Bruno Ribeiro

For the Brazilian footballer of the same name born in 1983, see Bruno de Paula Ribeiro Ingrácia.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.
Bruno Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro
Date of birth (1975-10-22) 22 October 1975
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Port Vale (manager)
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)
National team
1997 Portugal U21 5 (0)
Teams managed
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

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro (born 22 October 1975) is a Portuguese former footballer, now manager of English League One club Port Vale.

A midfielder with a powerful left-foot strike, he began his playing career with hometown club Vitória Setúbal from 1994 to 1997, before he had a four-year spell in England with Leeds United and Sheffield United. He returned to Portugal to play for União de Leiria, Beira-Mar and Santa Clara, before spending 2003 to 2010 back with Vitória Setúbal. He spent the majority of his career in the Primeira Liga, though also spent time in the second tier, and in the English Premier League and Football League. He made a total of 351 career appearances, scoring 21 goals. He won all of his honours with Vitória Setúbal, winning promotion out of the second tier in 1995–96 and 2003–04, winning the Taça de Portugal in 2005, and Taça da Liga in 2008, whilst picking up runners-up medals in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in 2005 and Taça de Portugal in 2006. He also won five caps for the Portugal under-21 team in 1997.

He was promoted from youth coach to first team coach at Vitória Setúbal in 2011, and went on to have brief spells in charge at Farense, Moura, Pinhalnovense, Vitória Setúbal (again), Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria), and Académico de Viseu. He was appointed manager of English club Port Vale in June 2016.

Playing career

Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro was born in Setúbal, and progressed through the youth ranks at local Primeira Divisão club Vitória Setúbal to make the first team bench for the first time on 29 May 1994.[1] A left-sided midfielder with a powerful shot, he also possessed a quick temper and was liable to pick up yellow and red cards.[1] His first team debut came on 29 September 1994, when he came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Paulo Gomes in a 3–0 defeat to Gil Vicente at the Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 May 1995, in a 4–1 victory over União da Madeira, and ended the 1994–95 season with one goal in eleven appearances as the club suffered relegation.[1] He then scored two goals in nine games as they won promotion at the first attempt in 1995–96.[1] He played a further 21 top-flight matches in the 1996–97 campaign, where he was spotted by Leeds United manager George Graham, who had been scouting Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.[1] Ribeiro also won five caps for the Portugal under-21 team.[1]

Ribeiro was sold to English Premier League club Leeds United for a fee of £500,000 in July 1997, making him a teammate of Hasselbaink, who also joined the club in the summer.[1] He scored his first goal for Leeds in his second appearance, a 3–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, and went on to score a total of four goals in 35 games in the 1997–98 season.[1] However he picked up an injury at the start of the 1998–99 season, and failed to win back his first team place under new manager David O'Leary.[1] He left Elland Road in October 1999, as he was sold on to First Division side Sheffield United for £500,000 in October 1999.[1] He made 22 appearances in the 1999–2000 season and eight appearances in the 2000–01 season, mostly as a substitute as he failed to secure a first team spot at Bramall Lane.[1] He returned to Portugal on loan at União de Leiria in January 2001.[1]

He spent the 2001–02 season with Beira-Mar, scoring one goal in 26 games.[1] He joined Azores based club Santa Clara for the 2002–03 campaign, scoring twice in 25 games as the club suffered relegation.[2] He subsequently rejoined Vitória, with the club now playing in the second division, and played 27 games (scoring one goal) as Vitória were promoted back into the top-flight after finishing in second-place in 2003–04. He remained a key first team player throughout the 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07 campaigns, making 90 first team appearances across the three seasons. He helped the club to win the Taça de Portugal in 2005, as they beat Benfica 2–1 at the Estádio Nacional. He also captained the club in the 2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, as Vitória lost 1–0 to Benfica; he was replaced by Antonio Franja on 75 minutes. He then played in the 2006 Taça de Portugal Final, where they were beaten 1–0 by Porto.[3] He was unable to play in the 2006 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira due to injury.[4]

Ribeiro gradually lost his importance in the squad in the 2007–08 season, though he scored the 1–0 winner with a long-range effort against Sporting CP on 24 February.[5] He also played in the final of the Taça da Liga, as Vitória beat Sporting CP on penalties to lift the trophy; he was taken off for Paulinho on 67 minutes. He was loaned out to Chaves at the start of the 2009–10 season, however after Manuel Fernandes was reinstated as Vitória's first team coach, Ribeiro returned to the squad in January 2010.[6][7] He played seven games in the remainder of the 2009–10 campaign and helped the club to avoid relegation, before he announced his retirement in the summer.

Managerial career

Early career

In March 2011, Ribeiro succeeded Manuel Fernandes as head coach at Vitória Setúbal, having previously coached the club's under-17 team.[8] He was sacked following a 3–0 away defeat to Braga on 13 February 2012 that placed the team last in the league; he later harshly criticized the board of directors.[9] Vitória went on to avoid relegation at the end of the 2011–12 season under the stewardship of new manager José Mota. In June 2012, Ribeiro was appointed as head coach at Farense in the lower leagues.[10] From March to November 2014 he worked with Moura Atlético Clube, also in the third tier.[11] He returned to Vitória Setúbal in January 2015, taking over from Domingos Paciência,[12] and managed to steer the club away from relegation at the end of the 2014–15 season despite only winning three of his 17 games in charge. He decided to leave the club at the expiry of his contract, stating that he was satisfied with his accomplishment.[13][14]

Ludogorets and Académico de Viseu

In June 2015, he was appointed as head coach at Bulgarian Parva Liga champions Ludogorets 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 some Chelsea players will join Ludogorets [on loan]. I'll talk with Mourinho and see what happens. Without doubt he is going to help us".[15] However, Ludogorets recorded three losses in Ribeiro's first three matches, including elimination from the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and defeat in the 2015 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".[16] Ribeiro stated that the club signed players without his knowledge and the sporting director further eroded his authority by interfering in training sessions.[17] Coach Andy Smith later recalled how "mafia types with firework" tried to attack the pair of them in Bulgaria.[18] In February 2016, Ribeiro returned to Portugal and signed a contract at LigaPro side Académico de Viseu to run until the end of the 2016–17 season.[19] 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.[20][21]

Port Vale

In June 2016, he was appointed manager of English League One club Port Vale on a three-year contract.[22] He oversaw a complete overhaul of the playing staff, signing an influx of foreign talent including Rigino Cicilia, Anthony de Freitas, Kjell Knops, Calvin Mac-Intosch, Quentin Pereira, Kiko, Carlos Saleiro, Paulo Tavares, Chris Mbamba, Sébastien Amoros, Miguel Santos, and Gezim Shalaj; as well as British players Anton Forrester and Jerome Thomas, Nathan Ferguson, and Martin Paterson; with Alex Jones and Sam Hart also joining on loan.[23][24] He appointed Jak Alnwick, Ben Purkiss and Anthony Grant as joint-captains, and got off to a good start by winning his first six home games at Vale Park.[25]

Style of management

Ribeiro has stated that 90% of his training ground work is based on José Mourinho's ideas, using possession play, building from the back – instructing his players not to play long balls, and maintaining a fixed shape.[26] He prefers to play with a 4–3–3 formation, utilising a lone striker.[27] 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".[26] Ribeiro prefers staff, such as Smith, to conduct media duties on his behalf.[28] He likes to create a "family" feeling in the dressing room.[29]

Statistics

Playing statistics

Club Season Division League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória Setúbal1993–94[30]Primeira Divisão00000000
1994–95[30]Primeira Divisão1110000111
1995–96[30]Segunda Divisão de Honra92000092
1996–97[30]Primeira Divisão2100000210
Total 4130000413
Leeds United1997–98[31]Premier League2933031354
1998–99[32]Premier League1311130172
Total 4244161526
União de Leiria (loan)2000–01[30]Primeira Liga901000100
Sheffield United1999–2000[33]First Division2012000221
2000–01[34]First Division50003080
Total 2512030301
Beira-Mar2001–02[30]Primeira Liga2511000261
Santa Clara2002–03[30]Primeira Liga2322000252
Chaves (loan)2009–10[30]Liga de Honra40200060
Vitória Setúbal2003–04[30]Segunda Liga2713000301
2004–05[30]Primeira Liga2615100312
2005–06[30]Primeira Liga2725020342
2006–07[30]Primeira Liga2221020252
2007–08[30]Primeira Liga1312020171
2008–09[30]Primeira Liga1400030170
2009–10[30]Primeira Liga70000070
Total 1367161901618
Career total 3051828218135121
  1. ↑ Appearances and goals in the Taça de Portugal and FA Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances and goals in the Taça da Liga, League Cup, and UEFA Cup.

Managerial statistics

As of 4 December 2016.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Vitória Setúbal 2 March 2011 14 February 2012 27 7 8 12 25.9 [35]
Farense 1 July 2012 15 January 2013 15 8 5 2 53.3 [35]
Moura 20 March 2014 16 November 2014 19 11 4 4 57.9 [35]
Pinhalnovense 17 November 2014 21 January 2015 8 4 3 1 50.0 [35]
Vitória Setúbal 21 January 2015 30 June 2015 17 3 6 8 17.6 [35]
Ludogorets Razgrad 1 July 2015 13 August 2015 7 2 1 4 28.6
Académico de Viseu 15 February 2016 10 March 2016 5 0 2 3 00.0 [35]
Port Vale 20 June 2016 Present 26 10 7 9 38.5 [36]
Total 123 45 36 42 36.6

Honours

as a Player

Vitória de Setúbal

as a Manager

Ludogorets

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Ribeiro: Bruno Miguel Fernandes (Bruno)". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro na Intertoto" [Bruno Ribeiro in the Intertoto] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Taça de Portugal - Final". foradejogo.net. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mário Carlos convocado para jogo com FC Porto" [Mário Carlos selected for the game with FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Remate com fé" [Shot of faith] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro: "Não era difícil ter razão"" [Bruno Ribeiro: "It was not difficult to be right"] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro fica no Bonfim" [Bruno Ribeiro stays at the Bonfim] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro até ao fim" [Bruno Ribeiro until the end] (in Portuguese). Record. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro: "Não confundo o Vitória com alguns dos seus dirigentes"" [Bruno Ribeiro: "I separate Vitória from some of its directors"] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro é o novo treinador do Farense" [Bruno Ribeiro is the new manager of Farense] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Todos os plantéis da edição 2014/15" [All the squads of the 2014/15 edition] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Domingos triste pela saída, Bruno Ribeiro pode ser o novo treinador". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro anuncia saída" [Bruno Ribeiro announces exit] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro: "I leave with the satisfaction of accomplishment"". Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese). 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Flood, George (19 June 2015). "Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could loan players to Ludogorets after Bruno Ribeiro appointment". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Acquah, Richard Amissah (2 September 2015). "Bulgarian champions fires head coach Bruno Ribeiro". Black Sports Net. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  17. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (6 October 2016). "Port Vale boss Bruno Ribeiro explains fall out at previous clubs". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  18. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (14 October 2016). "Port Vale: Andy Smith recalls being attacked by fans in Bulgaria". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro is the new coach". Ojogo (in Portuguese). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Bruno Ribeiro é o novo treinador do Académico Viseu" [Bruno Ribeiro is the new Académico de Viseu's coach] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Ac. Viseu: treinador Bruno Ribeiro dura menos de um mês" [Ac. Viseu: coach Bruno Ribeiro lasts less than a month] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (20 June 2016). "Valiants confirm Bruno Ribeiro is new manager". The Sentinel. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  23. ↑ "Port Vale: Foreign signings learning what to expect in England, says Michael Brown". BBC Sport. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Port Vale sign Miguel Santos and Gezim Shalaj". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  25. ↑ Ames, Nick (6 October 2016). "Port Vale's Bruno Ribeiro: '90% of what I do now I've learned from José Mourinho'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  26. 1 2 Robertson, Gregor (3 October 2016). "I'm like Mourinho, says Potteries' Special One". The Times. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  27. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (24 August 2016). "Port Vale: Bruno Ribeiro happy with 4-3-3 for now". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  28. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (20 November 2016). "Charlton 2, Port Vale 0 COMMENT: Ribeiro sets record straight". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  29. ↑ "Jose Mourinho and I speak every day, says Port Vale boss Bruno Ribeiro". Sky Sports. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bruno Ribeiro profile at ForaDeJogo
  31. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Ribeiro in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Ribeiro in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Ribeiro in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Ribeiro in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  35. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bruno Ribeiro manager stats at ForaDeJogo
  36. ↑ "Managers: Bruno Ribeiro". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  37. ↑ "Portugal - List of Second Division Final Tables". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  38. ↑ "Portugal 2003/04". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  39. ↑ "Benfica vence Supertaça frente ao Setúbal" [Benfica wins the SuperCup against Setúbal]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2005.
  40. ↑ "Benfica 1-2 V. Setúbal" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  41. ↑ "Taça de Portugal - Final". foradejogo.net. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  42. ↑ "Carlsberg Cup - Final". foradejogo.net. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  43. ↑ "Cherno More Surprisingly Claims Bulgaria's Football Supercup". novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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