Rui Bernardino Matado Sim-Sim (1934 – 8 August 2013) was a Portuguese football player and manager.
Born in Almada, Sim-Sim played for local Cova da Piedade before joining Braga. In 1965–66, his final season as a player, he was assistant manager to Manuel Palmeira, who had replaced José Valle halfway through the campaign.[1] On 22 May 1966, Braga won their first Taça de Portugal with a 1–0 win over Vitória de Setúbal; Sim-Sim is described by different sources as either Palmeira's assistant,[1] a joint manager,[2] or the manager of the side.[3] A January 2013 retrospective by the University of Minho makes no reference to Sim-Sim, referring only to Palmeira as manager.[4] Carlos Canário, captain of the winning team, told Record in 2015 "It happened because we, in the Taça de Portugal, having already finished the league campaign, created a strong mentality with the new manager, Rui Sim-Sim, who was our teammate and ended up taking over the team".[5]
References
- ^ a b Costinha Sousa, Carlos (9 August 2013). "Sporting de Braga: Adeus a um dos heróis de 1966" [Sporting de Braga: Goodbye to one of the heroes of 1966]. Correio do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Mensagem emocionada no regresso do herói da Taça de 1966" [Moving message on return of 1966 Cup hero]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Morreu o ex-treinador Rui Sim Sim" [Ex-manager Rui Sim-Sim died]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "SC Braga no Jamor: A recordação de 1966" [SC Braga at the Jamor: The memory of 1966] (in Portuguese). University of Minho. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Canário: «Foi a união que nos deu a Taça»" [Carlos Canário: "It was unity that gave us the Cup"]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
