Ibson

Ibson

Ibson before a game with Spartak in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Ibson Barreto da Silva [1]
Date of birth	(1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 40) [1]
Place of birth	São Gonçalo, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Amazonas (assistant)
Youth career
1992–2002	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Flamengo	63	(7)
2005–2009	Porto	46	(2)
2007–2009	→ Flamengo (loan)	95	(22)
2009–2011	Spartak Moscow	44	(3)
2011–2012	Santos	38	(4)
2012–2013	Flamengo	46	(2)
2013–2014	Corinthians	21	(0)
2014–2015	Bologna	10	(0)
2014	→ Sport Recife (loan)	16	(0)
2015–2016	Minnesota United	49	(7)
2017–2018	Minnesota United	58	(4)
2019–2020	Tombense	41	(3)
2021	Amazonas	12	(1)
2021	Ipatinga	10	(0)
2022	Amazonas	10	(2)
2022	Nacional de Muriaé	7	(0)
Managerial career
2023–	Amazonas (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibson Barreto da Silva (born 7 November 1983), simply known as Ibson, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Amazonas.

Playing career

Flamengo

Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Ibson arrived at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in 1992, at the age of nine. ^[2] He was promoted to the first team in the 2003 season and made his debut in a match against CR Vasco da Gama, totalling nine appearances in the Série A that year; his father, Laís Souza, eventually became a scout at the club. ^[3]

In the following campaign, Ibson became one of the team's most important players: under the guidance of Abel Braga and playing alongside the likes of Felipe, Jean and Zinho, he won the Taça Guanabara and the Campeonato Carioca, and also finished as runner-up in the Copa do Brasil; that season, he scored six goals from 44 appearances.

Subsequently, some European clubs showed interest in Ibson and, in January 2005, just three games into the regional championship, he was transferred to FC Porto. Flamengo received many criticism about his transfer, most of it coming from the transfer values – around US$2,5 million. At the time, club directors said they cashed the money as his contract would run out at the end of the year, so they could have lost him for nothing. ^[4]

Porto / Flamengo return

Ibson had a good start with Porto, quickly becoming a habitual first-choice. In his first complete season he won the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal, appearing in 21 games all competitions combined (one goal) and adding the following year's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. ^[5]

In 2006–07, however, Ibson lost his importance in the squad, also having some problems with manager Jesualdo Ferreira. ^[6] He would return to Flamengo subsequently, being loaned in July 2007. He arrived with the side placed in relegation zone (18th), signing alongside Maxi Biancucchi and Fábio Luciano and helping to an incredible comeback as they finished third, the best performance since the title-winning season in 1992, which also secured a place in the 2008 edition of the Copa Libertadores; he scored six times in 22 matches and was also elected the league's best right midfielder, and the loan was then extended for a further year. ^[7]

Journeyman

On 13 July 2009, Ibson was released by Porto and signed a three-year contract with FC Spartak Moscow, being sold for €4 million. ^{[8] [9]} He netted twice in 28 matches in the 2010 season, helping to a fourth place in the Russian Premier League.

Ibson represented five teams from 2011 to 2015, including former side Flamengo. On 23 February 2015, he joined Minnesota United FC from the North American Soccer League. ^[10]

At the end of the 2018 season, 35-year-old Ibson was released by the TCF Bank Stadium-based club. ^[11]

Later years

At the end of May 2019, Ibson was announced as a new player of Tombense. ^[12] After leaving the club in the end of the 2020 season, he subsequently played for Amazonas (two stints), Ipatinga and Nacional de Muriaé, retiring with the latter in 2022.

Coaching career

After retiring, Ibson returned to Amazonas on 26 April 2023, as a permanent assistant coach of the club. ^[13]

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[14]

Club	Season	League			State league [nb 1]		Cup [nb 2]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2003	Série A	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
	2004		42	6	12	1	10	1	2 [lower-alpha 1]	2	—		66	10
	2005		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		50	6	13	1	10	1	2	2	—		75	10
Porto	2004–05	Primeira Liga	15	1	—		—		—		—		15	1
	2005–06		18	1	—		4	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		25	1
	2006–07		13	0	—		1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	17	0
	Total		46	2	—		5	0	5	0	1	0	57	2
Flamengo (loan)	2007	Série A	22	6	—		—		—		—		22	6
	2008		32	11	15	4	—		7 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		54	15
	2009		9	0	17	1	6	0	0	0	—		32	1
	Total		63	17	32	5	6	0	7	0	—		108	22
Spartak Moscow	2009	Russian Premier League	6	0	—		1	0	—		—		7	0
	2010		28	2	—		0	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	2	—		34	4
	2011–12		10	1	—		3	1	4 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		17	2
	Total		44	3	—		4	1	10	2	—		58	6
Santos	2011	Série A	19	0	—		—		—		2 [lower-alpha 6]	0	21	0
	2012		0	0	19	4	—		8 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		27	4
	Total		19	0	19	4	—		8	0	2	0	48	4
Flamengo	2012	Série A	33	1	—		—		—		—		33	1
	2013		0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	—		13	1
	Total		33	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	—		46	1
Corinthians	2013	Série A	20	0	—		3	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 7]	0	25	0
	2014		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		20	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	26	0
Bologna	2013–14	Serie A	10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
Sport Recife (loan)	2014	Série A	16	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		18	0
Minnesota United (NASL)	2015	NASL	26	6	—		1	0	—		—		27	6
	2016		23	1	—		2	0	—		—		25	1
	Total		49	7	—		3	0	—		—		52	7
Minnesota United	2017	MLS	31	0	—		1	0	—		—		32	0
	2018		27	4	—		0	0	—		—		27	4
	Total		58	4	—		1	0	—		—		59	4
Tombense	2019	Série C	12	0	—		—		—		—		12	0
	2020		16	1	13	2	—		—		—		29	3
	Total		28	1	13	2	—		—		—		41	3
Amazonas	2021	Amazonense	—		12	1	—		—		—		12	1
Ipatinga	2021	Mineiro Módulo II	—		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Amazonas	2022	Série D	0	0	10	2	—		—		—		10	2
Nacional de Muriaé	2022	Mineiro Módulo II	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Career total			436	41	130	16	32	2	34	4	5	0	637	62

according to FlaEstatística ^[15]

Notes

1. Includes Campeonato Carioca and Campeonato Paulista
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, and US Open Cup

1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
7. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Flamengo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2009
• Taça Guanabara: 2004, 2008
• Taça Rio: 2009
• Campeonato Carioca: 2004, 2008, 2009

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2005–06, 2006–07
• Taça de Portugal: 2005–06
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2006

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2012

Corinthians

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2013

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2007 ^[16]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
2. "Ibson pode completar 200 jogos pelo Flamengo, hoje, diante do Figueirense" [Ibson may reach 200 matches for Flamengo, today, against Figueirense] (in Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
3. "Ibson, o torcedor que pulou o fosso e caiu no time do Flamengo" [Ibson, the supporter who jumped the gap and ended up in Flamengo's squad] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
4. "Porto quer R$10,5 milhões por Ibson" [Porto want R$10.5 million for Ibson] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
5. "Alunos a brilhar com o professor a ver" [Pupils shining as teacher watched]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 20 August 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
6. "Ibson: "Complicado regressar com Jesualdo"" [Ibson: «It's tough to return with Jesualdo»]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 December 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
7. Ibson fica mais um ano no Fla (Ibson stays another year in Fla); Globo Esporte, 7 July 2008 (in Portuguese)
8. Ибсон заключил контракт со «Спартаком» (Ibson signed a contract with Spartak) Archived 18 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine ; Spartak Moscow, 14 July 2009 (in Russian)
9. "Report and consolidated accounts 2009/2010" (PDF). FC Porto. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
10. United signs Brazilian Ibson Archived 23 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; Minnesota United, 23 February 2015
11. "MNUFC season-End roster update". Major League Soccer. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
12. Tombense anuncia meio-campo Ibson para Série C do Brasileiro, globoesporte.globo.com, 28 May 2019
13. "Presidente do Amazonas confirma Ibson como novo auxiliar permanente do clube" [Amazonas' president confirms Ibson as new permanent assistant coach of the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
14. "Ibson". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
15. FlaEstatística (in Portuguese)
16. "São Paulo domina premiação da CBF" [São Paulo rule CBF awards] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

External links

• Ibson at Sambafoot
• Ibson at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Ibson at Soccerway