Rui Vitória

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Pinho and the second or paternal family name is 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
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.

Playing career

Vitória was born in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira.[1] 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 União Desportiva Vilafranquense, in the Lisbon area.[1]

A midfielder, Vitória retired as a player in 2003, aged 32.[1]

Managerial career

Early years / Fátima

After starting as a manager with his main team Vilafranquense, Vitória moved in 2004 to S.L. Benfica, spending two seasons with its junior side.[1]

In 2006 he signed for C.D. 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.[1]

Paços de Ferreira

On 2 June 2010, Vitória replaced Ulisses Morais at the helm of F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[2] 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.[1]

Vitória de Guimarães

In late August 2011, Vitória replaced fired Manuel Machado at the helm of Vitória de Guimarães.[3] In his second year he led the club to the conquest of the Portuguese Cup, against Benfica in a first-ever for the Minho Province side.[4]

Benfica

On 15 June 2015, Portuguese champions Benfica announced that Vitória had signed a three-year contract with the club.[5] On 15 May 2016, he secured Benfica's third Primeira Liga title in a row and 35th title overall, after beating Nacional at the Estádio da Luz (4–1) on the final day of Primeira Liga. He established a Portuguese league record of 88 points in 34 matches.[6] Vitória also led Benfica to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, and to their seventh Taça da Liga trophy in nine editions, beating Marítimo in the final (6–2) played on 20 May. Afterwards, Vitória was awarded the Best Coach award in Primeira Liga for the 2015–16 season.[7] On 7 August, he won his first Portuguese Super Cup, and therefore, winning all four major titles in Portugal.[8]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record

As of match played 2 December 2016[9]
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA Win %
Vilafranquense 2002 2004 75 33 11 31 104 105 44.00
Fátima 2006 1 June 2010 140 63 42 35 202 143 45.00
Paços Ferreira 2 June 2010 30 August 2011 42 17 13 12 57 59 40.48
Vitória Guimarães 30 August 2011 11 June 2015 154 61 33 60 197 191 39.61
Benfica 11 June 2015 Present 72 54 7 11 169 58 75.00
Total 483 228 106 149 729 556 47.20

Performance timeline

Key

  • 1R = 1st round
  • 2R = 2nd round
  • 3R = 3rd round
  • 4R = 4th round
  • * = Incomplete season

  • W = Winners
  • RU = Runners-up
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • GS = Group stage

  Winners / 1st place
  Runners-up / 2nd place

CompetitionLeagueCupLeague CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa League
Club Season Country Europe (UEFA)
Paços Ferreira 2010–11 7th 4R RU
2011–12 9th*
Vitória Guimarães 2011–12 6th 4R 3R
2012–13 9th W 3R
2013–14 10th 4R 2R RU GS
2014–15 5th 4R 3R
Benfica 2015–16 W 4R W RU QF
2016–17 W

Honours

Managerial

Fátima[1]
Paços de Ferreira[10]
Guimarães[10]
Benfica[10]

Individual

References

External links

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