Ibson Barreto da Silva (born 7 November 1983), simply known as Ibson, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Amazonas.
Playing career Flamengo Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Ibson arrived at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in 1992, at the age of nine. He was promoted to the first team in the 2003 season and made his debut in a match against CR Vasco da Gama, totalling nine appearances in the Série A that year; his father, Laís Souza, eventually became a scout at the club.
In the following campaign, Ibson became one of the team's most important players: under the guidance of Abel Braga and playing alongside the likes of Felipe, Jean and Zinho, he won the Taça Guanabara and the Campeonato Carioca, and also finished as runner-up in the Copa do Brasil; that season, he scored six goals from 44 appearances.
Subsequently, some European clubs showed interest in Ibson and, in January 2005, just three games into the regional championship, he was transferred to FC Porto. Flamengo received many criticism about his transfer, most of it coming from the transfer values – around US$2,5 million. At the time, club directors said they cashed the money as his contract would run out at the end of the year, so they could have lost him for nothing.
Porto / Flamengo return Ibson had a good start with Porto, quickly becoming a habitual first-choice. In his first complete season he won the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal, appearing in 21 games all competitions combined (one goal) and adding the following year's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
In 2006–07, however, Ibson lost his importance in the squad, also having some problems with manager Jesualdo Ferreira. He would return to Flamengo subsequently, being loaned in July 2007. He arrived with the side placed in relegation zone (18th), signing alongside Maxi Biancucchi and Fábio Luciano and helping to an incredible comeback as they finished third, the best performance since the title-winning season in 1992, which also secured a place in the 2008 edition of the Copa Libertadores; he scored six times in 22 matches and was also elected the league's best right midfielder, and the loan was then extended for a further year.Ibson fica mais um ano no Fla (Ibson stays another year in Fla); Globo Esporte, 7 July 2008 (in Portuguese)
Journeyman On 13 July 2009, Ibson was released by Porto and signed a three-year contract with FC Spartak Moscow, being sold for €4 million.Ибсон заключил контракт со «Спартаком» (Ibson signed a contract with Spartak) ; Spartak Moscow, 14 July 2009 (in Russian) He netted twice in 28 matches in the 2010 season, helping to a fourth place in the Russian Premier League.
Ibson represented five teams from 2011 to 2015, including former side Flamengo. On 23 February 2015, he joined Minnesota United FC from the North American Soccer League.United signs Brazilian Ibson ; Minnesota United, 23 February 2015
At the end of the 2018 season, 35-year-old Ibson was released by the TCF Bank Stadium-based club.
Later years At the end of May 2019, Ibson was announced as a new player of Tombense.Tombense anuncia meio-campo Ibson para Série C do Brasileiro, globoesporte.globo.com, 28 May 2019 After leaving the club in the end of the 2020 season, he subsequently played for Amazonas (two stints), Ipatinga and Nacional de Muriaé, retiring with the latter in 2022.
Coaching career After retiring, Ibson returned to Amazonas on 26 April 2023, as a permanent assistant coach of the club. On 19 November 2024, he was named interim head coach for the last round of the 2024 Série B.
Club statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueIncludes Campeonato Carioca and Campeonato PaulistaCupIncludes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, and US Open CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFlamengo2003Série A80————8020044261211012Appearances in Copa Sudamericana2—6610200500100000—10Total50613110122—7510Porto2004–05Primeira Liga151————1512005–06181—403Appearances in UEFA Champions League0—2512006–07130—10201Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira0170Total462—505010572Flamengo (loan)2007Série A226————22620083211154—7Appearances in Copa Libertadores0—54152009901716000—321Total63173256070—10822Spartak Moscow2009Russian Premier League60—10——702010282—0062—3442011–12101—314Appearances in UEFA Europa League0—172Total443—41102—586Santos2011Série A190———2Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup0210201200194—80—274Total190194—8020484Flamengo2012Série A331————3312013001310000—131Total3311310000—461Corinthians2013Série A200—30002Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana0250201400100000—10Total20010300020260Bologna2013–14Serie A100————100Sport Recife (loan)2014Série A160——20—180Minnesota United (NASL)2015NASL266—10——2762016231—20——251Total497—30——527Minnesota United2017MLS310—10——3202018274—00——274Total584—10——594Tombense2019Série C120————1202020161132———293Total281132———413Amazonas2021Amazonense—121———121Ipatinga2021Mineiro Módulo II—100———100Amazonas2022Série D00102———102Nacional de Muriaé2022Mineiro Módulo II—70———70Career total43641130163223445063762 according to FlaEstatísticaFlaEstatística (in Portuguese) Notes
Honours Club Flamengo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2009 Taça Guanabara: 2004, 2008 Taça Rio: 2009 Campeonato Carioca: 2004, 2008, 2009
Porto Primeira Liga: 2005–06, 2006–07 Taça de Portugal: 2005–06 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2006
Santos Campeonato Paulista: 2012
Corinthians Recopa Sudamericana: 2013
Individual Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2007
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