defensively. At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the side were eliminated 1–0 in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Qatar. Bento led his team to the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship after a 1–0 defeat of Japan. This marked the third time they won the tournament, this being the second consecutive victory over that opposition. On 1 February 2022, with a 2–0 away win over Syria, the Bento-led Taegeuk Warriors qualified for that year's World Cup, the nation's tenth consecutive edition. On 23 November, in the finals in Qatar, he was booked in the group-stage fixture against Uruguay for dissent near the end of the 0–0 draw. In the next match, a 3–2 loss to Ghana, he was shown a red card for arguing with referee Anthony Taylor after the final whistle. Having qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in 12 years with a 2–1 victory over his native Portugal, he lost 4–1 to Brazil, and left his post shortly after, stating he wanted to take a break and that the decision was made in September; he added he was proud of the team's accomplishments, and felt the squad was one of the best groups he had worked with. Career statistics Club Managerial statistics Honours PlayerEstrela AmadoraTaça de Portugal: 1989–90BenficaTaça de Portugal: 1995–96Sporting CPPrimeira Liga: 2001–02 Taça de Portugal: 2001–02 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002 ManagerSporting CPTaça de Portugal: 2006–07, 2007–08 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2007, 2008 Taça da Liga runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09OlympiacosSuper League Greece: 2016–17South KoreaEAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2019Individual' CNID Breakthrough Coach: 2005–06 References External links 1969 births Living people Portuguese footballers Footballers from Lisbon Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Vitória S.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers Sporting CP footballers La Liga players Real Oviedo players Portugal international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Sporting CP managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube managers Super League Greece managers Olympiacos F.C. managers Portugal national football team managers UEFA Euro 2012 managers 2014 FIFA World Cup managers South Korea national football team managers 2019 AFC Asian Cup managers 2022 FIFA World Cup managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate football managers in China Expatriate