Rui Vitória

Rui Vitória
Vitória managing Spartak Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória
Date of birth (1970-04-16) 16 April 1970
Place of birth Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Panathinaikos (manager)
Youth career
1986–1988 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Fanhões
1990–1996 Vilafranquense
1996–1997 Alverca 18 (1)
1997–1999 Vilafranquense
1999–2001 Seixal 26 (0)
2001–2002 Casa Pia 11 (1)
2002–2003 Alcochetense
Managerial career
2002–2004 Vilafranquense
2004–2006 Juniores do Benfica
2006–2010 Fátima
2010–2011 Paços Ferreira
2011–2015 Vitória Guimarães
2015–2019 Benfica
2019–2020 Al Nassr
2021 Spartak Moscow
2022–2024 Egypt
2024– Panathinaikos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj viˈtɔɾjɐ]; born 16 April 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Super League Greece club Panathinaikos.

As a manager, he most notably spent three and a half years with Benfica in Portugal, winning seven major trophies, which included two consecutive Primeira Liga titles, before subsequently having periods in charge at Al Nassr, Spartak Moscow and the Egyptian national team. He was appointed Panathinaikos manager in October 2024.