Renato Manuel Alves Paiva (born 22 March 1970) is a Portuguese

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, currently the head coach of Brazilian club

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. After beginning his career with Benfica's youth categories, Paiva moved to Ecuador in December 2020 to become the manager of Independiente del Valle, and won the Ecuadorian Serie A in his first year in charge.

Career

Benfica

Born in Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã, Castelo Branco, Paiva joined Benfica's youth setup in 2004, to be a part of the club's Development department while also working as an assistant manager of the ''Juvenil B'' squad. His first managerial experience occurred in 2006, after being named in charge of the under-14s. Paiva subsequently continued to progress inside Benfica's structure, taking over the under-16s, under-17s and under-19s throughout the years. In January 2019, after

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's appointment as manager of the first team, he was named manager of the reserves in the

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. His first professional match in charge of the club occurred on the 16th, a 4–0 win over Académico de Viseu. On 25 December 2020, Paiva left the ''Encarnados'', stating a desire to "challenge for titles".

Independiente del Valle

On 25 December 2020, just hours after leaving Benfica, Paiva was announced as manager of Ecuadorian Serie A side Independiente del Valle, in the place of fellow European manager

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. Despite being knocked out in the group stage of the

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and in the round of 32 of the

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, he led the club to the Serie A title in December 2021, defeating Emelec by an aggregate score of 4–2.

León

On 25 May 2022, it was announced that Paiva would leave Independiente del Valle to take over

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side León. On 28 November, he resigned.

Bahia

On 6 December 2022, Paiva was announced as the new head coach of

for the 2023 season.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Independiente del Valle * Ecuadorian Serie A:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paiva, Renato 1970 births Living people People from Sertã Portuguese football managers Liga Portugal 2 managers S.L. Benfica B managers C.S.D. Independiente del Valle managers Club León managers Esporte Clube Bahia managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Mexico Sportspeople from Castelo Branco District S.L. Benfica non-playing staff Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Brazil