Bruno Baltazar

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Bruno Baltazar
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Nunes Baltazar
Date of birth (1977-07-06) 6 July 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1992–1995 Sintrense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1999 Sintrense 56 (2)
1999–2003 Odivelas 38 (5)
2003 Dresdner SC 12 (1)
2003–2004 Margate 2 (1)
2004 Fátima 11 (1)
2004–2005 Odivelas 30 (2)
2005–2006 Barreirense 7 (0)
2006–2007 Imortal 11 (0)
2007 Abrantes 9 (0)
2007–2008 Real Massamá 29 (3)
2008–2009 Digenis Morphou 21 (1)
2009–2010 Igreja Nova 9 (0)
2010–2011 Sintrense 26 (1)
Total261(17)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Sintrense (assistant)
2012–2013 Sintrense
2013 Atlético
2014 Philippines (assistant)
2014–2015 Casa Pia
2015–2016 El Jaish (assistant)
2016–2017 Olhanense
2017–2018 AEL Limassol
2018 APOEL
2019 Estoril
2019–2020 Nottingham Forest (assistant)
2021–2022 Rochester New York
2023 Botev Plovdiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Miguel Nunes Baltazar (born 6 July 1977) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender and is currently a manager.

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Playing career

Born in Lisbon, Baltazar started his career with local S.U. Sintrense after having already played youth football there. He then switched to Odivelas FC, representing both clubs in the third and fourth divisions and having his first adventure abroad with Dresdner SC in Germany's Regionalliga Nord.

Baltazar started the 2003–04 season still abroad, playing in the English Football Conference with Margate. [1] He returned to his country in the following transfer window, joining C.D. Fátima in the third level, then spent a further campaign in that tier with former side Odivelas.

Baltazar's only experience in the professionals came in 2005–06, as he appeared in only seven Segunda Liga matches for F.C. Barreirense and also suffered relegation. He subsequently returned to the lower leagues, representing Imortal DC, Abrantes F.C. – he split the 2006–07 campaign between the two teams – and Real SC.

After another season abroad, with Digenis Akritas Morphou in the Cypriot Second Division, Baltazar returned to Portugal and joined G.D. Igreja Nova in the third division (team relegation and folding). In January 2010 he rejoined Sintrense in the fourth tier, retiring in June of the following year at the age of 34.

Coaching career

After announcing his retirement, Baltazar took up coaching, starting as assistant manager at his first club Sintrense. In the summer of 2012 he was promoted to head coach, guiding them to promotion to the third division. [2]

In July 2013, Baltazar was appointed at second level side Atlético Clube de Portugal. [3] His stay was however to be short-lived, as he was relieved of his duties after only one month. [4]

Baltazar joined the Philippines national team coaching staff in April 2014, going on to work under Thomas Dooley. [5] He returned to his country shortly after, signing with lowly Casa Pia A.C. as their manager. [6]

In March 2017, after only three months in charge of S.C. Olhanense in the second tier, [7] Baltazar moved to the Cypriot First Division with AEL Limassol. [8] Roughly one year later, in the same capacity, he signed with fellow league club APOEL FC. [9]

Baltazar returned to his country and its second division on 22 January 2019, being appointed at G.D. Estoril Praia. [10] In June, however, he left to become part of the coaching setup at Nottingham Forest following the appointment of Sabri Lamouchi. [11]

On 7 October 2020, Baltazar became the new coach of Al-Ain FC of the Saudi Professional League. [12] Five days later, he announced he could not sign as he was not able to break his contractual relationship with Forest. [13] [14]

Baltazar was appointed head coach of Rochester New York FC on 14 December 2021, ahead of the inaugural MLS Next Pro season. [15] It was announced on 3 January 2023 that he would be leaving the club after 1 season after agreeing to a fee with Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv. [16]

Managerial statistics

As of 23 May 2023 [17]
TeamNatFromToRecord
PWDLGFGAGDW%
Olhanense Flag of Portugal.svg 28 October 20166 February 2017133461321−8023.1
AEL Limassol Flag of Cyprus.svg 22 March 20175 March 201841229106236+26053.7
APOEL Flag of Cyprus.svg 22 March 201817 September 20181611233117+14068.8
Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg 22 January 201930 June 2019167362123−2043.8
Rochester New York Flag of the United States.svg 15 December 20212 January 202328160127266+6057.1
Botev Plovdiv Flag of Bulgaria.svg 3 January 202323 May 2023153481320−7020.0
Total129622245212183+29048.1

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  3. Simões, Pedro (8 July 2013). "Pontapé de saída com 16 jogadores e um novo treinador" [Kick-off with 16 players and a new manager]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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  5. Umbao, Ed (9 April 2014). "Bruno Baltazar newest Azkals deputy coach to Thomas Dooley". Philippine News. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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  7. "Bruno Saraiva sucede a Bruno Baltazar no Olhanense" [Bruno Saraiva succeeds Bruno Baltazar in Olhanense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. "Chipre: Bruno Baltazar é o novo treinador do AEL Limassol" [Cyprus: Bruno Baltazar is the new manager of AEL Limassol]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. "Defending Cyprus champion APOEL lets coach go after 8 months". USA Today . 22 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. "Bruno Baltazar é o novo treinador do Estoril" [Bruno Baltazar is the new manager of Estoril] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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  13. "برونو بالتازار يعتذر عن تدريب العين السعودي" [Al Ain Club announce contract with Michael Skibbe after Bruno Baltazar's apology]. Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  14. "A crisis in the Saudi eye after the escape of the..." Al Khaleej . 13 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. "Bruno Baltazar appointed as head coach". MLS Next Pro. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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