José Rui Lopes Águas (born 28 April 1960) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.
He had highly successful spells at two of the biggest clubs in Portugal, Benfica and Porto, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 292 games and 121 goals over 12 seasons.
Benfica in 1985, Águas scored an average of 12 goals in his first spell, helping the capital club to the league on three occasions.
[2][3] In the last edition of the European Cup, Águas suffered an horrific foot injury against FC Dynamo Kyiv,[4] but still managed five league goals in only 14 matches.
[8][9][10][11][12][13] Águas was named Cape Verde coach in August 2014, replacing interim Men Ramires and signing a two-year contract.
[20][21] Águas returned to club duties in late December 2019, being included in his compatriot Jesualdo Ferreira's staff at Santos FC of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
[23] He had two siblings, his sister Maria Helena (known as Lena d'Água) having a prolific career in the country's pop music.