Ivo Ricardo Abreu Vieira (born 10 January 1976) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a defender, currently a

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. He spent his entire playing career with

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, where he also began his managerial career in 2011. He managed six other clubs in the

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, and won the

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with

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Playing career

Vieira was born in

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. His entire ten-year professional career was spent with local C.D. Nacional, which he represented in all three major levels since being promoted to the main squad at the age of 18; during his tenure, he also acted as

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. From

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, Vieira competed in the

. His first game in the competition took place on 22 September 2002, as he came on a last-minute substitute in a 2–0 away win against S.C. Beira-Mar; in the latter season, he contributed 19 appearances to help his team to a best-ever fourth position.

Coaching career

Nacional and Marítimo

After retiring at the age of only 28, Vieira started working as a coach, first being named assistant manager at Nacional under Casemiro Mior. On 14 March 2011, after a spell with the club's juniors, he was handed the reins of the first team after Predrag Jokanović was fired. However, he himself was replaced by Pedro Caixinha at the end of October. On 19 January 2013, Vieira was announced as the new manager of C.S. Marítimo B, the reserves of Nacional's local rivals. In early March 2015, after

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' resignation, he was appointed his successor at the helm of the first team, leading the club to the final of the

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the following month later after disposing of

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in the last-four stage. Vieira resigned on 18 January 2016, due to poor results.

Five clubs in four years

On 27 May 2016, Vieira was appointed at Segunda Liga club C.D. Aves for one year. He left on 15 February 2017, with the team nine points clear in the second promotion place after a run of one point from four games. Vieira became manager of Académica de Coimbra in May 2017, stating his aim to end their exile from the top flight. He left in November with the side in sixth and took the helm at

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, leaving after their top-division relegation. On 28 May 2018, Vieira signed a one-year deal at

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. He left at the end of this contract, having taken the team from

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to a best-ever sixth place, and in June 2019 he was hired by neighbours Vitória SC. After finishing seventh in his only season, he announced a sabbatical to spend time with his family.

Famalicão and Gil Vicente

Vieira was appointed as the manager of Al Wehda Club in the

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on 10 September 2020. He left by mutual consent the following 2 February, with the side in 10th. On 8 March 2021, Vieira returned to his country's top flight with

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. He signed a contract of undisclosed length at the club, who were second-from-bottom with 11 games remaining. His team were in contention for a

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place on the final day of the season, eventually missing out but finishing 9th. Vieira was dismissed on 19 December 2021, having taken 11 points from 15 games and with Famalicão in 16th. The following 28 June, he replaced Ricardo Soares at Gil Vicente F.C. on a two-year deal. He was removed from his post on 2 November after four consecutive defeats.

Cuiabá

On 8 December 2022, Vieira replaced his compatriot António Oliveira at the helm of

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side

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. He won the

in his

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– his first career trophy – via an unbeaten season that concluded with a 3–0 aggregate win over

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. On 10 May 2023, after a 4–0 home loss to

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, Vieira was sacked.

Honours

Cuiabá *

Individual *

Manager of the Month: January 2019

Managerial statistics

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vieira, Ivo 1976 births Living people People from Machico, Madeira Portuguese men's footballers Madeiran footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.D. Nacional players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers C.D. Nacional managers C.S. Marítimo managers C.D. Aves managers Académica de Coimbra (football) managers G.D. Estoril Praia managers Moreirense F.C. managers Vitória S.C. managers F.C. Famalicão managers Gil Vicente F.C. managers Saudi Pro League managers Al Wehda FC managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Cuiabá Esporte Clube managers Süper Lig managers Pendikspor managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey