Vítor Bruno | |
Full Name: | Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Motas Fernandes |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1982 |
Birth Place: | Coimbra, Portugal |
Position: | Right-back, midfielder |
Currentclub: | Porto (head coach) |
Youthyears1: | 1990–2001 |
Youthclubs1: | Académica |
Years1: | 2001 |
Clubs1: | Bidoeirense |
Years2: | 2001–2002 |
Years3: | 2002–2003 |
Clubs3: | Mirandense |
Years4: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs4: | Tourizense |
Years5: | 2004–2006 |
Clubs5: | Marialvas |
Years6: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs6: | Gândara |
Years7: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs7: | Valonguense |
Manageryears1: | 2009 |
Managerclubs1: | Interclube (assistant) |
Manageryears2: | 2009 |
Managerclubs2: | 1º de Agosto (assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 2010 |
Managerclubs3: | USM Blida (assistant) |
Manageryears4: | 2010 |
Managerclubs4: | Naval (assistant) |
Manageryears5: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs5: | Leixões (assistant) |
Manageryears6: | 2021–2024 |
Managerclubs6: | Porto (assistant) |
Manageryears7: | 2024– |
Managerclubs7: | Porto |
Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Motas Fernandes (pronounced as /pt/; 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. He is the current head coach of Primeira Liga side Porto.
Born in Coimbra, Vítor Bruno joined the youth sides of Académica de Coimbra in 1990.[1] After making his senior debut with Terceira Divisão side GDR Bidoeirense in 2001, he subsequently represented, CA Mirandense, GD Tourizense, CF Os Marialvas, UD Gândara and AD Valonguense.[2] [3] He retired with the latter in 2008, aged just 25.
After retiring, Vítor Bruno graduated in sports science at the University of Coimbra,[1] and subsequently joined Augusto Inácio's staff at Angolan side GD Interclube in 2009, as his assistant. After short periods working under his father at CD 1º de Agosto in the same country and USM Blida in Algeria,[4] before following Inácio to Associação Naval 1º de Maio and Leixões SC.[1] [5]
In 2011, Vítor Bruno joined the technical staff of Sérgio Conceição at SC Olhanense, as a fitness coach.[6] [7] He remained under the same role at Académica, SC Braga,[8] Vitória de Guimarães, FC Nantes and FC 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 FC 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.[7]
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]
On 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]
Vítor Bruno is the son of former player and manager Vítor Manuel.[1] [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.[1]
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