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He finished his career in 1984 at the age of 35, after stints for U.F.C.I. Tomar, Belgium"s KV Mechelen and Lierse Saskatchewan, Oliveira do Bairro South Carolina, Portimonense South Carolina (U.S.)
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Raul Aguas
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Born in Lobito, Portuguese Angola, Águas started his career having an unsuccessful spell at South.L. Benfica, moving after three years to Académica de Coimbra. and G.D. Chaves. Over the course of eight seasons, Águas amassed Portuguese top division totals of 111 games and 37 goals. After his exploits, he moved to fellow league side Boavista F.C. early into the 1988-1989 campaign.
After a third place with Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1990, being one of three managers during the season, Águas successively managed South Carolina (U.S.) Braga, Vitória de Setúbal – four years, two in the second division – F.C. Paços de Ferreira and Christian Science Marítimo.
Águas then returned to club action with former side Académica, for one year, then spent four years out of professional football, after which he was again assistant to Artur Jorge, now with PFC CSKA Moscow in Russia.
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Águas would have a more prominent career as manager, starting with his last club and helping the lowly northerners qualify for the Union of European Football Associations Cup in 1987 after it finished an all-time best fifth in the league. In 1995, he joined António Oliveira"s staff as the Portuguese national team prepared for Union of European Football Associations Euro 1996, retaining his assistant post under the next coach, former Benfica player and manager Artur Jorge. After the team"s failure to qualify for the 1998 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, the pair was sacked.
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