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Biography
Rui Filipe Tavares de Bastos (8 March 1968 – 28 August 1994) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Football career
Born in Vale de Cambra, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, Filipe began his professional career with Gil Vicente F.C. in the second division, then played two seasons with S.C. Espinho, one of them in the Primeira Liga, at the age of 20. In 1990, he returned to Gil, helping the Barcelos side maintain their top level status after finishing 13th.
Subsequently, Filipe was bought by FC Porto, scoring four goals in 25 matches in his first year as the club won the league – during that timeframe, he first reached the Portuguese national team. In the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League he helped his team reach the semifinals, notably opening the scoresheet at SV Werder Bremen in a 5–0 first group stage win.
Filipe continued to be an important midfield element for Porto in the following years. In the beginning of the 1994–95 campaign he scored in the league opener, and also helped his team to the season's domestic Supercup after defeating S.L. Benfica; however, in late August, he died in a car accident at the age of only 26.
Honours
- Primeira Liga: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95
- Taça de Portugal: 1993–94
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1992, 1993, 1994