10 Players Who Must Regret Joining Rangers

By Jamie Kennedy /

7. Nuno Capucho

The fact that Capucho, a UEFA Cup winner with Joe Mourinho's Porto in 2003, decided to retire shortly after leaving Rangers paints a very vivid picture. Again, the Ibrox club didn't do much wrong by signing the forward. After all, he had won 3 Portuguese league titles with Porto, and proved himself a success on the European stage too. That's something Glasgow Rangers had long been fascinated by, making a splash in Europe, so it made sense to sign players with experience in big matches. Capucho had that, and he was also a player with some serious flare. Alex McLeish, then the Gers manager, thought he was buying a player who would enhance his squad. Instead, Capucho wasn't effective. Worse, the striker didn't seem to enjoy living in Glasgow, which was understandable for somebody used to more sunnier climates. Into his 30's by the time he joined Rangers, Capucho would have had a few good years left in him had he elected to stay at Porto. It's likely that he doesn't look back on his Ibrox stint very fondly, give that he ended his own career shortly afterwards.