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.
Playing career Born in São Paulo, Orlando began his career with Juventus-SP's youth setup at the age of 11. 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, Santo André, Etti Jundiaí and São José-SP before retiring at the age of 37. With Barbarense, he won the 1998 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
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.
Ribeiro was sacked by the Tricolor on 16 February 2021, and was named in charge of the under-17 team of Palmeiras on 22 July. He left the post the following 28 February, to take over the under-20 squad of Santos.
On 12 September 2022, Ribeiro was named interim coach of Santos' first team, replacing departing Lisca. Late in the month, he was kept as head coach until the end of the season.
Back to the under-20s for the 2023 season, Ribeiro was dismissed from Peixe on 29 September 2024. Eleven days later, he moved to Corinthians under the same role.
On 17 April 2025, Ribeiro was named interim head coach of Corinthians, after Ramón Díaz was sacked. He returned to his previous role on 28 April, after the appointment of Dorival Júnior, and was sacked from the under-20 team on 28 July.
Career statistics ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtlético Mineiro1993Série A9071002Appearance(s) in Copa CONMEBOL02Appearance(s) in Copa de Oro0201União Barbarense1998Paulista A2—241———241Etti Jundiaí1999Paulista A2—40———40São José-SP2000Paulista A2—241———241Santo André2001Paulista A2—50———50Career total90643002020773
Coaching statistics
+ Coaching record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecordSantos (interim)12 September 202213 November 2022Corinthians (interim)17 April 202528 April 2025Total—
Honours Player Juventus-SP Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 1985
União Barbarense Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1998
Manager São Paulo U20 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2019
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