Rui Bento
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Pereira Bento | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Silves, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1987 | Silves | ||
| 1987–1991 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Benfica | 24 | (0) |
| 1992–2001 | Boavista | 242 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Sporting CP | 55 | (1) |
| Total | 321 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | Portugal U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 1991–2001 | Portugal | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2005 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 2005 | Barreirense | ||
| 2006–2007 | Penafiel | ||
| 2008–2009 | Boavista | ||
| 2009–2011 | Portugal U17 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 2014 | Bangkok United | ||
| 2015 | Tondela | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Pereira Bento (born 14 January 1972) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a central defender, and a current coach.
Over the course of 13 seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 321 games and five goals, representing mainly Boavista (nine years).
Born in Silves, Algarve, Bento first represented S.L. Benfica, but would gain national recognition with Boavista FC: already relocated as a defensive midfielder he helped it to its only Primeira Liga championship in the 2000–01 season, adding the 1997 domestic cup.
After three years at Sporting Clube de Portugal, battling with namesake Paulo Bento for first-choice status, Bento retired from playing at the age of 32, and started coaching at lowly Académico de Viseu FC. In the 2008 summer he returned to Boavista with the club now in the second division, and the side eventually suffered a second consecutive relegation.
Bento was appointed at S.C. Beira-Mar midway through 2010–11 after taking the place of Leonardo Jardim, only winning twice in nine top division games until the end of the campaign (two draws and five losses) but still leading the Aveiro team away from the relegation zone. He was relieved of his duties on 26 February 2012.
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