Rui Vitória

Rui Vitória
Personal information
Full nameRui Carlos Pinho da Vitória
Date of birth16 April 1970
Place of birthAlverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Vitória Guimarães (coach)
Youth career
1986–1988Alverca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1988–1990Fanhões
1990–1999Vilafranquense
1999–2001Seixal
2001Casa Pia11(1)
2002–2003Alcochetense
Teams managed
2003–2004Vilafranquense
2004–2006Benfica (juniors)
2006–2010Fátima
2010–2011Paços Ferreira
2011–Vitória Guimarães
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória (born 16 April 1970) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Vitória de Guimarães.

Playing career

Vitória was born in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira. During his career, in which he played for five clubs, he never competed in higher than the third division (four seasons), also spending eleven years in the fourth. He mainly represented União Desportiva Vilafranquense, in the Lisbon area.

Vitória retired from football in 2003, aged 33.

Coaching career

Early years / Fátima

After starting as a manager with his main team Vilafranquense, Vitória moved in 2004 to S.L. Benfica, spending two seasons with its junior side.

In 2006 he signed for C.D. Fátima, helping the club promote to the second level in his first season, followed by immediate relegation back. In 2008–09, again as champion, he again led the side to division two.

Paços de Ferreira

On 2 June 2010, Vitória replaced Ulisses Morais at the helm of F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[1] In his first season in the top division, he led the team to the seventh position in the league, also achieving runner-up honours in the domestic League Cup.

Vitória de Guimarães

In late August 2011, Vitória replaced fired Manuel Machado at the helm of Vitória de Guimarães.[2] In his second year he led the club to the conquest of the Portuguese Cup, against Benfica in a first-ever for the Minho Province side.[3]

Honours

Manager

Fátima
Paços de Ferreira
Guimarães

Managerial statistics

As of 13 February 2015
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA Win %
Vilafranquense Portugal 2003 2004 43 18 6 19 56 55 41.86
Benfica Juniors Portugal 2004 2006 30 16 5 9 58 33 53.33
Fátima Portugal 2006 1 June 2010 140 63 42 35 202 143 45.00
Paços Ferreira Portugal 2 June 2010 29 August 2011 42 17 13 12 57 59 40.48
Guimarães Portugal 30 August 2011 Present 141 56 29 56 180 174 39.72
Total 396 170 95 131 553 464 42.93

References

  1. ↑ P. Ferreira: Rui Vitória confirmado como novo treinador (P. Ferreira: Rui Vitória confirmed as new coach); Mais Futebol, 2 June 2010 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ "V. Guimarães: Rui Vitória assina até final da época" [V. Guimarães: Rui Vitória signs until end of season] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Guimarães claim famous cup win". PortuGOAL. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

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