Vítor Bruno Ramos Gonçalves (born 13 January 1990), known as Vítor Bruno, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 3 club Alverca.

Vítor Bruno
Personal information
Full name Vítor Bruno Ramos Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Alverca
Youth career
2002–2003 Famalicão
2003–2009 Porto
2005–2006Padroense (loan)
2007–2008Candal (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Candal 23 (3)
2010–2011 Ribeirão 27 (5)
2011–2015 Penafiel 100 (10)
2015–2016 CFR Cluj 29 (2)
2016–2017 Feirense 30 (1)
2017–2018 Boavista 16 (0)
2018–2019 Feirense 28 (1)
2019–2020 Leixões 19 (0)
2020–2021 Vilafranquense 30 (3)
2021–2023 Académico Viseu 29 (3)
2023– Alverca 12 (0)
International career
2008 Portugal U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in Vila do Conde, Vítor Bruno began his youth career at F.C. Famalicão before joining FC Porto. He was also loaned to CD Candal, where he later made his senior debut in the fourth division in the 2009–10 season.

After a year in the third tier with G.D. Ribeirão, Vítor Bruno signed for F.C. Penafiel of the Segunda Liga in 2011. He was part of their squad that won promotion to the Primeira Liga in 2013–14, and scored once the following campaign, equalising in a 3–2 away loss against Sporting CP on 9 March 2015.[2]

On 31 May 2015, after Penafiel were relegated in last place, Vítor Bruno and teammate Dani Coelho signed three-year contracts at CFR Cluj in Romania's Liga I.[3] Joined by compatriots including manager Toni Conceição, he won the Cupa României in his only season with a penalty shootout victory over FC Dinamo București on 17 May 2016.[4]

Vítor Bruno returned to his country's top flight in June 2016, agreeing to a three-year deal at C.D. Feirense.[5] The following off-season, however, he moved to Boavista F.C. on a two-year contract,[6] but returned to his former club halfway through.[7]

In April 2019, after already-relegated Feirense lost 4–1 at home to eventual champions S.L. Benfica, Vítor Bruno wrote a lengthy publication on Facebook lamenting the quality of his team's play.[8] He became a free agent subsequently, and signed a one-year deal with second-division Leixões S.C. that August.[9]

Honours edit

CFR Cluj

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Vítor Bruno" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting beat Penafiel in Portuguese league". Business Standard. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Vítor Bruno e Dani vão ser reforços do Cluj" [Vítor Bruno and Dani will be additions to Cluj]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b Jesus, Diogo (17 May 2016). "Roménia: Cluj de António Conceição conquista a Taça" [Romania: António Conceição's Cluj conquer Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Vítor Bruno reforça plantel de José Mota!" [Vítor Bruno bolsters José Mota's squad!] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ "OFICIAL: Vítor Bruno assina pelo Boavista" [OFFICIAL: Vítor Bruno signs for Boavista] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Vítor Bruno de regresso ao Feirense" [Vítor Bruno returns to Feirense] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Vítor Bruno faz longo desabafo após derrota com o Benfica: "Este futebol já não me fascina"" [Vítor Bruno makes a long rant after defeat to Benfica: "This football does not thrill me anymore"]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ Morais, Pedro (12 August 2019). "Vítor Bruno oficializado no Leixões" [Vítor Bruno made official at Leixões]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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