Bruno Fernandes (footballer, born 1974)

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Bruno
Personal information
Full name Bruno Marcelo Pereira Fernandes [1]
Date of birth (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974 (age 50) [1]
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1989 União Madeira
1989–1993 Marítimo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2002 Marítimo 107 (4)
1993–1994 → Camacha (loan) 13 (0)
1995–1997 → Machico (loan) 57 (4)
2002–2004 Porto 1 (0)
2003 → Marítimo (loan) 7 (0)
2003–2004 → Moreirense (loan) 17 (0)
2004–2007 Nacional 83 (7)
2007–2010 Marítimo 68 (10)
2011–2013 União Madeira 57 (8)
2015–2017 Bairro Argentina 21 (8)
Total431(41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Marcelo Pereira Fernandes (born 30 June 1974), known simply as Bruno, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

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In a 24-year senior career, he played for two clubs in his native region, Marítimo and Nacional, also representing Porto albeit with no success. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 283 games and 21 goals.

Club career

A graduate of local C.S. Marítimo's youth academy, Bruno was born in Funchal, and he made his debut with the first team in 1993 at the age of 19, but was soon loaned to Madeira neighbours A.D. Camacha. In the following seasons he worked his way into his hometown club's starting XI, and soon became a fan favourite in the role of playmaker; his goal against Leeds United in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, a thundering 45-yard free kick, enabled for a 1–0 victory against the English (who eventually won 3–1 on aggregate). [2] [3]

Subsequently, many top European clubs became interested in Bruno, as he earned a trial with Premier League's Newcastle United which eventually fell through, [4] [5] and he stayed in Portugal, joining Primeira Liga side FC Porto on a three-year contract in April 2002. [6] However, the dream move proved to be a nightmare [7] and he was loaned out to Marítimo during the second part of the season [8] and to Moreirense F.C. for the entire following campaign, [9] before signing for Marítimo neighbours C.D. Nacional in 2004–05. [10]

After three seasons – in his first, he scored in a 4–2 away win over Sporting CP on 22 May 2005 [11] – which included two more UEFA Cup participations that brought first-round exits against Sevilla FC [12] [13] and FC Rapid București, [14] Bruno re-signed for a third spell with boyhood club Marítimo, on a free transfer. [15] After having contributed 18 matches and two goals to a sixth-place finish in 2009–10, thus returning to the Europa League, the 36-year-old retired.

In the 2011 off-season, after one year out of football, Bruno returned to active with another side in Madeira, C.F. União. [16] He only missed seven league matches during the season, as the team finally retained their Segunda Liga status.

Honours

Porto

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  2. ↑ "Leeds fall to freak strike". BBC Sport. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Leeds maul Maritimo". BBC Sport. 28 September 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Newcastle e Marítimo negoceiam Bruno" [Newcastle and Marítimo in negotiations for Bruno]. TVI 24. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bruno por confirmar no Newcastle" [Bruno still not confirmed at Newcastle]. TVI 24. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Porto strengthen with Bruno". UEFA. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Vieira, Roberta (29 March 2019). ""Só três jogos no FC Porto? Os meus colegas eram melhores"" ["Only three matches at FC Porto? My teammates were better"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Transfers: 6–12 January". UEFA. 12 January 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Freitas, Carlos Manuel (27 December 2003). "Moreirense: Bruno em campo na derrota caseira com o Maia (2–4)" [Moreirense: Bruno took the field in home loss to Maia (2–4)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Vieira, Roberta (29 March 2019). "Bruno: "Marítimo-Nacional é duro, até iam agredindo a minha filha"" [Bruno: "Marítimo-Nacional is a tough one, they nearly assaulted my daughter"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Vaza, Marco (23 May 2005). "Sporting em depressão" [Depressing Sporting]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Nacional-Sevilha, 1–2: Aposta certa no ataque feita demasiado tarde" [Nacional-Sevilla, 1–2: Right attacking bet was made but only too late]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 October 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "El Sevilla nunca cayó en Europa tras obtener dos goles de renta en la ida" [Sevilla have never fallen in Europe after two-goal advantage in first leg]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 25 April 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. ↑ Fernandes, João Manuel (28 September 2006). "Nacional-Rapid de Bucareste, 1–2 a.p. (crónica)" [Nacional-Rapid Bucharest, 1–2 a.e.t. (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Bruno e Luís Olim confirmados" [Bruno and Luís Olim confirmed] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ "Veteranos Bruno e Ávalos reforçam União da Madeira" [Veterans Bruno and Ávalos strengthen União da Madeira]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "FC Porto-Trofense, 2–0: Ser sério e ganhar cedo em dia de falhar golos" [FC Porto-Trofense, 2–0: Serious display and early win on day of missed goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2002. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Polonia-FC Porto, 2–0 (Lukasiewicz, 67, Kus 80)". Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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