Rui Bento

• Full name: Rui Fernando Nascimento Bento
• Date of birth: 2 February 1972
• Place of birth: Vila Real, Portugal
• Primary position: Central defender / Defensive midfielder
• Nationality: Portuguese

Playing career (selected clubs)

• Vitória de Guimarães (youth and early professional years)
• S.L. Benfica (1990s) — most notable spell at top level in Portugal
• Boavista F.C. — played for Boavista during his career (part of his professional club history)
• Other clubs later in career included spells back at Vitória de Guimarães and smaller Portuguese sides

International career

• Portugal national team — earned several caps in the 1990s and participated in youth and U21 levels earlier in his career

After playing

• Rui Bento moved into coaching and has worked with several clubs in Portugal and abroad in various managerial roles, including youth setups and senior teams.

Notes: Rui Bento is most widely associated with his time at Benfica and his appearances for the Portugal national team; he also featured for Boavista during his professional career. If you need exact years, appearance and goal statistics for Boavista or other clubs, or details about his coaching record, I can provide those numbers.