Rui Marques

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rui Marques
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 3, 1977(1977-09-03)
Age	47
Country	Angola
Birth City	Luanda
Horoscope	Virgo

Rui Marques Biography

Rui Marques is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 3, 1977 in Luanda, Angola. Marques joined Swiss club FC Baden after he had been through the youth ranks of Benfica’s Portuguese club. After his stint at Baden, Marques began his professional career in Germany’s SSV Ulm 1846 during the 1999-2000 season. After leaving Baden, he moved to Hertha BSC but didn’t play in any matches for the Bundesliga’s first team.

Marques, despite being eligible to play for Portugal’s national team, pledged allegiance the Angola he was born in. Marques was an Angola player in the 2006 World Cup. He played against Iran, Mexico and Portugal. Angola finished third in their group. Marques also participated in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He was a part of all matches in Angola.

Marques was a regular starter in the first team and scored his first goal for Leeds on 18 August 2007 in the 4–1 drubbing of Southend United in the dying minutes of the match. Marques missed several matches in January 2008, joining the Angola national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

Marques was eventually called up to the first team squad for Leeds’ 2–1 victory against Coventry City on 1 January 2007, where he turned in a solid performance at centre-back. This performance saw Marques being rewarded with a long run in the starting lineup at Elland Road. With questions mounting about whether his contract would be extended, Marques stated he would prefer to concentrate on Leeds’ relegation battle than signing a new deal. He was an instant hit with the fans. Despite some impressive performances, Marques’ efforts were not enough to save Leeds from relegation to League One for the first time in club history. Nonetheless, Marques showed his commitment to the club and signed a new contract on 7 August 2007.

Marques was a trial player at Ipswich Town before the 2005-06 season. His performance impressed Joe Royle and he decided to sign Marques permanently. Marques decided to transfer to Leeds United instead. Marques was signed by Kevin Blackwell as his manager, but he only made one appearance for Leeds United in the League Cup match against Oldham Athletic in 2005-06. He was clearly nervous and uncomfortable playing at right-back. Marques was not able to play for Leeds again that season. Clarke Carlisle, Matthew Kilgallon and Clarke Gregan were all ahead of him in terms of the pecking order. He joined Hull City as a temporary loanee towards the end of 2005-06. However, his loan was cut short by injury. He returned to Leeds. He represented Angola at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was one of only two Leeds players to participate in that tournament. Eddie Lewis was the other for the United States.

Rui Marques Net Worth

Rui Marques is one of the richest Association Football Player from Angola. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rui Marques 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rui Manuel Marques, an Angolan football defender, was born 3 September 1977. He was the first choice centre-back of the Angola national soccer team. Marques was born in Angola and moved to Portugal as an infant.

Marques left Hertha after six months and moved to VfB Stuttgart. He spent three-and-a half seasons there, winning the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He returned to Portugal in the 2004-05 season to join Primeira Liga side Maritimo Madeira. Marques was released in the end after only one season, after he failed to make it into the first team. He was a free agent and began looking for clubs overseas.

The 2006–07 campaign again saw Marques overlooked by manager Kevin Blackwell, and initially again by the new Leeds manager Dennis Wise, who said Marques would not feature under his leadership and was told he was free to leave the club, along with a number of other squad and fringe players.

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At the start of the 2008–09 season, Marques, who is fluent in Spanish, acted as a translator for new Argentine signing Luciano Becchio. After a poor start to the 2008–09 season, with Leeds’ defence leaking a lot of goals, McAllister was sacked and was replaced by Simon Grayson. Marques scored in Leeds’ 2–0 win against Southend United on 28 January 2009. Marques played regularly under Grayson and began partnering new signing Richard Naylor, but when Sam Sodje was signed on loan from Reading, Marques lost his place when he suffered an hamstring injury. Leeds reached the playoff semi-finals but lost to Millwall.

Facts & Trivia

Rui Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Angola. Rui Marques celebrates birthday on September 3 of every year.

Marques was unavailable for selection for Leeds during most of January 2010, as he was called up to host nation Angola’s 2010 African Cup of Nations squad. The most high-profile games he was unavailable for was Leeds’ 2009–10 FA Cup tie away to Manchester United and the away FA Cup tie to Tottenham Hotspur. Angola were eliminated from the Cup of Nations on 24 January, so Marques returned to Leeds. Marques incurred a small injury at the tournament, which kept him on the sidelines for a number of Leeds’ matches. When he recovered, he never had a chance to play, even when the club was struggling to win a match for the last part of the season.

Top Facts about Rui Marques

1. Rui Marques is a retired Angolan professional footballer.
2. He was born on March 3, 1977, in Luanda, Angola.
3. Marques primarily played as a central defender throughout his career.
4. He represented the Angolan national team from 2001 to 2012.
5. Marques made over 50 appearances for the Angolan national team.
6. He played for several clubs including Leeds United and Kaizer Chiefs.
7. Marques won the South African Premier Soccer League title with Kaizer Chiefs in 2005/06.
8. He also helped Angola qualify for their first-ever FIFA World Cup in 2006.
9. Marques retired from professional football in 2014 after a successful career.
10. Today, he is involved in coaching and mentoring young players in Angola.