Bijou (footballer)

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Bijou
Personal information
Full name Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel [1]
Date of birth (1986-04-14) 14 April 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde [1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Sporting Praia
2004–2005 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Benfica B 9 (0)
2006–2007 → Gondomar (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2008 Fátima 1 (0)
2008–2009 Pinhalnovense 19 (0)
2009–2012 Fafe 72 (0)
2012–2013 Arouca 23 (1)
2013–2014 Atlético 15 (0)
2014–2016 Varzim 34 (1)
2016 Benfica Castelo Branco 8 (0)
Total182(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel (born 14 April 1986), known as Bijou, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal.

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Club career

Bijou was born in Praia. After being spotted at local Sporting Clube da Praia by scouts from S.L. Benfica he moved to Portugal, playing his first year as a senior with the reserve side in the third division. [2] [3]

Benfica B folded after that season and Bijou was loaned, alongside teammate Nicolás Canales, to Gondomar S.C. of the second level, where he only played one league game. Released by his parent club in the summer of 2007, he met the same fate at his next team, C.D. Fátima in the same tier, having to resume his career in the lower leagues of the country. [4] [5]

On 29 March 2017, nearly one year after leaving his last club, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Bijou announced his retirement at the age of 30. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bijou" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Estágio na Suíça com 25 jogadores" [Switzerland training camp with 25 players]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Certezas e dúvidas do Benfica de Santos" [Certainties and doubts of Santos' Benfica]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 17 July 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ ""Crioulo" Bijou fora dos planos do Arouca" ["Creole" Bijou not part of Arouca's plans] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bijou reforça Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco" [Bijou bolsters Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco] (in Portuguese). Diário Digital Castelo Branco. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Internacional cabo-verdiano 'Bijou' termina carreira aos 30 anos de idade" [Cape Verdean international 'Bijou' ends career at the age of 30] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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