Vítor Paneira

Vítor Paneira
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel da Costa Araújo
Date of birth (1966-02-16) 16 February 1966
Place of birth Calendário, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1982 Famalicão
1982–1983 Riopele
1983–1984 Famalicão
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Famalicão 56 (3)
1987–1988 Vizela 37 (13)
1988–1995 Benfica 207 (28)
1995–1999 Vitória Guimarães 128 (15)
1999–2001 Académica 44 (2)
Total 472 (61)
International career
1987 Portugal U21 3 (0)
1988–1996 Portugal 44 (4)
Managerial career
2002–2003 Serzedelo
2003–2005 Ribeirão
2005 Moreirense
2005–2006 Marco
2007–2008 Vila Meã
2008–2009 Famalicão
2009–2010 Boavista
2010–2011 Gondomar
2011–2013 Tondela
2014–2015 Varzim
2015 Tondela
2023–2025 Varzim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vítor Manuel da Costa Araújo (born 16 February 1966), known as Vítor Paneira, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder, currently a manager.

He excelled in the late 80s and early 90s with Benfica, to where he arrived from the lower leagues, going on to amass Primeira Liga totals of 335 games and 43 goals over 11 seasons (289/44 in official matches with his main club). He also played for Vitória de Guimarães in the competition.

A Portugal international for eight years, Paneira represented the country at Euro 1996. In a managerial career of over 20 years, he had two spells each at Tondela and Varzim, briefly leading the former in the top flight.