Portuguese footballer and manager
Ivo Ricardo Abreu Vieira (born 10 January 1976) is a Portuguese former professionalfootballer who played as adefender , currently amanager .
He spent hisentire playing career withNacional , where he also began working as a coach in 2011. He managed seven other clubs in thePrimeira Liga , and won theCampeonato Mato-Grossense withCuiabá in2023 .
Vieira was born inMachico ,Madeira . His entire ten-year professional career was spent with localC.D. Nacional , which he represented in allthree major levels since being promoted to the main squad at the age of 18; during his tenure, he also acted ascaptain .[ 2]
From2002 to2004 , Vieira competed in thePrimeira Liga . His first game in the competition took place on 22 September 2002, as he came on a last-minutesubstitute in a 2–0 away win againstS.C. Beira-Mar ; in the latter season, he contributed 19 appearances to help his team to a best-ever fourth position.
[ edit ] After retiring at the age of only 28, Vieira started working as a coach, first being named assistant manager at Nacional underCasemiro Mior . On 14 March 2011, after a spell with the club's juniors, he was handed the reins of the first team afterPredrag Jokanović was fired.[ 3] Pedro Caixinha at the end of October.[ 4]
On 19 January 2013, Vieira was announced as the new manager ofC.S. Marítimo B ,[ 5] reserves of Nacional'slocal rivals . In early March 2015, followingLeonel Pontes ' resignation, he was appointed his successor at the helm of thefirst team ,[ 6] the final of theTaça da Liga the following month later after disposing ofFC Porto in the last-four stage.[ 7]
Vieira resigned on 18 January 2016, due to poor results.[ 8]
Five clubs in four years [ edit ] On 27 May 2016, Vieira was appointed atSegunda Liga clubC.D. Aves for one year.[ 9] [ 10]
Vieira became manager ofAcadémica de Coimbra in May 2017, stating his aim to end their exile from the top flight.[ 11] [ 12] G.D. Estoril Praia ,[ 13] top-division relegation .[ 14]
On 28 May 2018, Vieira signed a one-year deal atMoreirense FC .[ 15] Moreira de Cónegos to a best-eversixth place ,[ 16] Vitória SC .[ 17] only season , he announced a sabbatical to spend time with his family.[ 18]
[ edit ] Vieira was appointed as the manager ofAl Wehda Club in theSaudi Professional League on 10 September 2020.[ 19] [ 20]
On 8 March 2021, Vieira returned to his country's top flight withF.C. Famalicão . He signed a contract of undisclosed length at the club, who were second-from-bottom with 11 games remaining.[ 21] UEFA Europa Conference League place on the final day ofthe season ,[ 22] [ 23]
Vieira was dismissed on 19 December 2021, having taken 11 points from 15 games and with Famalicão in 16th.[ 24] Ricardo Soares atGil Vicente F.C. on a two-year deal.[ 25] [ 26]
On 8 December 2022, Vieira replaced his compatriotAntónio Oliveira at the helm ofCampeonato Brasileiro Série A sideCuiabá Esporte Clube .[ 27] Campeonato Mato-Grossense in hisfirst year – his first career trophy – via an unbeaten season that concluded with a 3–0 aggregate win overUnião Esporte Clube .[ 28]
On 10 May 2023, after a 4–0 home loss toClube Atlético Mineiro , Vieira was sacked.[ 29]
Vieira was appointed at TurkishSüper Lig clubPendikspor on 17 October 2023.[ 30] second-bottom in the table , he was relieved of his duties.[ 31]
On 8 January 2025, Vieira returned to Marítimo as their fourth manager of thesecond-division season afterFábio Pereira ,Silas andRui Duarte .[ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
On 14 June 2025, Vieira signed a one-year contract withC.D. Tondela ,champions of the second tier .[ 35] 17th place in the table .[ 36]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of 25 February 2024 [ 37] [ 1] Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To Record G W D L GF GA GD Win % Nacional 14 March 2011 31 October 2011 23 9 5 9 21 30 −9 0 39.13 Marítimo B 19 January 2013 1 July 2014 61 18 16 27 59 74 −15 0 29.51 Marítimo 2 March 2015 18 January 2016 36 15 8 13 57 56 +1 0 41.67 Aves 27 May 2016 15 February 2017 30 16 9 5 48 29 +19 0 53.33 Académica 30 May 2017 13 November 2017 16 8 3 5 24 17 +7 0 50.00 Estoril 13 November 2017 16 May 2018 23 6 6 11 21 35 −14 0 26.09 Moreirense 28 May 2018 19 May 2019 38 18 4 16 46 50 −4 0 47.37 Vitória Guimarães 17 June 2019 24 July 2020 52 22 16 14 83 51 +32 0 42.31 Al Wehda 10 September 2020 2 February 2021 17 6 3 8 21 27 −6 0 35.29 Famalicão 8 March 2021 19 December 2021 33 13 8 12 55 46 +9 0 39.39 Gil Vicente 29 June 2022 2 November 2022 17 4 4 9 19 27 −8 0 23.53 Cuiabá 8 December 2022 10 May 2023 24 16 3 5 49 21 +28 0 66.67 Pendikspor 17 October 2023 27 February 2024 21 7 4 10 30 43 −13 0 33.33 Total 391 158 89 144 533 506 +27 0 40.41
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