Vítor Vinha
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Vítor Simões da Vinha (born 11 November 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of Benfica's under-23 team.
Playing career
Club
Vinha was born in Oliveira de Frades, Viseu District.[1] He reached Académica de Coimbra's youth system at the age of 13, going on to represent that side,[2][3] Estrela da Amadora,[4] Olhanense[5][6][7] and Gil Vicente in the Primeira Liga,[8] and appeared for Aves,[9] Beira-Mar[10] and Famalicão in the Segunda Liga.
In the 2009–10 season, Vinha competed in the Cypriot First Division with Nea Salamis Famagusta.[11] In June 2010, he considered the possibility of taking the club to court due to unpaid wages.[12]
International
Vinha won 14 caps for Portugal across all youth levels. His only appearance for the under-21 team occurred on 19 August 2008, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 friendly home loss against the Czech Republic.[13][14]
Coaching career
On 7 October 2018, Vinha served as interim manager at his former club Académica after Carlos Pinto had been fired the day before a second-tier match against Estoril.[15] Three days later, João Alves, their seventh coach in less than 18 months, was hired.
Vinha joined Luís Freire's staff at Nacional in December 2020, after having started the season with Académica's under-19s.[16] The pair then spent two years with Rio Ave, achieving promotion to the top flight at the end of the 2021–22 campaign.[17][18]
On 17 June 2024, Vinha replaced Paulo Lopes as head coach of Benfica's under-23 team.[19]
References
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External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Viseu District
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Académica de Coimbra (football) players
- G.D. Tourizense players
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- C.D. Aves players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Portuguese football managers
- Liga Portugal 2 managers
- Académica de Coimbra (football) managers
- S.L. Benfica non-playing staff