Rui Filipe
Rui Filipe Tavares de Bastos was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Vale de Cambra, Porto metropolitan area, Rui Filipe began his career with Gil Vicente in the Segunda Liga, then spent two seasons with Espinho, 1988–89 in the Primeira Liga, at the age of 20. In 1990 he returned to Gil, still on loan from Porto, helping the Barcelos side to retain their top-division status after finishing 13th.Rui Filipe returned to the Estádio das Antas in summer 1991, scoring four goals in 25 matches in his first year as the club won the league. In the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, his team reached the semi-finals of the tournament, with him opening a 5–0 first group-stage away win over Werder Bremen.
Rui Filipe continued to be an important midfield element for Porto in the following campaigns. At the beginning of 1994–95 he scored in the first fixture against Braga, repeating the feat in the first leg of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Benfica but also being sent off, eventually claiming the trophy.