SOCCER PLAYER

Paulo Bento

1969 - Today

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Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈbẽtu]; born 20 June 1969) is a Portuguese football manager and former player. 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 Primeira Liga totals of 284 matches and 16 goals over 11 seasons, and also spent four years in Spain with Real Oviedo. He represented the Portugal national team in the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2000. Bento took up a coaching career in 2005, managing Sporting CP for four years and four months, with relative success, and won a Super League Greece title with Olympiacos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Bento is the 989th most popular soccer player (down from 850th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 200th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Bento ranks 989 out of 21,273. Before him are Theodor Wagner, Louis Pilot, Nacho, Robert Enke, István Nyers, and Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior. After him are Henning Jensen, Mats Hummels, Paul Gascoigne, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Roger Piantoni, and Murtaz Khurtsilava.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Paulo Bento ranks 82. Before him are Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Christian Slater, Oleg Salenko, Alexander McQueen, Julie Delpy, and Thomas Vinterberg. After him are Marjane Satrapi, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Holloway, Sophie Kinsella, Marc Wilmots, and David Boreanaz.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Paulo Bento ranks 208 out of 633. Before him are Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669), Carlos Tavares (1958), Simão Sabrosa (1979), Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza (1568), Francisco de Sá Carneiro (1934), and Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460). After him are António Vieira (1608), António de Andrade (1580), Zeca Afonso (1929), José Torres (1938), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), and Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Paulo Bento ranks 21. Before him are Paulo Sousa (1970), Félix Mourinho (1938), Vítor Pereira (1968), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), José Carlos (1941), and Simão Sabrosa (1979). After him are José Torres (1938), Pauleta (1973), Nuno Gomes (1976), Manuel Bento (1948), José Costa (1953), and Fernando Couto (1969).

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