Vítor Vinha

Vítor Simões da Vinha (born 11 November 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of Benfica's under-23 team.

His only appearance for the under-21 team occurred on 19 August 2008, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 friendly home loss against the Czech Republic.

[14][15] On 7 October 2018, Vinha served as interim manager at his former club Académica after Carlos Pinto had been fired the day before a second-tier match against Estoril.

Vinha joined Luís Freire's staff at Nacional in December 2020, after having started the season with Académica's under-19s.

[17] The pair then spent two years with Rio Ave, achieving promotion to the top flight at the end of the 2021–22 campaign.