Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Motas Fernandes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitɔɾ ˈβɾunu]; born 2 December 1982), known as Vítor Bruno, is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as either a right-back or a midfielder.[2] He is the current head coach of Primeira Liga side Porto.
 Vítor Bruno in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Motas Fernandes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1982[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–2001 | Académica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Bidoeirense | ||
| 2001–2002 | Vigor Mocidade | ||
| 2002–2003 | Mirandense | ||
| 2003–2004 | Tourizense | ||
| 2004–2006 | Marialvas | ||
| 2006–2007 | Gândara | ||
| 2007–2008 | Valonguense | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Porto | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Coimbra, Vítor Bruno joined the youth sides of Académica de Coimbra in 1990.[2] After making his senior debut with Terceira Divisão side Bidoeirense in 2001, he subsequently represented Vigor da Mocidade, Mirandense, Tourizense, Marialvas, Gândara and Valonguense.[3][4] He retired with the latter in 2008, aged just 25.[1]
Managerial career
editAssistant
editAfter retiring, Vítor Bruno graduated in sports science at the University of Coimbra,[2] and subsequently joined Augusto Inácio's staff at Angolan side Interclube in 2009, as his assistant. After short periods working under his father at 1º de Agosto in the same country and USMB in Algeria,[5] before following Inácio to Associação Naval and Leixões.[2][6]
In 2011, Vítor Bruno joined the technical staff of Sérgio Conceição at Olhanense, as a fitness coach.[7][1] He remained under the same role at Académica, Braga,[8] Vitória de Guimarães, Nantes and Porto;[9] at the latter, he only officially became an assistant in 2021.
Vítor Bruno was in charge of Porto's senior squad in a professional match for the first time in April 2019, in a 2–0 win over Boavista as Conceição was suspended.[10] In the following five years, he replaced Conceição in a further 16 matches, winning 14 of them and having other two draws.[1]
In May 2024, several media outlets reported an altercation between Vítor Bruno and Conceição, after he was not included in Conceição's agreement with Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa for a renewal.[11] Vítor Bruno left Conceição's staff on 30 May,[12] and released a note in the following day stating that no altercations between himself and Conceição existed, as he previously stated a desire to pursue a managerial career.[13]
Porto
editOn 6 June 2024, Vítor Bruno was announced as manager of Porto on a two-year contract, becoming the first manager of new president André Villas-Boas' tenure.[14]
Personal life
editVítor Bruno is the son of former player and manager Vítor Manuel.[2][15] He is married to Elsa Varela, a former player of the Portugal women's national rugby union team, with whom he has three children.[2]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 24 November 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Porto | 
|
6 June 2024 | present | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 68.42 | [16] |
Honours
editManager
editPorto
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Com a bola nos genes" [With a football in his genes] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vítor Bruno, o professor que só trabalha de calções" [Vítor Bruno, the coach who only works with shorts] (in Portuguese). Notícias Magazine. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Veja Vítor Bruno como futebolista do Gândara: "Jogou a um nível razoável"" [See Vítor Bruno as a footballer of Gândara: "He played at a decent level"] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Antigo Médio da A.D. Valonguense Assume o Comando dos Dragões, Vítor Bruno é o Novo Treinador do F.C. Porto" [Former midfielder of A.D. Valonguense takes over the Dragons, Vítor Bruno is the new manager of F.C. Porto] (in Portuguese). Notícias de Águeda. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Vítor Bruno: do "código genético" de treinador à estreia no banco do FC Porto" [Vítor Bruno: from the "genetic code" of manager to the debut on the bench of FC Porto] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "FC Porto: Marinho cedo projetou carreira a 'solo' para Vítor Bruno" [FC Porto: Marinho soon projected a 'solo' career for Vítor Bruno] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Olhanense: Sérgio Conceição quer equipa "raçuda", como ele" [Olhanense: Sérgio Conceição wants a "spirited" team, like him] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Sp. Braga: Conceição não abdica da sua equipa técnica" [Sp. Braga: Conceição do not give up of his technical staff] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Equipa técnica de Sérgio Conceição sem Rui Barros" [Sérgio Conceição's technical staff without Rui Barros] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Vítor Bruno só sabe ganhar como treinador principal" [Vítor Bruno only knows how to win as first team coach] (in Portuguese). Record. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Vítor Bruno sente-se traído por Conceição" [Vítor Bruno feels betrayed by Conceição] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Vítor Bruno deixa Sérgio Conceição e tem vários convites" [Vítor Bruno leaves Sérgio Conceição and has several offers] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "FC Porto Vítor Bruno reage à polémica com Sérgio Conceição" [FC Porto Vítor Bruno reacts to controversy with Sérgio Conceição] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Vítor Bruno é o novo treinador" [Vítor Bruno is the new manager] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Vítor Bruno está "perfeitamente identificado" com o plano do FC Porto" [Vítor Bruno is "perfectly identified" with FC Porto's plan] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "FC Porto: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2019.