Paulo Bento Sports manager

Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born 20 June 1969; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈbẽtu]) is a Portuguese retired 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.

Personal facts

Paulo Bento
Birth dateJune 20, 1969
Birth place
Lisbon , Portugal
Height (meters)1.75

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Football manager

club
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Portugal national football team
position
Midfielder
teams
Sporting Clube de Portugal
C.F. Benfica
Real Oviedo
C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Portugal national football team
S.L. Benfica
Clube Oriental de Lisboa
Vitória S.C.

Paulo Bento on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2198.html
  2. http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6316