Renato Paiva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Paiva.

Renato Manuel Alves Paiva (born 22 March 1970) is a Portuguese football manager. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Deportivo Toluca.

Renato Paiva

Paiva in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Renato Manuel Alves Paiva
Date of birth	(1970-03-22) 22 March 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Pedrógão Pequeno, Portugal
Team information
Current team	Toluca (head coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2004–2019	Benfica (youth)
2019–2020	Benfica B
2020–2022	Independiente del Valle
2022	León
2023	Bahia
2024–	Toluca

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.^[1] His first managerial experience occurred in 2006, after being named in charge of the under-14s.^[1]

Paiva subsequently continued to progress inside Benfica's structure, taking over the under-16s, under-17s and under-19s throughout the years.^[1] In January 2019, after Bruno Lage's appointment as manager of the first team, he was named manager of the reserves in the LigaPro.^[2] His first professional match in charge of the club occurred on the 16th, a 4–0 win over Académico de Viseu.^[3]

On 25 December 2020, Paiva left the Encarnados,^[1] stating a desire to "challenge for titles".^[4]

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 Miguel Ángel Ramírez.^[5] Despite being knocked out in the group stage of the 2021 Copa Libertadores and in the round of 32 of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, he led the club to the Serie A title in December 2021, defeating Emelec by an aggregate score of 4–2.^[6]

León

On 25 May 2022, it was announced that Paiva would leave Independiente del Valle to take over Liga MX side León.^[7] On 28 November, he resigned.^[8]

Bahia

On 6 December 2022, Paiva was announced as the new head coach of Bahia for the 2023 season.^[9] He won the 2023 Campeonato Baiano with the club, but was sacked on 6 September 2023.^[10]

Toluca

In December 2023, Paiva became the manager of Liga MX club Toluca,^[11] signing a reported two-year contract.^[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 2 November 2024.

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Benfica B		16 January 2019	25 December 2020	55	18	11	26	78	84	−6	032.73
Independiente del Valle		25 December 2020	30 May 2022	65	33	16	16	106	69	+37	050.77
León		30 May 2022	28 November 2022	18	6	4	8	25	30	−5	033.33
Bahia		6 December 2022	6 September 2023[13]	50	20	15	15	66	57	+9	040.00
Toluca		1 January 2024	present	40	21	12	7	83	48	+35	052.50
Career total				228	98	58	72	358	288	+70	042.98	—

Honours

Independiente del Valle

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 2021

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2023

References

1. "Renato Paiva abraça novo projeto" [Ricardo Paiva embraces new project] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
2. "Renato Paiva: "Com o símbolo do Benfica ao peito, a exigência é máxima"" [Renato Paiva: "With the crest of Benfica on the chest, the requirements are the highest"] (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
3. "Benfica B goleia Académico de Viseu na estreia de Renato Paiva" [Benfica B thrash Académico de Viseu in Renato Paiva's debut] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
4. "Renato Paiva explica saída: "No Benfica B era quase impossível ser campeão..."" [Renato Paiva explains departure: "At Benfica B it was nearly impossible to become champions..."] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
5. "Portugués Renato Paiva, nuevo técnico de Independiente del Valle" [Portuguese Renato Paiva, new manager of Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
6. "Independiente del Valle, un campeón bajo la lluvia" [Independiente del Valle, a champion under the rain] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
7. "El DT Renato Paiva deja el Independiente del Valle para dirigir al León mexicano" [Manager Renato Paiva leaves Independiente del Valle to manage León from Mexico] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
8. "Renato Paiva deja de ser director técnico de León" [Renato Paiva leaves as manager of León]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 November 2022.
9. "Bahia anuncia contratação de Renato Paiva para comandar o time em 2023" [Bahia announce the signing of Renato Paiva to be in charge of the team in 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
10. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
11. "Proyecto reforzado" [Project reinforced] (in Spanish). Deportivo Toluca FC. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
12. "Oficial: Toluca confirma Renato Paiva como treinador" [Official: Toluca confirms Renato Paiva as manager] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
13. "Renato Paiva não é mais técnico do Bahia; português pediu demissão" (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNN Esportes. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

• Renato Paiva manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Renato Paiva coach profile at Soccerway