Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros (born 17 February 1983), known as Amaro, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paço de Sousa, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Portugal B | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 216 matches and 18 goals over 11 seasons, representing mainly Nacional (four years).
Club career edit
A product of hometown F.C. Penafiel's youth system, Amaro was born in the village of Paço de Sousa and spent five professional seasons with the club, three in the Segunda Liga and two in the Primeira Liga. In September 2006 he signed for C.D. Nacional, still playing the first game of the campaign with his previous team; his official debut for the Madeirans came on the 9th, in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting CP.[2]
Amaro finished his debut season in the top division with five goals in 25 appearances,[3] but featured less significantly the following years.[4] For 2009–10, he served a season-long loan at Académica de Coimbra; teammate Miguel Fidalgo also joined the side in a loan deal.[5]
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[6] as the team again narrowly avoided relegation.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Bruno Amaro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Brilho intenso de Nani" [Nani shines brightly]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 10 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Bruno Amaro: «Marcar a um grande é sempre especial»" [Bruno Amaro: "Scoring against a big one is always special"]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Fernandes, João Manuel (26 May 2009). "Nacional: Bruno Amaro pode ser emprestado" [Nacional: Bruno Amaro may be loaned] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Mercado: Avançado Miguel Fidalgo reforça Académica" [Market: Forward Miguel Fidalgo bolsters Académica] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Bruno Amaro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bruno Amaro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Bruno Amaro at Soccerway
