 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baltemar José de Oliveira Brito | ||
| Date of birth | (1952-01-09)9 January 1952 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972 | Sport | ||
| 1973–1974 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1974–1975 | Vitória Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1977 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 1977–1979 | Feirense | 29 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Paços Ferreira | 30 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Rio Ave | 57 | (2) |
| 1982–1983 | Vitória Setúbal | 30 | (1) |
| 1983–1985 | Rio Ave | 65 | (4) |
| 1985–1988 | Varzim | 45 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988 | Varzim | ||
| 1989–1994 | Macedo Cavaleiros | ||
| 1998–1999 | Macedo Cavaleiros | ||
| 1999–2000 | Barrosas | ||
| 2001 | União Leiria (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Porto (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Belenenses | ||
| 2010–2011 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2011 | Al Dhafra | ||
| 2012–2013 | Grêmio | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| 2015–2016 | Espérance (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | AEK Athens (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Union Titus Pétange | ||
| 2022–2023 | Highlanders | ||
| 2023–2024 | Zimbabwe (interim) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Zimbabwe U-23 (interim) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Zimbabwe U-20 (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Baltemar José de Oliveira Brito (born 9 January 1952) is a Brazilian professionalfootball coach and a former player who played as acentral defender,[1] who is the interim head coach of theZimbabwe national football team.
Born inRecife,Pernambuco, Brito spent the vast majority of his professional career inPortugal, representingVitória Guimarães (no league games played),Paços Ferreira (two spells),Feirense,Rio Ave (two stints),Vitória de Setúbal andVarzim.
Over the course of eight seasons, he amassedPrimeira Liga totals of 197 games and seven goals in representation of all the clubs except Paços, with which he competed solely in thesecond division. He retired at the end of1987–88 at the age of 36, after suffering top flight relegation with Varzim.[2]
Brito was in charge of Varzim for two games in his last season as a player, managing two draws. Subsequently, he had two spells as head coach with lowlyCA Macedo de Cavaleiros.
In the2001–02 campaign, atUnião Leiria, Brito started a link withJosé Mourinho that would last eight years. The assistant was part of a quartet that also included fitness coachRui Faria, goalkeeping coachSilvino Louro and chiefscoutAndré Villas-Boas that followed the young manager fromPorto toChelsea.[3]
Brito also specialised in audio-visual work to prepare the team for matches.[4] As Mourinho left thePremier League side early into2007–08, so did his entire staff.[5] On 5 June 2010, he was appointed head coach atBelenenses in the Portuguese second level,[6] but was sacked the following month before the season had even started.
On 18 May 2013, after a series of poor results, Brito was fired byGrêmio.[7]
On 8 January 2018, Brito became head coach atUnion Titus Pétange, a club of the first Luxembourgish league. He left the club in December 2018.[8]
On 3 June 2022,Highlanders announced the appointment of Britto as their senior team' coach.[9]
