Baltemar Brito

Baltemar Brito
Personal information
Full nameBaltemar José de Oliveira Brito
Date of birth9 January 1952
Place of birthRecife, Brazil
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Espérance (assistant)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972Sport
1973–1974Santa Cruz
1974–1975Vitória Guimarães0(0)
1975–1977Paços Ferreira
1977–1979Feirense29(0)
1979–1980Paços Ferreira30(0)
1980–1982Rio Ave57(2)
1982–1983Vitória Setúbal30(1)
1983–1985Rio Ave65(4)
1985–1988Varzim45(0)
Teams managed
1988Varzim
1990–1991Macedo Cavaleiros
1998–1999Macedo Cavaleiros
1999–2000Barrosas
2001União Leiria (assistant)
2002–2004Porto (assistant)
2004–2007Chelsea (assistant)
2010Belenenses
2010–2011Al-Ittihad
2011Al Dhafra
2013Grêmio Osasco
2013–2014Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2015–Espérance (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Baltemar José de Oliveira Brito (born 9 January 1952) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender,[1] and a current coach.

Playing career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brito spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, representing Vitória de Guimarães (no league games played), F.C. Paços de Ferreira (two spells), C.D. Feirense, Rio Ave FC (two stints), Vitória de Setúbal and Varzim SC.

Over the course of eight seasons he amassed top division totals of 197 games and seven goals, in representation of all the clubs except Paços, with which he competed solely in the second level. He retired at the end of 1987–88 at the age of 36, after suffering top flight relegation with Varzim.[2]

Coaching career

Brito was in charge of Varzim for two games in his last season as a player, managing two draws. Subsequently, he had two spells as head coach with lowly CA Macedo de Cavaleiros.

In the 2001–02 campaign, at U.D. Leiria, Brito started a link with José Mourinho that would last eight years. The assistant was part of a quartet that also included fitness coach Rui Faria, goalkeeping coach Silvino Louro and chief scout André Villas-Boas that followed the young manager from F.C. Porto to Chelsea.

Brito also specialised in audio-visual work to prepare the team for matches. As Mourinho left the Premier League side early into 2007–08, so did his entire staff. On 5 June 2010 he was appointed head coach at C.F. Os Belenenses in the second division,[3] but was sacked the following month before the season had even started.

On 18 May 2013, after a series of poor results, Brito was fired by Grêmio Esportivo Osasco.[4]

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