Paulo Bento
Bento coaching Portugal at Euro 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1987 | Alvalade | ||
| 1987–1988 | Palmense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Futebol Benfica | 20 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Estrela Amadora | 37 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Vitória Guimarães | 95 | (13) |
| 1994–1996 | Benfica | 49 | (2) |
| 1996–2000 | Oviedo | 136 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Sporting CP | 92 | (2) |
| Total | 429 | (23) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2002 | Portugal | 35 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2005 | Sporting CP (juniors) | ||
| 2005–2009 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2010–2014 | Portugal | ||
| 2016 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2016–2017 | Olympiacos | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born 20 June 1969; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈbẽtu]) is a retired Portuguese footballer, and a current manager.
A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, amassing top division totals of 284 games and 16 goals over the course of 11 seasons, and also spent four years in Spain. He represented the Portuguese national team in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Bento took up a coaching career in 2005, managing Sporting for four years and four months, with relative success, and also being in charge of the national team in two major tournaments.
Born in Lisbon, Bento played professionally in his homeland for C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Vitória de Guimarães and S.L. Benfica, and had a four-year abroad spell with Real Oviedo, helping the Spanish club always maintain its La Liga status before moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he finished his career as a player. With the latter, he was part of the star-studded team that achieved the double in 2002 under the direction of Laszlo Bölöni, contributing with 31 games and one goal in the Primeira Liga and playing alongside Mário Jardel and João Vieira Pinto among others.
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