| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-10-22)22 October 1975 (age 49)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1994 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Vitória Setúbal | 41 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Leeds United | 42 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Sheffield United | 25 | (1) |
| 2001 | →União de Leiria (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Beira-Mar | 25 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Santa Clara | 23 | (2) |
| 2003–2010 | Vitória Setúbal | 136 | (7) |
| 2009 | →Chaves (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 305 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2012–2013 | Farense | ||
| 2014 | Moura | ||
| 2014–2015 | Pinhalnovense | ||
| 2015 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| 2016 | Académico de Viseu | ||
| 2016 | Port Vale | ||
| 2017 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cova da Piedade | ||
| 2018 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2019 | Interclube | ||
| 2019–2020 | Olhanense | ||
| 2020–2021 | Moura | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro (born 22 October 1975) is a Portuguese formerfootballmanager and player.
Amidfielder with a powerful left-foot strike, he began his playing career with hometown clubVitória Setúbal from 1994 to 1997, before he had four years in England withLeeds United andSheffield United. He returned to Portugal to play forUnião de Leiria,Beira-Mar andSanta Clara, before spending 2003 to 2010 back with Vitória Setúbal. He spent the majority of his career in thePrimeira Liga, though he also spent time in thesecond tier and theEnglish Football League andPremier League. He made a total of 351 career appearances, scoring 21 goals. He won all of his honours with Vitória Setúbal, winningpromotion out of the second tier in 1995–96 and 2003–04, winning theTaça de Portugal in2005, andTaça da Liga in2008, whilst picking up runners-up medals in theSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira in2005 and Taça de Portugal in2006. He also won five caps for thePortugal under-21 team in 1997.
He was promoted fromyouth teamcoach to first-team coach at Vitória Setúbal in 2011 and went on to have brief spells in charge atFarense,Moura,Pinhalnovense, Vitória Setúbal (again),Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria), andAcadémico de Viseu. He was appointed manager of English clubPort Vale in June 2016, where he worked for six months before tendering his resignation. He returned to Portugal and took charge atSalgueiros for two months in April 2017. He was appointedCova da Piedadehead coach in November 2017, leaving this post the following summer. He briefly took charge at Salgueiros in October 2018 before returning to another former club, Vitória Setúbal, to coach the juniors the following month. In January 2019, he emigrated to Angola to coachInterclube, before returning to Portugal 11 months later as head coach at Olhanense. He was reappointed as Moura's head coach in September 2020.
Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro was born inSetúbal, and progressed through theyouth team ranks at localPrimeira Divisão clubVitória Setúbal to make the first-team bench for the first time on 29 May 1994.[3] A left-sided midfielder with a powerfulshot, he also possessed a quick temper and was liable to pick up yellow and red cards.[3] His first-team debut came on 29 September 1994, when he came on as a 66th-minutesubstitute for Paulo Gomes in a 3–0 defeat toGil Vicente at theEstádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 May 1995, in a 4–1 victory overUnião da Madeira, and ended the1994–95 season with one goal in eleven appearances as the club sufferedrelegation.[3] He then scored two goals in nine games as they wonpromotion at the first attempt in1995–96.[3] He played a further 21 top-flight matches in the1996–97 campaign, where he was spotted byLeeds UnitedmanagerGeorge Graham, who had beenscoutingJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.[3] Ribeiro also won five caps for thePortugal under-21 team.[3]
Ribeiro was sold to the EnglishPremier League club Leeds United for a fee of £500,000 in July 1997, making him a Hasselbaink teammate, who also joined the club in the summer.[3] He scored his first goal for Leeds in his second appearance, a 3–1 victory overSheffield Wednesday atHillsborough, and went on to score a total of four goals in 35 games in the1997–98 season.[3] However, he picked up an injury at the start of the1998–99 season. He failed to win back his first-team place under new managerDavid O'Leary.[3] He leftElland Road in October 1999, as he was sold on toFirst Division sideSheffield United for £500,000 in October 1999.[3] He made 22 appearances in the1999–2000 season and eight appearances in the2000–01 season, mostly as a substitute as he failed to secure a first-team spot atBramall Lane.[3] He returned to Portugal onloan atUnião de Leiria in January 2001.[3]
He spent the2001–02 season withBeira-Mar, scoring one goal in 26 games.[3] He joinedAzores based clubSanta Clara for the2002–03 campaign, scoring twice in 25 games as the club suffered relegation.[4] He subsequently rejoined Vitória, with the club now playing in thesecond division, and played 27 games (scoring one goal) as Vitória were promoted back into the top-flight after finishing in second-place in2003–04. He remained a key first-team player throughout the2004–05,2005–06 and2006–07 campaigns, making 90 first-team appearances across the three seasons. He helped the club to win theTaça de Portugal in2005, as they beatBenfica 2–1 at theEstádio Nacional. He alsocaptained the club in the2005Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, as Vitória lost 1–0 to Benfica; he was replaced byAntonio Franja on 75 minutes. He then played in the2006 Taça de Portugal final, where they were beaten 1–0 byPorto.[5] He was unable to play in the2006 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira due to injury.[6]
Ribeiro gradually lost his importance in the squad in the2007–08 season, though he scored the 1–0 winner with a long-range effort againstSporting CP on 24 February.[7] He helped his side win the2007–08 Taça da Liga but was an unused substitute inthe final.[8] He was loaned out toChaves at the start of the2009–10 season. However, afterManuel Fernandes was reinstated as Vitória's first-teamcoach, Ribeiro returned to the squad in January 2010.[9][10] He played seven games in the remainder of the2009–10 campaign and helped the club to avoid relegation, before he announced his retirement in the summer.
In March 2011, Ribeiro succeededManuel Fernandes ashead coach at Vitória Setúbal, having previously coached the club's under-17 team.[11] He was sacked following a 3–0 away defeat toBraga on 13 February 2012 that placed the team last in the league; he later harshly criticized the board of directors.[12] Vitória went on to avoid relegation at the end of the2011–12 season under the stewardship of new managerJosé Mota. In June 2012, Ribeiro was appointed head coach atFarense in the lower leagues.[13] From March to November 2014 he worked withMoura, also in thethird tier.[14] He returned to Vitória Setúbal in January 2015, taking over fromDomingos Paciência,[15] and managed to steer the club away from relegation at the end of the2014–15 season despite only winning three of his 17 games in charge. He decided to leave the club at the expiry of hiscontract, stating that he was satisfied with his accomplishment.[16][17]
In June 2015, he was appointed as head coach at BulgarianParva Liga championsLudogorets Razgrad and told the Bulgarian media: "José Mourinho is like a brother of mine [Mourinho was youth team coach at Vitória Setúbal in the 1990s]... it is possible that someChelsea players will join Ludogorets [on loan]. I'll talk with Mourinho and see what happens. Without doubt he is going to help us".[18] However, Ludogorets recorded three losses in Ribeiro's first three matches, includingelimination from theUEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and defeat in the2015 Bulgarian Supercup, and he was sacked after less than two months in charge with the club claiming it was a "disciplinary sacking and unilateral termination of the contract" due to "his prolonged absence from the job despite a standing and binding contract".[19] Ribeiro stated that the club signed players without his knowledge and the sporting director further eroded his authority by interfering in training sessions.[20] CoachAndy Smith later recalled how "mafia types with firework" tried to attack the pair of them inBulgaria.[21] In February 2016, Ribeiro returned to Portugal and signed a contract at LigaPro sideAcadémico de Viseu to run until the end of the2016–17 season.[22] However, he resigned from the club on 10 March after failing to win any of his five matches in charges, citing dissatisfaction with the way the club was being run.[23][24]
In June 2016, he was appointed manager of EnglishLeague One clubPort Vale on a three-year contract.[25] He oversaw a complete overhaul of the playing staff, signing an influx of foreign talent includingRigino Cicilia,Anthony de Freitas,Kjell Knops,Calvin Mac-Intosch,Quentin Pereira,Kiko,Carlos Saleiro,Paulo Tavares,Chris Mbamba,Sébastien Amoros,Miguel Santos, andGëzim Shalaj; as well as British playersAnton Forrester andJerome Thomas,Nathan Ferguson, andMartin Paterson; withAlex Jones andSam Hart also joining on loan.[26][27] However, it would be 20-year-old centre-backNathan Smith who would prove to be the club's best player; Riberio handed him his debut on the opening day of the season, and Smith would retain his first-team place long after Riberio's departure.[28] He appointedJak Alnwick,Ben Purkiss andAnthony Grant as joint-captains, and got off to a good start by winning his first six home games atVale Park.[29] He was named as theFootball League Paper's League One Manager of the Day after Vale defeatedScunthorpe United 3–1 on 27 August.[30] However, they entered Christmas in 17th-place, leaving chairmanNorman Smurthwaite to declare that 'Plan B' had been triggered, meaning the signing of "seasoned, higher grade" players, whilst he admitted he felt "a little bit hoodwinked" as Ribeiro's friends in the game (José Mourinho,Aitor Karanka, andCarlos Carvalhal) had provided him with glowing references but had thus far failed to lend any of their players to the Vale.[31][32] Ribeiro resigned as manager of Port Vale on 26 December, hours after witnessing his side lose 1–0 at home toWalsall.[33] Assistant managerMichael Brown took charge on a caretaker basis, but could not arrest the decline as the club went on to be relegated at the end of the2016–17 season.[34]
Ribeiro was appointed head coach atCampeonato de Portugal clubSalgueiros on 6 April 2017 following the sacking ofFilipe Cândido.[35] The contract was to cover only the final five games of the2016–17 season.[36] Salgueiros finished third in the North zone Promotion group, missing out on a place in the promotion play-offs ongoal difference.
On 14 November 2017, Ribeiro was appointed as the new head coach atCova da Piedade, who were in the relegation places of the LigaPro after picking up only 13 points from their first 13 games.[37][38] On 6 December, he led the team to apenalty shoot-out victory over top-flightMarítimo following a 0–0 draw afterextra time in the Fifth Round of the Taça de Portugal at theEstádio do Marítimo.[39] The "Rapazes de Azul-Grená" ended the2017–18 season in ninth-place and he was reported to have agreed a new one-year contract in May 2018.[40] However, he left the club the following month.[41] On 7 October, he was appointed as manager of former club Salgueiros, now in thePorto FA Elite Division (fourth tier), until the end of the 2017–18 season.[42] He left this post after just two games when was appointed as head coach of the Vitória Setúbal junior team.[43]
In January 2019, Ribeiro signed an 18-month contract with AngolanGirabola sideInterclube.[44] "Os Polícias" finished fifth at the end of the2018–19 season.
On 31 December 2019, Riberio returned to Portuguese football as the new manager of Campeonato de Portugal sideOlhanense.[45] The "Leões de Olhão" were top of Serie D when the2019–20 season was ended prematurely due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, with no clubs promoted from Serie D.[46] On 8 September 2020, Ribeiro returned to manage Moura in the Campeonato de Portugal.[47] Moura picked up just four points from 20 games as they were relegated in the2020–21 campaign.[48]
Ribeiro has stated that 90% of histraining ground work is based onJosé Mourinho's ideas, using possession play, building from the back – instructing his players not to play long balls, and maintaining a fixed shape.[49] He prefers to play with a 4–3–3formation, utilising a lone striker.[50]Andy Smith, Ribeiro's close friend and preferred coach, has said that Ribeiro is "class" and that "the coaching sessions, the way he prepares" means that "we have a plan A, B and C".[49] Ribeiro prefers staff, such as Smith, to conduct media duties on his behalf.[51] He likes to create a "family" feeling in the dressing room.[52]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vitória Setúbal | 1993–94[53] | Primeira Divisão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994–95[53] | Primeira Divisão | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1995–96[53] | Segunda Divisão de Honra | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1996–97[53] | Primeira Divisão | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Leeds United | 1997–98[54] | Premier League | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| 1998–99[55] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Sheffield United | 1999–2000[56] | First Division | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2000–01[57] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| União de Leiria (loan) | 2000–01[53] | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Beira-Mar | 2001–02[53] | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Santa Clara | 2002–03[53] | Primeira Liga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2003–04[53] | Segunda Liga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2004–05[53] | Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2005–06[53] | Primeira Liga | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2006–07[53] | Primeira Liga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2007–08[53] | Primeira Liga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2008–09[53] | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[53] | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 136 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 8 | ||
| Chaves (loan) | 2009–10[53] | Liga de Honra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 305 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 351 | 21 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Vitória Setúbal | 2 March 2011 | 14 February 2012 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 025.9 | [48] |
| Farense | 1 July 2012 | 15 January 2013 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 053.3 | [48] |
| Moura | 20 March 2014 | 16 November 2014 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 057.9 | [48] |
| Pinhalnovense | 17 November 2014 | 21 January 2015 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 050.0 | [48] |
| Vitória Setúbal | 21 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 017.6 | [48] |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 July 2015 | 13 August 2015 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 028.6 | |
| Académico de Viseu | 15 February 2016 | 10 March 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 000.0 | [48] |
| Port Vale | 20 June 2016 | 26 December 2016 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 034.5 | [58] |
| Salgueiros | 6 April 2017 | 14 May 2017 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 066.7 | [48] |
| Cova da Piedade | 14 November 2017 | 25 June 2018 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 040.0 | [48] |
| Salgueiros | 7 October 2018 | 14 October 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.0 | [48] |
| Interclube | 1 January 2019 | 2019 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 047.6 | [59] |
| Olhanense | 31 December 2019 | 23 February 2020 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 042.9 | [48] |
| Moura | 8 September 2020 | 10 April 2021 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 000.0 | [48] |
| Total | 207 | 73 | 59 | 75 | 035.3 | |||
Vitória de Setúbal
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