[2] After making his senior debut with Terceira Divisão side Bidoeirense in 2001, he subsequently represented Vigor da Mocidade [pt], Mirandense, Tourizense, Marialvas, Gândara and Valonguense.

[1] After retiring, Vítor Bruno graduated in sports science at the University of Coimbra,[2] and subsequently joined Augusto Inácio's staff at Angolan side Interclube in 2009, as his assistant.

After short periods working under his father at 1º de Agosto in the same country and USMB in Algeria,[5] he followed Inácio to Associação Naval and Leixões.

Vítor Bruno was in charge of Porto's senior squad in a professional match for the first time in April 2019, in a 2–0 win over Boavista as Conceição was suspended.

[14] He was sacked on 20 January of the following year, after only seven months at the club;[15] he led the side for 29 matches, winning 18 of those and lifting the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira trophy.