| Paulo Bento | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento | |
| Date of birth | June 20, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sporting CP | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1988-1989 | SL Benfica | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1991 1991-1994 1994-1996 1996-2000 2000-2004 |
Estrela da Amadora Vitória de Guimarães SL Benfica Real Oviedo Sporting Lisbon |
37 (0) 95 (13) 49 (2) 136 (5) 92 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 1992-2002 | Portugal | 35 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004-2005 2005- |
Sporting CP (juniors) Sporting CP |
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Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born June 20, 1969 in Lisbon), (pron. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. IPA: ['paulu 'bẽtu]), is currently the manager of Sporting Clube de Portugal. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting Bento is also a former footballer player whose position was defensive midfielder. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules.
Paulo Bento played for Estrela da Amadora, Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica and Real Oviedo, before moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he finished his career as a player. Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora ( pron (ɨʃ'tɾelɐ dɐ ɐmɐ'doɾɐ sometimes refer to as just Estrela, is a Portuguese Sports club Vitória Sport Clube is a Portuguese Sports club based in the cityof Guimarães, located 40 km northeast of Porto in Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a football team from Oviedo in Spain. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting
He had 35 caps for the Portugal's team, since his first game, on January 15, 1992, in a 0-0 draw with Spain, to his last one, the 0-1 loss to South Korea, on June 14, 2002, in the 2002 Football World Cup finals. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. He also played at Euro 2000 where, along with teammates Abel Xavier and Nuno Gomes, he was suspended (in Bento's case for 5 months) due to bad behaviour, during the semi-final loss with France. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier, pron ɐ'bɛɫ ʃɐvi'ɛɾ (born 30 November 1972 in Nampula, Mozambique) is a professional Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5th July 1976 in Amarante. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football.
Bento finished his career aged 35, in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " After an emotional retirement, he got the job of Sporting Lisbon's youth team coach. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting He won the junior championship in 2005, and developed a base to the future. After the sacking of José Peseiro, midway through 2005-06, he was called to be main coach of Sporting, leading the Lions to a second place in 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro (born 4 April 1960 in Coruche, Portugal) is a football manager who most notably served as an assistant He also won the Portuguese Cup and the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira in 2007. History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in History In the season 1943-44 it was created a special game between the champions Sporting Clube de Portugal, and the cup holders S
In 2007, Bento signed a two-year contract-extension. Using the former experience in the youth team, he began building a strong squad using players from Sporting's famed youth academy. He is considered by many as one of the most promising managers in Portugal, due to his strong leadership and tactical knowledge.
In 2008, and after a very irregular season, Bento managed to lead Sporting to an unprecedented 3rd consecutive qualification for the UEFA Champions League by finishing 2nd in the Portuguese League. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club In the same season, he also retained the Portuguese Cup, beating three-times champions FCPorto in the final after knocking out eternal rivals SLBenfica in the last four in an epic encounter (final score 5-3). History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in Bento came within heavy pressure from the supporters and media during the season, with Sporting spending many weeks below 3rd place in the league table. Nevertheless, a strong finish by Sporting, with 5 consecutive victories in the final 5 matches, allowed them to leapfrog their rivals in the League and to secure silverware once more. In the process, Bento's team broke a number of long-standing club records, including the first season without home defeats since 1987, the first capture of back-to-back Portuguese Cups since 1974 and the first time ever that Sporting finished three consecutive seasons in 2nd place (Sporting not having achieved three consecutive top-two finishes since 1962). At the age of 38, Bento also became only the 5th manager in the history of Portuguese football to win back-to-back Portuguese cups (alongside legends such as Janos Biri, John Mortimore or Jose Maria Pedroto).