Paulo Bento

Who is Paulo Bento?

Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento is a Portuguese retired footballer, and the current manager of Portugal.

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, managing Sporting during four years and four months, with relative success, and also being in charge of the national team at a European Championship and a World Cup.