Rui Bento
Portuguese football player/manager
About Rui Bento
Born 1972. Rui Bento is a Portuguese association football player and association football coach.
International career Bento was capped six times for Portugal. His first game took place at 20 November 1991 in a 1–0 win over Greece for the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifiers, and his last was a 4–0 defeat to France on 25 April 2001, in a friendly.
Bento also played Olympic football, helping the national side to finish fourth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In July 2009, Bento was named the Portugal under-17 manager. He and EmÃlio Peixe left the Portuguese Football Federation set-up in August 2022, to take the helm at Kuwait's senior and Olympic teams, respectively.
Honours Benfica Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 1991
Boavista Primeira Liga: 2000–01
Portugal U-20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1991
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Who is Rui Bento?
Portuguese football player/manager
When was Rui Bento born?
Rui Bento was born on 14 January 1972 in Silves.
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Rui Bento is an association football player and association football coach.
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Rui Bento is Portuguese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rui Bento. https://biography.guide/rui-bento/
MLA: "Rui Bento." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rui-bento/.
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