Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Bento (born 14 January, 1972 in Silves) is a former Portuguese footballer and a current coach.
During his playing days, he played mainly as a central defender.
Bento first represented S.L. Benfica, but would gain national recognition with Boavista Futebol Clube; already relocated as a defensive midfielder, he helped it to its only national league, in 2000-01, adding the 1997 domestic cup.
After three years at Sportin...
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Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Bento (born 14 January, 1972 in Silves) is a former Portuguese footballer and a current coach.
During his playing days, he played mainly as a central defender.
Bento first represented S.L. Benfica, but would gain national recognition with Boavista Futebol Clube; already relocated as a defensive midfielder, he helped it to its only national league, in 2000-01, adding the 1997 domestic cup.
After three years at Sporting Clube de Portugal, battling with namesake Paulo Bento for first-choice status, Bento retired from playing in 2004–05, accumulating player/manager duties at lowly Académico de Viseu. In 2008, already as a fulltime coach, he returned to Boavista, with the side now in the second division, as the club suffered a second consecutive relegation.
Bento was capped six times for Portugal. His first game took place at 20 November,1991, in a 1–0 win over Greece for the Euro 1992 qualifiers, and his last was a 0–4 defeat to France on April 25, 2001, in a...
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