Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória (born 16 April 1970 in Alverca do Ribatejo) is a retired Portuguese

Portugal

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 footballer who played as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

, and the current manager

Manager (association football)

In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...

 of Vitória de Guimarães.

Playing career

During his career, in which he represented four teams, Vitória never played in higher than the third division

Portuguese Second Division

The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

 (five seasons), also spending four years in the fourth

Portuguese Third Division

The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portuguese pyramid but with the creation of the Liga de Honra in 1990–91, it became the fourth level...

. He mainly represented União Desportiva Vilafranquense, in the Lisbon

Lisbon

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 area.

Vitória retired from football in 2003, aged 32.

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

C.D. Fátima

Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home matches at Estádio Municipal de Fátima, with a capacity of 1,545 spectators.Club's...

, helping the club promote to the second level

Liga de Honra

The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

 in his first season, followed by immediate relegation back. In 2008–09, again as champion, Vitória again led the club to division two.

Paços de Ferreira

On 2 June 2010, Vitória replaced Ulisses Morais

Ulisses Morais

Ulisses Morais is a Portuguese footballer manager.- Coaching carer :Morais started his managerial career at the age of 36 with Naval 1º de Maio, then a lower league minnow. He successfully moved on to Dragões Sandinenses, Machico, and Estoril Praia, all in the lower leagues of Portuguese football...

 at the helm of F.C. Paços de Ferreira. In his first season in the top division, he led the team to the seventh position in the league, also achieving runner-up honours

2010–11 Taça da Liga

The 2010–11 Taça da Liga was the fourth edition of the portuguese Taça da Liga. The first matches were played on August 8, 2010. The final was scheduled on April 23, 2011 where Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira 2-1, and won their third title. The final was played at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra,...

 in the domestic League Cup.

In late August 2011, Vitória replaced fired Manuel Machado

Manuel Machado (football manager)

Manuel António Marques Machado is a Portuguese football manager.-Coaching career:Machado started his career with his local club Vitória de Guimarães' youth sides, having a head coach spell with lowly S.C. Vila Real in between. After two years with another modest team in the north, A.D...

 at the helm of Vitória de Guimarães.

Manager

• Third Division
  Portuguese Second Division
  The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
  
  : 2008–09
• Portuguese League Cup: Runner-up 2010–11

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %
Vilafranquense		2003	2004
Benfica Juniors S.L. Benfica Juniors Sport Lisboa e Benfica Juniors is the youth team department of the Portuguese football club Sport Lisboa e Benfica....		2004	2006
Fátima C.D. Fátima Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home matches at Estádio Municipal de Fátima, with a capacity of 1,545 spectators.Club's...		2006	1 June 2010
Paços Ferreira		2 June 2010	29 August 2011
Guimarães		30 August 2011	Present
Total

External links

• Coach profile at Zerozero
• Player stats at ForaDeJogo
• Coach stats at ForaDeJogo