1. Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria was born on 14 June 1975 and is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager Jose Mourinho for 17 years.
15 Facts About Rui Faria
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Rui Faria's education took him to a seminar day at the Camp Nou, Barcelona's home stadium, where Mourinho was working as assistant manager to Louis van Gaal.
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Since then, the two have been inseparable, with Rui Faria joining Porto in January 2002, Mourinho's first month in charge of his new club.
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Rui Faria was part of the club's staff for their 2003 league, cup and UEFA Cup treble and won the UEFA Champions League in 2004 with the club.
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Rui Faria became ubiquitous in his Chelsea tracksuit on the London side's bench.
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Rui Faria left Chelsea in late 2007, following Mourinho out of the club, and joined him at Internazionale in the summer of 2008.
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Rui Faria followed Mourinho back to Chelsea, when he was confirmed as the manager in June 2013.
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Rui Faria was charged with using abusive and insulting words.
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Rui Faria received a four-match stadium ban after appealing against a six-match ban.
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Rui Faria was appointed as Mourinho's assistant upon his appointment at Manchester United in 2016.
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In May 2018, Rui Faria resigned as assistant manager of Manchester United to spend more time with his family, ending his 17 year partnership with Mourinho.
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On 18 January 2019, Rui Faria was appointed manager of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail, his first full management position.
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At Real Madrid, Rui Faria was said to have been party to an altercation with Sporting de Gijon manager Manuel Preciado after a match between the two clubs in November 2010.
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Rui Faria is married and is a father to three children.
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Between 2002 and 2012, Mourinho and Rui Faria did not go a full season or a calendar year without winning at least one trophy.