Bruno Fernandes (footballer, born 1974)

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

For other people with the same name, see Bruno Fernandes (disambiguation).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Bruno
Personal information
Full name Bruno Marcelo Pereira Fernandes
Date of birth (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Perlis Northern Lions
Youth career
1986–1989 União Madeira
1989–1993 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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)
Total 431 (41)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Football 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. During 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 (an aggregate of 1–3).[1]

Subsequently, many top European clubs became interested in Bruno, as he earned a trial with Premier League's Newcastle United which eventually fell through, and he stayed in Portugal, joining Primeira Liga side FC Porto in April 2002.[2] However, the dream move proved a nightmare and he was soon loaned out to Marítimo during the second part of the season[3] and to Moreirense F.C. for the entire following campaign, before signing for Marítimo neighbours C.D. Nacional in 2004–05.

After three seasons – in his first, he scored in a 4–2 win at Sporting CP on 22 May 2005[4]– which included two more UEFA Cup participations that brought first-round exits against Sevilla FC and FC Rapid București, Bruno re-signed for a third spell with boyhood club Marítimo, on a free transfer.[5] After having contributed with 18 matches and two goals to a sixth-place finish in the 2009–10 campaign, thus returning to the Europa League, the 36-year-old retired from football, amassing first division totals of 283 games and 21 goals.

In the 2011 off-season, after one year out of football, Bruno returned to active with another side in Madeira, Segunda Liga's C.F. União.[6] He only missed seven league matches during the season, as the team finally retained their league status.

Honours

Porto

References
  1. Leeds fall to freak strike; BBC Sport, 20 September 2001
  2. Porto strengthen with Bruno; UEFA, 16 April 2002
  3. Transfers: 6–12 January, UEFA, 12 January 2003
  4. "Sporting em depressão" [Depressing Sporting]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 May 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. "Bruno e Luís Olim confirmados" [Bruno and Luís Olim confirmed] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  6. "Veteranos Bruno e Ávalos reforçam União da Madeira" [Veterans Bruno and Ávalos strengthen União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). DNotícias. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. "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.
  8. "Polonia-FC Porto, 2–0 (Lukasiewicz, 67, Kus 80)". Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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