Rui Faria

Rui Faria is exactly the kind of figure I gravitate toward, the brilliant deputy rather than the front man. A Portuguese fitness and methodology coach from Braga, educated at the University of Porto, he spent seventeen years at José Mourinho's side, which says everything about the trust between them. Managers get carried off the pitch, but it is people like Faria whose training science quietly keeps a squad sharp across a brutal season. Seventeen years of loyalty is rare in modern football. The long-time number two has already stepped out on his own, managing Al-Duhail in Qatar in 2019–2020. The shadow strategist always intrigues me.

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Name (English)

Rui Faria

Name (Japanese)

ルイ・ファリア

Reading

るい・ふぁりあ

Born

June 14, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

Balugães, Braga, Portugal

Occupation

association football coach / association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

University

University of Porto

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui%20Faria
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704528

Tags

• Braga
• association football coach
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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