Bubista

Pedro Leitão Brito (born 6 January 1970), commonly known as Bubista, is a Cape Verdean football manager and former footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the current manager of the Cape Verde national team. His nickname comes from the creole form of Boa Vista, his birthplace. On 13 October 2025, he led Cape Verde to its first ever FIFA World Cup.

Key facts

Football biography.name: Bubista
Football biography.fullname: Pedro Leitão Brito
Football biography.birth_place: Boa Vista, Portuguese Cape Verde
Football biography.height: 1.80 m
Football biography.position: Centre-back
Football biography.currentclub: Cape Verde (Manager)
Football biography.years1: 1996
Football biography.clubs1: Badajoz
Football biography.caps1: 2
Football biography.goals1: 0
Football biography.years2: 1996–2002
Football biography.clubs2: ASA
Football biography.years3: 2002–2003
Football biography.clubs3: Estoril
Football biography.years4: 2003–2006
Football biography.clubs4: Falcões do Norte
Football biography.nationalyears1: 1989–2005
Football biography.nationalteam1: Cape Verde

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Cape Verde
Position: Manager
Nationality: Cape Verde

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Wikidata facts

Height: 185

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date of birth: 1970-01-06

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Club career
International career
Managerial career
Managerial record
Honours
References

==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.