| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Miguel Nogueira Pinheiro | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-10-30)30 October 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Charneca de Caparica, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eupen (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2007 | Benfica (youth) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Belenenses (youth) | ||
| 2009 | Mafra | ||
| 2009–2012 | Belenenses (youth) | ||
| 2009–2010 | AF Setúbal | ||
| 2012 | Belenenses (youth assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Belenenses (youth) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Eléctrico | ||
| 2016–2020 | Aspire Academy | ||
| 2018 | Qatar U21 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Qatar U19 | ||
| 2019 | Qatar U20 | ||
| 2019 | Eupen (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Estoril | ||
| 2023 | Qatar | ||
| 2023 | Al Sadd | ||
| 2024–2025 | Gil Vicente | ||
| 2025– | Eupen | ||
Bruno Miguel Nogueira Pinheiro (born 30 October 1976) is a Portuguese professionalfootballmanager who is managing BelgianChallenger Pro League clubEupen.
He coached youth and amateur football in Portugal before moving to Qatar in 2016 and leading the nation's youth teams, including at the2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In two years atEstoril, he won theLiga Portugal 2 title in2021 and achieved ninth place in thePrimeira Liga. As interim manager of theQatar senior team in January 2023, he reached the semi-finals of the25th Arabian Gulf Cup.
Born inCharneca de Caparica,Almada, Pinheiro was a youth coach atBenfica andBelenenses. From 2014, he had his first experience in the third-tierCampeonato de Portugal, atEléctrico.[1] From 2016, he worked in Qatar at theAspire Academy and with the nation's youth teams. He led the under-19 team to the semi-finals of the2018 AFC Championship, qualifying for the2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, where they lost all three games in a group-stage exit.[2]
On 27 June 2020, Pinheiro was named manager of theLigaPro teamEstoril.[3] His team made theTaça de Portugal semi-finals in his first season, losing 5–1 on aggregate to Benfica,[4] and won promotion to thePrimeira Liga as champions with four more points thanVizela.[5]
Pinheiro won his first top-flight game on 6 August 2021, 2–0 at fellow promoted teamArouca.[6] The following 1 July, having achieved ninth place, he chose to let his contract expire.[7]
In December 2022, Pinheiro returned to Qatar to lead thesenior national team on an interim basis at the25th Arabian Gulf Cup to be held in Iraq at the start of the new year.[8] He replacedFélix Sánchez, who was allowed to leave after the team were eliminated at the group stage of their hosting of the2022 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Pinheiro's team won 2–0 againstKuwait on his debut on 7 January,[10] then lost toBahrain and drew with theUnited Arab Emirates to advance as group runners-up on goal difference over the Kuwaitis. The side then lost 2–1 tothe hosts at theBasra International Stadium.[11] On 7 February, theQatar Football Association appointed experienced compatriotCarlos Queiroz until 2026.[12]
On 12 July 2023, Pinheiro was appointed as manager ofQatar Stars League clubAl Sadd, replacingJuan Manuel Lillo.[13] Four months later, on 16 November, although theDoha-based side was sitting top of the Qatari league, Pinheiro was sacked after an away loss to Jordanian clubAl-Faisaly in theAFC Champions League.[14]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Eléctrico |  | 1 July 2014 | 31 August 2015 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Estoril | | 26 June 2020 | 1 July 2022 | 80 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 118 | 84 | +34 | 046.25 |
| Qatar |  | 1 January 2023 | 30 January 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Al Sadd | | 11 July 2023 | 16 November 2023 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 058.82 |
| Gil Vicente | | 12 August 2024 | 18 February 2025 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 033.33 |
| Total | 158 | 67 | 43 | 48 | 231 | 174 | +57 | 042.41 | |||
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