Orlando Ribeiro de Oliveira (born 9 January 1967), known as Orlando Ribeiro or just Orlando, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Santos' under-20 squad.
.jpg) Ribeiro as a coach of Santos U20 in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orlando Ribeiro de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos U20 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1985 | Juventus-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 1990–1993 | Ituano | ||
| 1993 | Atlético Mineiro | 16 | (1) |
| 1994 | Ituano | ||
| 1995 | Londrina | ||
| 1996 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1997 | Francana | ||
| 1998 | União Barbarense | 24 | (1) |
| 1998 | Santo André | ||
| 1999 | Náutico | ||
| 1999 | Etti Jundiaí | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | São José-SP | 24 | (1) |
| 2001 | Santo André | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Mirassol | ||
| 2003 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2004 | Noroeste | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2013 | São Paulo U15 | ||
| 2014–2018 | São Paulo U17 | ||
| 2018–2021 | São Paulo U20 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Palmeiras U17 | ||
| 2022– | Santos U20 | ||
| 2022 | Santos (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in São Paulo, Orlando began his career with Juventus-SP's youth setup at the age of 11.[1] After appearing with the first team, he played for Ituano before joining Série A side Atlético Mineiro in 1993.
Orlando returned to Ituano in 1994, and went on to play for clubs in his native state, such as Sãocarlense, Francana, União Barbarense,[2] Santo André,[3][4] Etti Jundiaí and São José-SP[5] before retiring at the age of 37.[1] With Barbarense, he won the 1998 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.[2]
Coaching career
Ribeiro joined São Paulo in 2010 as a technical evaluator, being named coach of the under-15s in the following year. He took over the under-17s in 2014, before replacing André Jardine at the helm of the under-20 squad on 21 March 2018.[6]
Ribeiro was sacked by the Tricolor on 16 February 2021,[7] and was named in charge of the under-17 team of Palmeiras on 22 July.[8] He left the post the following 28 February,[9] to take over the under-20 squad of Santos.[10]
On 12 September 2022, Ribeiro was named interim coach of Santos' first team, replacing departing Lisca.[11] Late in the month, he was kept as head coach until the end of the season.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 1993 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| União Barbarense | 1998[2] | Paulista A2 | — | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Etti Jundiaí | 1999 | Paulista A2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| São José-SP | 2000 | Paulista A2 | — | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Santo André | 2001 | Paulista A2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 3 | ||
Coaching statistics
- As of 13 November 2022
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Santos (interim) |  | 12 September 2022 | 13 November 2022 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 33.33 | — | |||
Honours
Player
Juventus-SP
União Barbarense
Manager
São Paulo