Rui Vitoria: Who is the new Panathinaikos coach who highlighted Greek football players in Benfika

His new coach, comes to Greece through the season and will be invited with his experience to put the greens back on the road of success. Who is the Portuguese technician who has previously worked with several Greek football players in Benfica. Diego Alonso has been from the Panathinaikos bench since Monday evening (29/10), with Giannis Alafuzo and his associates not wasting time and having already found the replacement of the Uruguayan technician. The reason for Rui Vitoria. In the office of the president of Panathinaikos, several proposals arrived, such as those of Gustavo Poget and Marinos Uzoudis, but Giannis Alafuzos was convinced by his resume Roui Vitoria and lit the green light to come to Greece, after Panathinaikos’ tie to Mars. The green administration was late but went on to change the technical leadership and the pleasant thing for Panathinaikos is that he is still within all his goals, while having a quality roster that with proper management can do nice things on the field. Rui Vitoria will not waste any time and will come to Athens in the next few hours to sign his new contract and lift sleeves. It is highly likely that he will make his debut in Panathinaikos’ Sunday away game with Volos. Who is Rui Vitoria Rui Vitoria was born in 1970 in the Villa Franka de Shira area outside Lisbon. He did not make a great career as a footballer and in 2003 he hung his shoes at the age of 32. Over the next few months, he changed his profession and turned to coaching. He first took over Villafrackens where he played for most years as a football player and in 2004 he went to the youth team of Benfica. In 2006, he signed to Fatima, which he posted to the second division in his first season, but the following season was relegated. In 2008-09, again as a champion, he again led the team to the second division. The first major step in the career was made in the summer of 2010. Rui Vitoria took over the wheel of Passo de Ferreira, which led to seventh place in the top division of the Portuguese league, In 2011 he moved to the Gimaraes bench, with which he won the Portugal Cup. He built his name in Benfica In the summer of 2015 came the biggest challenge in his career. He took over Portuguese champion Benfica, with whom he signed a three-year contract. In the first year, he celebrated the championship with a score harvest record (88 in 34 matches). In addition, he led the Portuguese team to the Champions League quarterfinals and received, of course, the award of the best coach in Portugal. He followed his first Portuguese Super Cup, with a 3–0 win over Braga. In 2017 he renewed his contract for another two seasons, even winning Benfica’s second treble (prime, super cap, league cap) in its history after 1980–81. However, the 2017–18 season was not ideal. Benfica lost the league, and she also made her worst year in the Champions League. In January 2019, the two sides split up and thus completed its successful overall presence on the Benfica bench. He showed many talents During Rui Vitoria’s days, Benfica highlighted many talents that later “spoiled” and dominated European football such as Ruben Dias, Ederson, Renato Sanchez, João Felix. The Portuguese technician did not only win titles with Benfica, but managed to bring out many great footballers in the foam, believing in the talent of young children then. His favorite Greek football players Rui Vitoria worked with several Greek football players in his term in Benfica. His favorite was by far Kostas Mitroglu, who made terrible appearances with the Portuguese team, counting 52 goals in 88 matches. Apart from the Greek striker, Vitoria worked perfectly with Andreas Samaris, who went to Benfika by Olympiacos in 2015 along with Vittoria. The Greek average counted 101 entries, 3 goals and 4 assists, making an important career in the Portuguese team. Finally, Rui Vitoria also collaborated with former Panathinaikos goalkeeper, Ulysses Vlachodimos, who went to Benfika in the summer of 2018. The Portuguese technician immediately showed him confidence, giving him a top jersey after a while. The downturn of his career After leaving Benfica, he signed to Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia, which led to the league’s capture. On December 27, 2020, Vitoria left the club with common consent leaving the team in 15th place of the scoreboard with 8 points in 10 matches. Russian Spartak Moscow followed in May 2021. Vitoria did great with the Russian club in the Europa League, however in the league he finished ninth. Vitoria’s contract with Spartak was resolved jointly consenting on December 15, 2021. Last stop Egypt In the summer of 2022, Vitoria took over the technical leadership of Egypt’s national team, signing a four-year contract, however in February 2024 he was sacked, following the exclusion from the African Cup phase 16. Rui Vitoria is now ready to return to a club bench, having come to an agreement with Panathinaikos. It remains to be seen if he will be able to turn the switch and return the greens to the path of success.