Bruno Pereirinha

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marquesand the second or paternal family name is Pereirinha.

Bruno Pereirinha

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha [1]
Date of birth	(1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth	Rio de Mouro, Portugal [1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2003	Belenenses
2003–2006	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Sporting CP	86	(2)
2006	→ Olivais Moscavide (loan)	9	(0)
2010	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	10	(1)
2011	→ Kavala (loan)	13	(0)
2012–2013	Sporting CP B	3	(0)
2013–2015	Lazio	22	(0)
2015–2017	Athletico Paranaense	7	(1)
2017–2018	Belenenses	16	(0)
2018–2019	Cova Piedade	15	(0)
Total		181	(4)
International career
2006–2007	Portugal U19	16	(0)
2007	Portugal U20	7	(1)
2007–2010	Portugal U21	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha (born 2 March 1988) is a Portuguese former footballer. He played mainly as a right midfielder, also being able to operate as an attacking right-back.

He spent most of his professional career with Sporting CP, appearing in 145 official matches over five seasons (six goals scored) and winning three major titles, including two Taça de Portugal. Abroad, he had spells at Lazio in Italy and Athletico Paranaense of Brazil.

All youth levels comprised, Pereirinha won 53 caps for Portugal, including 23 for the under-21s.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Rio de Mouro, Lisbon District, Pereirinha made his professional debut for Sporting CP in 2006–07, ^[2] having started that same season on loan at Segunda Liga team C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, ^[3] as Miguel Veloso before him. His first appearance for the main squad came on 13 January 2007, playing 18 minutes of a 0–0 away draw with C.F. Os Belenenses, the club where he spent most of his youth career. ^[4]

On 13 March 2008, in the campaign's UEFA Cup round-of-16 second leg against Bolton Wanderers, Pereirinha scored an 85th-minute goal that gave Sporting a 1–0 home win and a spot in the quarter-finals. ^[5] He had also netted in the previous round, in the 3–0 away victory over FC Basel. ^[6]

Pereirinha continued to be regularly used the following years, but almost exclusively from the bench. On 21 March 2009, in a rare start, he opened the score against Lisbon neighbours S.L. Benfica in the final of the Taça da Liga, but the Lions eventually lost on penalties after 1–1 in regulation time. ^[7]

On 22 June 2010, being deemed surplus to requirements at Sporting, the 22-year-old Pereirinha was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães, initially in a season-long move. In early January 2011, however, he joined Kavala F.C. of the Super League Greece also on loan. ^[8]

Lazio

In 2012–13, Pereirinha was completely ostracised by all four Sporting managers – as several other Portuguese players – also being demoted to the B team in division two and dealing with a right knee injury. ^[9] Subsequently, he cut ties with the club and signed shortly after with SS Lazio in Italy for three and a half years. ^[10]

Pereirinha left the Romans on 15 July 2015, after buying out his contract. ^[11]

Atlético Paranaense

On 15 July 2015, Pereirinha signed a two-year deal with Club Athletico Paranaense. ^[12] He made his debut ten days later, as a 76th-minute substitute for Eduardo in a 2–1 Série A win at Avaí FC. On 15 October, after only one minute on the pitch, he scored his first goal for his new team to put them back ahead in an eventual 2–2 draw against Cruzeiro Esporte Clube at the Arena da Baixada. ^[13]

Return to Portugal

In July 2017, Pereirinha returned to his country's top flight with a one-year contract at C.F. Os Belenenses, managed by Domingos Paciência, his last boss at Sporting. ^[14] He played about half of their league games, split equally as a starter and substitute, and was sent off in the first half of the last one, a 1–0 loss at Boavista FC. ^[15]

Having started the 2018–19 season without a club, Pereirinha was signed in September by C.D. Cova da Piedade of the second tier. ^[16]

International career

In 2007, aged 19, Pereirinha broke into the Portugal under-21 side, also representing the nation in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada. ^{[17] [18] [19]} On 25 March 2009 he, alongside teammate Rui Pedro, was suspended by under-21 coach Carlos Queiroz after both attempted an unsuccessful backpass penalty during a match against Cape Verde in the Madeira International Tournament (the score was then at 2–0 for the hosts). ^[20]

Personal life

Pererinha's father, Joaquim, was also a footballer. A defender, he represented among others Benfica and S.C. Farense. ^{[21] [22]}

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP	2005–06 [23]	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2006–07 [23]	Primeira Liga	11	1	4	0	—		15	1
	2007–08 [23]	Primeira Liga	22	0	6	0	9 [a]	2	37	2
	2008–09 [23]	Primeira Liga	25	1	4	1	8 [a]	0	39	2
	2009–10 [23]	Primeira Liga	17	0	5	1	7 [a]	0	29	1
	2011–12 [23]	Primeira Liga	11	0	6	0	10 [b]	0	27	0
	2012–13 [23]	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		86	2	25	2	34	2	145	6
Olivais Moscavide (loan)	2006–07 [23]	Segunda Liga	9	0	1	0	—		10	0
Vitória Guimarães (loan)	2010–11 [23]	Primeira Liga	10	1	1	0	—		11	1
Kavala (loan)	2010–11 [24]	Super League Greece	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
Lazio	2012–13 [24]	Serie A	8	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	11	0
	2013–14 [24]	Serie A	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2014–15 [24]	Serie A	3	0	2	0	—		5	0
	Total		22	0	2	0	3	0	27	0
Athletico Paranaense	2015 [24]	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			142	3	29	0	37	2	208	5

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça de Portugal: 2006–07, 2007–08 ^[24]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2008 ^[24]
• Taça da Liga runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09 ^[24]

Lazio

• Coppa Italia runner-up: 2014–15 ^[24]

Athletico Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2016 ^[24]

References

1. "Bruno Pereirinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
2. Pereirinha, mais um miúdo a surgir no Sporting (Pereirinha, yet another kid emerging at Sporting); Público, 4 January 2007 (in Portuguese)
3. Dois leões e uma águia no reino de Moscavide (Two lions and one eagle in kingdom of Moscavide); Record, 8 August 2006 (in Portuguese)
4. "Belenenses impõe empate aos "leões"" [Belenenses make "lions" draw] (in Portuguese). TSF. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
5. Pereirinha strike seals Sporting progress; UEFA, 13 March 2008
6. Fluent Sporting brush Basel aside; UEFA, 22 February 2008
7. Quim the hero of Benfica triumph; UEFA, 21 March 2009
8. "Pereirinha no Kavala da Grécia" [Pereirinha to Greece's Kavala] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
9. "Pereirinha rescinde e assina com a Lazio" [Pereirinha cuts ties and signs with Lazio] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
10. Lazio, preso Pereirinha. Voglia Felipe Anderson (Lazio, Pereirinha acquired. Felipe Anderson wanted) Archived 5 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine ; Corriere dello Sport, 30 January 2013 (in Italian)
11. "Comunicato 15.07.2015" [Announcement 15.07.2015] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
12. "Da Europa para o Brasil, Português Bruno Pereirinha é o novo reforço do Furacão" [From Europe to Brazil, Portuguese Bruno Pereirinha is the Hurricane's new addition] (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Paranaense. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
13. "Bruno Pereirinha marcou um golaço frente ao Cruzeiro" [Bruno Pereirinha scored a wondergoal against Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
14. "Pereirinha assina por uma temporada com o Belenenses" [Pereirinha signs for a season with Belenenses] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
15. "Jogo do Boavista termina com invasão de campo pacífica" [Boavista's game ends with peaceful pitch invasion] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
16. "Bruno Pereirinha vai jogar no Cova da Piedade" [Bruno Pereirinha will play for Cova da Piedade] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
17. "Sub-20: Antunes e filho de emigrantes nos pré-convocados para o Mundial" [Under-20: Antunes and son of immigrants in World Cup pre-selection] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
18. "Mundial sub-20: Portugal bate Nova Zelândia na estreia (2–0)" [Under-20 World Cup: Portugal beat New Zealand on debut (2–0)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
19. "Sub-20: Portugal fora do Mundial ao perder com o Chile (0–1)" [Under-20: Portugal out of the World Cup following loss to Chile (0–1)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
20. Pereirinha e Rui Pedro suspensos por Queiroz (Pereirinha and Rui Pedro suspended by Queiroz) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; Record, 25 March 2009 (in Portuguese)
21. Uma carreira à espreita (Career on the lookout); Record, 29 January 2008 (in Portuguese)
22. Figlio d'arte, Lampard e Deco come idoli: ecco Bruno Pereirinha. E quel rigore... alla Cruijff (Son of art, Lampard and Deco as idols: here's Bruno Pereirinha. And that penalty... Cruijff-style); La Lazio Siamo Noi, 30 January 2013 (in Italian)
23. Bruno Pereirinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
24. "Bruno Pereirinha". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

External links

• Bruno Pereirinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Bruno Pereirinha at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Bruno Pereirinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Bruno Pereirinha – FIFA competition record (archived)