Bruno Cazarine

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Bruno Cazarine
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Personal information
Full name Bruno Cazarine Constantino
Date of birth (1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1999–2002 Palmeiras
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Palmeiras 29 (3)
2003–2004 Al-Sailiya 21 (7)
2004–2005 Chengdu Blades 16 (8)
2005 → Terrassa (loan) 19 (3)
2005–2007 Naval 1º Maio 17 (2)
2007 Martina 13 (3)
2007 Bragantino 12 (4)
2008 Bahia 25 (7)
2009 Gyeongnam 3 (0)
2009 Guarani 19 (8)
2010 Vila Nova 16 (3)
2010–2012 Sydney FC 50 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2012

Bruno Cazarine Constantino, also known as Bruno Cazarine (born 6 May 1983), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.

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Career

Cazarine is a modern-day journeyman having played short stints for clubs in Brazil, Qatar, Portugal, Italy, Spain, China, South Korea and Australia.

Sydney FC

On 27 August 2010, Cazarine signed a 12-month deal with 2009–10 Australian A-League champions Sydney FC [1] after a successful trial. [2] He made his debut for Sydney in their Round 5, 3–1 loss to Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium [3]

Cazarine's first goal for Sydney FC was in a 2–1 away loss to Wellington Phoenix. [4] After finishing the 2010/11 season as Sydney FC's highest goalscorer with 9 goals, Cazarine signed a 1-year extension allowing him to play in the Asian Champions League and into the 2011–12 season. [5]

Cazarine played an important role along with Nick Carle in helping to keep Sydney FC's Champions League campaign hopes alive after scoring a brace in Sydney's 3–2 win against Shanghai Shenhua in Shanghai, [6] followed by Sydney's only goal a week later in their 3–1 loss to Suwon Bluewings.

Cazarine made his milestone 50th and final appearance for the club in their 3–2 semi-final defeat at the hands of Wellington Phoenix. [7] He left the club at the end of the 2011–12 season citing a mixture of uncertainty regarding his future at the club, as well as family reasons back in Brazil. [8]

Sydney FC statistics

Cazarine is Sydney FC's second most prolific striker in the club's history, with a goals to game ratio of 0.34 goals/game. This sits him behind Alessandro Del Piero at 0.58 goals/game and in front of previous Sydney FC stars Dwight Yorke on 0.32 and Alex Brosque in third at 0.30. This also included many appearances as a substitute in the 2011–12 season. [9]

Statistics accurate as of 1 April 2012

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Sydney FC 2010–11 229100063028121
2011–12 28820000002882
Sydney FC total5017300063056203
A-League total5017300063056203

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References

  1. ↑ "Journeyman from Brazil keen to lift Sky Blues off the bottom of the table". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Smithies, Tom (24 August 2010). "Brazilian Bruno Cazarine trials for Sydney FC". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Sergio Inflicts More Sydney Misery". FourFourTwo Australia. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Stoney, Emma (11 September 2010). "Phoenix edge hapless Sydney FC". `. A-League. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Cazarine Signs on For More". FourFourTwo Australia. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Comeback Kings Sydney Seal Vital Win". Australian FourFourTwo. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Cazarine contract can wait". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Hassett, Sebastian (10 April 2012). "Cazarine walks out as contract saga drags on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ultimate A-League Goals to Game Ratio". Ultimate A-League Australia. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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