Pedro Ribeiro (football manager)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Torresand the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

Pedro Ribeiro

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Ricardo Torres Ribeiro
Date of birth	(1985-11-26) 26 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal
Team information
Current team	Sunderland (assistant head coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2004–2006	Tirsense (youth)
2006–2009	Vizela (youth)
2009–2010	Tirsense (assistant)
2010–2011	Feirense (assistant)
2011–2013	Porto (assistant)
2013–2014	Al-Ahli (assistant)
2015	Olympiacos (assistant)
2015–2016	Fenerbahçe (assistant)
2016–2017	TSV 1860 Munich (assistant)
2018	Gil Vicente
2019	Belenenses SAD (under-23)
2019–2020	Belenenses SAD
2020–2021	Penafiel
2022	Académico Viseu
2023–2024	Leixões
2024–	Sunderland (assistant)

Pedro Ricardo Torres Ribeiro (born 26 November 1985) is a Portuguese football manager, who is currently assistant head coach of Sunderland.

He began coaching at age 19, and worked as an assistant at Porto and other clubs under Vítor Pereira. He managed Belenenses SAD briefly in the Primeira Liga, and four clubs in the second tier.

Career

Born in Guimarães, Braga District, Ribeiro had a modest career as a football player, and started his coaching career when he was 19 years old. Before starting his senior professional coaching career, he coached F.C. Tirsense and F.C. Vizela youth teams. He became assistant coach at C.D. Feirense in the second division under Quim Machado and helped the team gain promotion to the Primeira Liga. His next step was to work in FC Porto scouting department, where he worked directly with the first team as an opponent team analyst and scout. He was at Porto under André Villas-Boas, Jesualdo Ferreira and Vítor Pereira. ^{[1] [2]}

Pereira invited him to work on his technical staff, as assistant coach. ^[1] He held this position for him until 2017, at Porto, Al-Ahli Saudi FC, Olympiacos FC, Fenerbahçe S.K. and TSV 1860 Munich. ^[2]

On 23 February 2018, Ribeiro was appointed in his first position as head coach, at Gil Vicente F.C. who were 18th in the second division; he became the youngest coach in Portuguese professional football. ^[2]

In July 2019, Ribeiro was appointed as manager of the under-23 team at Belenenses SAD. ^[3] On 4 September, he took interim charge of the first team in the top flight following the dismissal of Silas, ^[4] and nine days later was given the job on a permanent basis. ^[5] He left the club from Belém by mutual accord the following 12 January, after three consecutive defeats left them a point above the relegation places. ^[6]

Ribeiro returned to the second tier on 23 June 2020, succeeding Miguel Leal at F.C. Penafiel. ^[7] At the end of the following year, he left the eighth-placed team by mutual consent, following three consecutive losses. ^[8]

On the first day of 2022, Ribeiro filled the vacancy at Académico de Viseu F.C. caused by the exit of Zé Gomes. ^[9] He left by mutual consent on 14 August, after starting the new season with an away draw and home defeat. ^[10]

Ribeiro was appointed as head coach of Liga Portugal 2 side Leixões S.C. on 13 June 2023. ^[11] On 24 January 2024, with the club sitting 16th in the league table, he was sacked. ^[12]

On 8 October 2024, Ribeiro was appointed assistant head coach of EFL Championship side Sunderland. ^[13]

References

1. Amaral, Nuno A. (10 October 2012). ""Espião" dos adversários do F. C. Porto é "doente" pelos "dragões"" ["Spy" on F. C. Porto's opponents is "crazy" for the "Dragons"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
2. "Ex-adjunto de Vítor Pereira é o novo treinador do Gil Vicente" [Vítor Pereira's former assistant is the new manager of Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
3. "Pedro Ribeiro é o novo treinador dos sub-23 do Belenenses: "Grande desafio"" [Pedro Ribeiro is the new manager of Belenenses under-23: "Big challenge"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
4. "Pedro Ribeiro assume lugar de Silas no Belenenses SAD" [Pedro Ribeiro assumes Silas' place at Belenenses SAD]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
5. "Pedro Ribeiro promete "competência" como treinador do Belenenses SAD" [Pedro Ribeiro promises "competence" as manager of Belenenses SAD]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
6. "Treinador do Belenenses SAD sai por mútuo acordo" [Belenenses SAD manager leaves by mutual accord]. Observador (in Portuguese). 12 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
7. Tavares, Rubén (23 June 2020). "Pedro Ribeiro é o novo treinador do Penafiel" [Pedro Ribeiro is the new manager of Penafiel]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
8. "OFICIAL: Pedro Ribeiro deixa o Penafiel" [OFFICIAL: Pedro Ribeiro leaves Penafiel] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
9. Barbosa, Nuno (1 January 2022). "Pedro Ribeiro é o eleito para assumir o comando técnico" [Pedro Ribeiro is chosen as manager]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
10. "Académico de Viseu sem treinador após duas rondas da Liga SABSEG" [Académico de Viseu without manager after two rounds of the Liga SABSEG]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
11. Matos, Diogo (13 June 2023). "Pedro Ribeiro é o novo treinador do Leixões" [Pedro Ribeiro is the new manager of Leixões]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
12. "Oficial: Pedro Ribeiro deixa o comando do Leixões" [Official: Pedro Ribeiro leaves charge of Leixões]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
13. "PEDRO RIBEIRO APPOINTED ASSISTANT HEAD COACH". www.safc.com. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

External links

• Pedro Ribeiro manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)