Rui Miguel Teixeira Caetano (born 20 April 1991) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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. He began his career with

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, playing 101

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games for that club and

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. He also surpassed a century of appearances in

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(106), representing mostly

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Club career

Paços de Ferreira

Born in Paredes,

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, Caetano joined

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's youth system at the age of 13, being released in 2010 and joining F.C. Paços de Ferreira shortly after. He made his

debut on 14 August of that year, starting and assisting

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for the game's only goal in a home win against

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. On 23 April 2011, Caetano played in a 2–1 loss to

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in the final of the

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, as a 71st-minute substitute for

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. He scored his first career goal six days later, the late winner in a win by the same score at home to

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after replacing the same teammate. Caetano played 25 matches in

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(21 from the bench, 616 minutes of action), as Paços finished a best-ever third and

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for the

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for the first time in their history. He scored his only goal of the season on 28 April 2013, netting the final 2–2 at Vitória Guimarães in the 88th minute.

Gil Vicente

On 2 January 2014, Caetano signed for fellow top-division club

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, penning a contract until June of the following year. He appeared in 20 games in his first full campaign, which ended in relegation as second from bottom.

Penafiel and Aves

On 17 August 2015, Caetano joined F.C. Penafiel of the Segunda Liga as a

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. He played regularly in a mid-table finish, scoring once on 23 January with a last-ditch equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with

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. Caetano moved on 23 June 2016 to C.D. Aves of the same league, on a one-year contract. He was used more often as a substitute as the team won promotion as runners-up; on 7 May, on a rare start, he scored the decisive goal of a 2–1 home victory over his previous employers. On 15 July 2017, Caetano returned to Penafiel, being presented as a surprise at a members' meeting. His first season back ended prematurely on 5 May in the penultimate round against fellow promotion-chasers

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as he was shown a straight

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after the match had already finished. Caetano scored a career-best four goals the following campaign, despite rarely starting. One was the added-time winner in a 5–4 away defeat of

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on 8 April 2019.

Varzim

After six months of inactivity, Caetano signed an 18-month deal with second-tier

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on 4 December 2019, reuniting with former Penafiel manager Paulo Alves. He alleged that he had signed for Paços de Ferreira at the start of the season, which was denied by the club. Aged only 29, Caetano made his final appearance on 10 January 2021, scoring the winner in a 2–1 comeback victory at Penafiel.

International career

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, although he appeared for the Portugal under-19 team during the qualifying phase, where he scored against

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, Caetano was not called to the

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. On 22 May 2011 he was selected by the under-20s for the

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, playing three games in an eventual group-stage exit. Caetano participated at the

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in Colombia, only missing two matches in seven as

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finished in second place. He made his debut for the under-21 side on 5 September 2011, in a friendly with

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; all youth categories comprised, he won 43

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and netted twice.

Personal life

Caetano's father, Agostinho, was also a professional footballer. During his career, the former helped the latter – who had also left the professional game early – in his real estate business, a reason why he never played for a team outside of the north. He owned seven recreational facilities in his own name by the time of his retirement.

Career statistics

Honours

Paços de Ferreira *

runner-up:

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Portugal U20 *

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runner-up:

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Orders *

Knight of the

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caetano, Rui 1991 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Paredes, Portugal Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Gil Vicente F.C. players F.C. Penafiel players C.D. Aves players Varzim S.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers