Baltemar Brito

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Baltemar Brito

| image = File:BALTEMAR BRITO.jpg

| fullname = Baltemar José de Oliveira Brito

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|1|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Recife, Brazil

| height =

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1972

| clubs1 = Sport

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1973–1974

| clubs2 = Santa Cruz

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1974–1975

| clubs3 = Vitória Guimarães

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1975–1977

| clubs4 = Paços Ferreira

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 1977–1979

| clubs5 = Feirense

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1979–1980

| clubs6 = Paços Ferreira

| caps6 = 30

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1980–1982

| clubs7 = Rio Ave

| caps7 = 57

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 1982–1983

| clubs8 = Vitória Setúbal

| caps8 = 30

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 1983–1985

| clubs9 = Rio Ave

| caps9 = 65

| goals9 = 4

| years10 = 1985–1988

| clubs10 = Varzim

| caps10 = 45

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

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| manageryears1 = 1988

| managerclubs1 = Varzim

| manageryears2 = 1989–1994

| managerclubs2 = Macedo Cavaleiros

| manageryears3 = 1998–1999

| managerclubs3 = Macedo Cavaleiros

| manageryears4 = 1999–2000

| managerclubs4 = Barrosas

| manageryears5 = 2001

| managerclubs5 = União Leiria (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2002–2004

| managerclubs6 = Porto (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2004–2007

| managerclubs7 = Chelsea (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2010

| managerclubs8 = Belenenses

| manageryears9 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs9 = Al-Ittihad

| manageryears10 = 2011

| managerclubs10 = Al Dhafra

| manageryears11 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs11 = Grêmio

| manageryears12 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs12 = Al-Ittihad Tripoli

| manageryears13 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs13 = Espérance (assistant)

| manageryears14 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs14 = AEK Athens (assistant)

| manageryears15 = 2018

| managerclubs15 = Union Titus Pétange

| manageryears16 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs16 = Highlanders

| manageryears17 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs17 = Zimbabwe (interim)

| manageryears18 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs18 = Zimbabwe U-23 (interim)

| manageryears19 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs19 = Zimbabwe U-20 (interim)

}}

Baltemar José de Oliveira Brito (born 9 January 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and a former player who played as a central defender,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6226679.stm|title=Mourinho fumes at transfer prices|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 January 2007|accessdate=3 January 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070121032104/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6226679.stm| archivedate= 21 January 2007 | url-status= live}} who is the interim head coach of the Zimbabwe national football team.

Playing career

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

Over the course of eight seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 games and seven goals in representation of all the clubs except Paços, with which he competed solely in the second division. He retired at the end of 1987–88 at the age of 36, after suffering top flight relegation with Varzim.[http://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/epoca-198788-primeira-divisao/ Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão (1987/88 season: First Division)]; Arquivos da Bola, 15 July 2007 {{in lang|pt}}

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 União 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 Porto to Chelsea.[https://www.dn.pt/dossiers/desporto/jose-mourinho/noticias/interior/os-homens-por-tras-do-treinador-1581790.html Os homens por trás do treinador (The men behind the coach)]; Diário de Notícias, 30 May 2010 {{in lang|pt}}

Brito also specialised in audio-visual work to prepare the team for matches.{{cite news |last1=Kempson |first1=Russell |title=Brito ready to make bench mark |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/brito-ready-to-make-bench-mark-gdmkw5l5jx8 |access-date=13 October 2020 |work=The Times |date=22 March 2005}} As Mourinho left the Premier League side early into 2007–08, so did his entire staff.[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/clashes-with-abramovich-bring-mourinhos-bridge-tumbling-down-402976.html Clashes with Abramovich bring Mourinho's Bridge tumbling down]; The Independent, 20 September 2007 On 5 June 2010, he was appointed head coach at Belenenses in the Portuguese second level,[http://www.record.xl.pt/noticia.aspx?id=e4eaace5-06d3-433e-8b16-b3d8a2abceec&idCanal=00000027-0000-0000-0000-000000000027 Baltemar Brito é o escolhido (Baltemar Brito is the chosen one)]; Record, 5 June 2010 {{in lang|pt}} 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.[http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/clube/gremio_osasco-sp/258577+Paulista_A2_Gremio_Osasco_demite_pupilo_de_Mourinho_e_ja_tem_substituto Paulista A2: Grêmio Osasco troca Baltemar Brito por Jaílson Pita (Paulista A2: Grêmio Osasco changes Baltemar Brito for Jaílson Pita)]; Futebol Interior, 18 March 2013 {{in lang|pt}}

On 8 January 2018, Brito became head coach at Union Titus Pétange, a club of the first Luxembourgish league. He left the club in December 2018.{{Cite web |date=4 December 2018 |title=L'Union Titus Pétange et Baltemar Brito se séparent |url=https://www.wort.lu/fr/sport/l-union-titus-petange-et-baltemar-brito-se-separent-5c06446e182b657ad3b9b00b |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=Virgule |language=fr}}

On 3 June 2022, Highlanders announced the appointment of Britto as their senior team' coach.{{Cite web |last=Kanjere |first=Peter |date=4 June 2022 |title=Zimbabwe giants Highlanders hire Jose Mourinho’s former right-hand man as coach |url=https://farpost.co.za/international-football/zimbabwe-giants-highlanders-hire-jose-mourinhos-former-right-hand-man-as-coach/ |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}

References

External links

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Category:1952 births

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Category:Primeira Liga players

Category:Liga Portugal 2 players

Category:Vitória S.C. players

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