Rui Vitória

Rui Vitória

Vitória managing Benfica in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória
Date of birth	(1970-04-16) 16 April 1970 (age 47)
Place of birth	Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Benfica (manager)
Youth career
1986–1988	Alverca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	Fanhões
1990–1996	Vilafranquense
1996–1997	Alverca	18	(1)
1997–1999	Vilafranquense
1999–2001	Seixal	26	(0)
2001–2002	Casa Pia	11	(1)
2001–2003	Alcochetense
Teams managed
2002–2004	Vilafranquense
2004–2006	Benfica (youth)
2006–2010	Fátima
2010–2011	Paços Ferreira
2011–2015	Vitória Guimarães
2015–	Benfica
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória (born 16 April 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of S.L. Benfica.

Vitória was born in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira. During his career, in which he played for five clubs, he never competed in higher than the third division (four seasons), also spending eleven years in the fourth. He mainly represented U.D. Vilafranquense, in the Lisbon area.

A midfielder, Vitória retired as a player in 2003, aged 32.

After starting as a manager with his main team Vilafranquense, Vitória moved in 2004 to Benfica, spending two seasons with its junior side.

In 2006, he signed for Fátima, helping the club promote to the second level in his first season, followed by immediate relegation back. In 2008–09, again as champion, he again led the side to division two.

On 2 June 2010, Vitória replaced Ulisses Morais at the helm of Paços de Ferreira. In his first season in the top division, he led the team to the seventh position in the league, also achieving runner-up honours in the domestic League Cup, which was won by Benfica (2–1).