Paulo Bento

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paulo Bento
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 20, 1969(1969-06-20)
Age	55
Birthplace	Lisbon
Country	Portugal
Birth City	Lisbon District
Horoscope	Gemini

Paulo Bento Biography

Paulo Bento is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on June 20, 1969 in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal. A former defensive midfielder participated in 442 professional matches and was a part of the Portuguese national team from 1992 until 2002. He was named head coach of the Portuguese national team in 2010.

He was appointed the manager for He became manager of Cristiano Ronaldo on the Portuguese national team. for the Portuguese national team.

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 since 1962 that Sporting finished three consecutive campaigns in the top two league positions. At the age of 38, he also became only the fifth manager in the history of Portuguese football to win back-to-back Portuguese cups, alongside the likes of Janos Biri, John Mortimore or José Maria Pedroto.

Bento earned 35 caps for the Portugal national team, his first game coming on 15 January 1992 in a 0–0 draw with Spain and his last being the 0–1 loss to South Korea on 14 June 2002 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also played at UEFA Euro 2000 where, along with teammates Abel Xavier – who played with him at Oviedo for two seasons – and Nuno Gomes, he was suspended (in Bento’s case for five months) due to bad behaviour, during the semi-final loss with France.

His birthplace was in Lisbon, Portugal.

Paulo Bento Net Worth

Paulo Bento is one of the richest Soccer Player from Portugal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paulo Bento 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his career at Orental in 1987.

He was a part of 136 matches for Oviedo between 1996 and 2000.

Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born 20 June 1969; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈbẽtu] ) is a Portuguese retired footballer, and the current manager of the South Korea national team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Paulo Bento Dating?

According to our records, Paulo Bento married to Teresa Bento. As of December 1, 2023, Paulo Bento’s is not dating anyone.

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On 4 November 2008, Bento led Sporting to a 1–0 home win over FC Shakhtar Donetsk, therefore mathematically securing automatic qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in their history. In the process, his team also broke the club’s record number of points in UEFA’s main competition (nine) and remarkably did so with two matches to spare, becoming the first team to qualify from the group phase (alongside FC Barcelona, from the same group).

Facts & Trivia

Paulo Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Portugal. Paulo Bento celebrates birthday on June 20 of every year.

On 15 July 2008, The Sun and The Daily Telegraph reported that Manchester United were planning to hire Bento (reportedly Cristiano Ronaldo’s friend and former teammate) as manager Alex Ferguson’s new assistant after the departure of previous number two Carlos Queiroz to manage the Portuguese national team. He quickly denied any speculation, and reaffirmed his intention to stay at Sporting.

Is Paulo Bento a good coach?

Already the second-most successful coach in the history of the club in terms of trophies won , only surpassed by József Szabó, Bento gained the nickname “Cup-Eater” as a consequence of the four pieces of silverware added to the Estádio José Alvalade cabinet under his command.

Who is the South Korea manager?

Paulo Bento

What is soccer called in Korea?

Football in South Korea is run by the Korea Football Association. The association administers the national football team as well as the K League. Football is the most popular sport in South Korea.

Is South Korea A NATO?

“ South Korea has not formally joined Nato. It has only entered into a partnership in the area of cyber warfare,” Yue said.

Did son go to the army?

Son, who turned 28 in July 2020, was granted an exemption to his service by helping South Korea win gold at the 2018 Asian Games – which meant that he was only required to complete basic training over a shorter period of time.