Bruno Amaro

Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros (born 17 February 1983), known as Amaro, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.

Bruno Amaro
Personal information
Full name Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros
Date of birth (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983
Place of birth Paço de Sousa, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1993 Cetê
1993–1995 Parada Pinhão
1995–2002 Penafiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Penafiel 76 (3)
2006–2011 Nacional 74 (8)
2009–2010 → Académica (loan) 3 (1)
2011–2013 Vitória Setúbal 53 (3)
2013–2015 Arouca 44 (3)
2015 Felgueiras 1932 7 (0)
2016 Rebordosa 15 (0)
Total 272 (18)
National team
2002 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U21 2 (0)
2006 Portugal B 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 216 matches and 18 goals over 11 seasons, representing mainly Nacional (four years).

Club career

A product of hometown F.C. Penafiel's youth system, Amaro was born in the village of Paço de Sousa and played with the club as a professional during five seasons, three in the second division and two in the Primeira Liga. In September 2006 he joined C.D. Nacional, still playing the first game of the campaign with his previous team; his official debut with the Madeirans came on the 9th, in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting CP.[1]

Amaro finished his debut season in the first division with five goals in 25 matches, but appeared less significantly in the following years. For 2009–10, he served a season-long loan spell at Académica de Coimbra – teammate Miguel Fidalgo also moved to that club on loan.[2]

At only three goals, Amaro was crowned Vitória de Setúbal's top scorer in the 2011–12 campaign – notably scoring the game's only goal at home against Sporting[3] – as the side again narrowly avoided relegation.[4]

References
  1. "Brilho intenso de Nani" [Nani shines brightly]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 10 September 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. "Mercado: Avançado Miguel Fidalgo reforça Académica" [Market: Forward Miguel Fidalgo bolsters Académica] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. Cole, Richard; Kundert, Tom (3 March 2012). "Saturday football: Sa Pinto brought down to earth with a bump in Setubal". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  4. Mendes, Miguel (14 May 2012). "Diego e Bruno Amaro distinguidos em Setúbal" [Diego e Bruno Amaro distinguished in Setúbal]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
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