He is the Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team head coach.
[3] He attended Northern Highlands Regional High School and later enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to pursue gymnastics.
Ribeiro was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team from 2008 to 2011 under head coach Yoshi Hayasaki and then later Justin Spring.
Spring, himself a former Illinois Fighting Illini gymnast and 2008 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, was a mentor to Ribeiro.
Ribeiro was named the permanent head coach of Illinois in December 2022 by athletic director Josh Whitman with a contract through the 2026–2027 season.