Renato Manuel Alves Paiva (born 22 March 1970) is a Portuguese football manager of Botafogo.

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.

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.

[6] On 25 May 2022, it was announced that Paiva would leave Independiente del Valle to take over Liga MX side León.

[10][11] In December 2023, Paiva became the manager of Liga MX club Toluca, signing a reported two-year contract.