 Paiva in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Manuel Alves Paiva | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-03-22)22 March 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Pedrógão Pequeno, Portugal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004–2019 | Benfica (youth) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Benfica B | ||
| 2020–2022 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 2022 | León | ||
| 2023 | Bahia | ||
| 2023–2024 | Toluca | ||
| 2025 | Botafogo | ||
| 2025 | Fortaleza | ||
Renato Manuel Alves Paiva (born 22 March 1970) is a Portuguesefootballmanager.
After beginning his career withBenfica's youth categories, Paiva moved to Ecuador in December 2020 to become the manager ofIndependiente del Valle, and won theEcuadorian Serie A in his first year in charge. He was recently the manager ofBotafogo.
Born in Pedrógão Pequeno,Sertã,Castelo Branco, Paiva joinedBenfica's youth setup in 2004, to be a part of the club's Development department while also working as an assistant manager of theJuvenil 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, afterBruno Lage's appointment as manager of the first team, he was named manager ofthe reserves in theLigaPro.[2] His first professional match in charge of the club occurred on the 16th, a 4–0 win overAcadémico de Viseu.[3]
On 25 December 2020, Paiva left theEncarnados,[1] stating a desire to "challenge for titles".[4]
On 25 December 2020, just hours after leaving Benfica, Paiva was announced as manager ofEcuadorian Serie A sideIndependiente del Valle, in the place of fellow European managerMiguel Ángel Ramírez.[5] Despite being knocked out in the group stage of the2021 Copa Libertadores and in the round of 32 of the2021 Copa Sudamericana, he led the club to the Serie A title in December 2021, defeatingEmelec by an aggregate score of 4–2.[6]
On 25 May 2022, it was announced that Paiva would leave Independiente del Valle to take overLiga MX sideLeón.[7] On 28 November, he resigned.[8]
On 6 December 2022, Paiva was announced as the new head coach ofBahia for the 2023 season.[9] He won the2023 Campeonato Baiano with the club, but resigned and left the club on 6 September 2023.[10][11]
In December 2023, Paiva became the manager ofLiga MX clubToluca, signing a reported two-year contract.[12][13] On 4 December 2024, Toluca parted ways with Paiva following their second consecutive playoff elimination.
On 28 February 2025, Paiva returned to Brazil after being announced as head coach ofBotafogo.[14] On 30 June, the club relieved Paiva of his duties, shortly after theirFIFA Club World Cup elimination.[15][16]
On 17 July 2025, Paiva was named head coach of fellow Brazilian top tier sideFortaleza, signing a contract until December 2026.[17] On 2 September, after only one win in ten matches, he was sacked.[18]
| 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[19] | 50 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 040.00 | |
| Toluca | | 1 January 2024 | 4 December 2024 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 050.00 | |
| Botafogo | | 27 February 2025 | 29 June 2025 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 052.17 | |
| Fortaleza | | 17 July 2025 | 2 September 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 010.00 | [18] |
| Career total | 265 | 112 | 64 | 89 | 400 | 327 | +73 | 042.26 | — | |||
Independiente del Valle
Bahia