Born in São Paulo, Orlando began his career with Juventus-SP's youth setup at the age of 11.

Orlando returned to Ituano in 1994, and went on to play for clubs in his native state, such as Sãocarlense, Francana, União Barbarense,[2] Santo André,[3][4] Etti Jundiaí and São José-SP[5] before retiring at the age of 37.

[2] Ribeiro joined São Paulo in 2010 as a technical evaluator, being named coach of the under-15s in the following year.

[6] Ribeiro was sacked by the Tricolor on 16 February 2021,[7] and was named in charge of the under-17 team of Palmeiras on 22 July.

[10] On 12 September 2022, Ribeiro was named interim coach of Santos' first team, replacing departing Lisca.