Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Pereira Bento (born 14 January 1972) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mostly as a central defender, currently a manager.

Already relocated as a defensive midfielder,[2] he helped them to their only Primeira Liga championship in the 2000–01 season,[3] adding the 1997 Taça de Portugal.

[7] Bento was appointed at S.C. Beira-Mar midway through the 2010–11 after taking the place of Leonardo Jardim,[8] only winning twice in nine top-division games until the end of the campaign (two draws and five losses) but still leading the Aveiro team away from the relegation zone.

[14] His first game took place at 20 November 1991 in a 1–0 win over Greece for the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifiers, and his last was a 4–0 defeat to France on 25 April 2001, in a friendly.

[17] He and Emílio Peixe left the Portuguese Football Federation set-up in August 2022, to take the helm at Kuwait's senior and Olympic teams, respectively.