Bubista

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leitão and the second or paternal family name is Brito.

Bubista

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Leitão Brito
Date of birth	(1970-01-06) 6 January 1970
Place of birth	Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Cape Verde (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996	Badajoz	2	(0)
1996–2002	ASA
2002–2003	Estoril
2003–2006	Falcões do Norte
International career
1989–2005	Cape Verde	21	(0)
Managerial career
2007–2013	Cape Verde (Assistant Manager)
2012–2013	CS Mindelense
2014	Progresso (Assistant Manager)
2015	Mindelo
2015–2016	Sporting Praia
2016–2017	Cape Verde (Assistant Manager)
2017	Mindelo
2018–2019	Batuque
2020–	Cape Verde
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Leitão Brito (born 6 January 1970), commonly known as Bubista, is a former Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a centre-back, current manager of the Cape Verde national team. His nickname comes from the creole form of Boa Vista, his birthplace.

Club career

In 1995, Bubista joined Spanish Segunda División club Badajoz, making two league appearances in his single season at the club. In 1997, Bubista joined Angolan club ASA. Bubista played for ASA for six seasons, before returning to his native Cape Verde, joining Falcões do Norte in 2003.

International career

In 1991, Bubista made his debut for Cape Verde. Bubista later captained the country, making 28 appearances for Cape Verde during his career.

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Bubista managed domestic Cape Verdean clubs Mindelense, Académica do Mindelo, Sporting Clube da Praia and Batuque. In January 2020, he was named manager of Cape Verde.

Managerial record

As of match played 15 October 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record					Ref.
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Cape Verde		January 2020	present	47	23	9	15	048.94
Career Total				47	23	9	15	048.94	—