017, Leiria were the only team in Portugal's top three leagues to have won all their games (five in the league and two in the

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), as owner Alexander Tolstikov targeted a future place in European competitions. The team however missed out on promotion after losing their playoff semi-final to C.D. Mafra on the

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in May 2018. In June 2018, 41-year-old Amorim signed with

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese professional association football, football club that plays in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Vizela and play in the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Viz ...

and was tasked with winning promotion to the second tier. His team fell in the playoff quarter-finals, again on the away goals rule, this time to U.D. Vilafranquense. Amorim returned to the

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and signed for

C.D. Fátima Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it holds home matches at ''Estádio Papa Francisco'', with a capacity of 1,545 spectators. C ...

in 2019. He left by mutual consent on 21 November, with the club in 8th place after 11 games. On 26 January 2021, Amorim signed for Clube Condeixa for the remainder of the season. He returned to Salgueiros for the following campaign. In April 2022, with his exit for disciplinary reasons not concluded, the team played their promotion series game away to

Leça F.C. Leça Futebol Clube, better known as Leça FC or simply Leça, is a Portuguese football club located in the town of Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos. Founded in 1912, it had a spell in the top-flight Primeira Liga in 1941–42 and between 1995 and 19 ...

with no manager. In October 2023, Amorim moved for the first foreign job of his career, at

1. SC Znojmo FK 1. SC Znojmo FK is a association football, football club from Znojmo in the Czech Republic. After the 2018–19 Czech National Football League, 2018–19 season, the club was relegated into the Moravian-Silesian Football League (third-level leagu ...

of the

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, in the third tier of the

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. His squad featured nine compatriots and only one national. He left in September 2024 and joined

Sreenidi Deccan FC Sreenidi Deccan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was established on 1 January 2015 as a football academy in Hyderabad, and later was launched from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 2021. The ...

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. He was sacked in January, with the club in 9th place halfway through the

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, with 3 wins and 11 points from 10 games. Amorim was appointed as head coach of

KF Laçi Klubi i Futbollit Laçi is an Albanian professional football club based in Laç. The club competes in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is Laçi Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 2,271. Un ...

in June 2025. The club had been relegated to the second tier of Albanian football for the first time in 16 years.

References

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