Bruno Mauro Nunes da Silva (born 3 October 1973), more commonly known as Bruno Mauro or just Mauro, is a retired Angolan professional football player who played mainly as a winger. Mauro was a journeyman who played in various teams in Portugal, as well as Cyprus and Greece.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Mauro Nunes da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Belenenses | ||
| 1992–1993 | Ginásio Clube 1ºMaio Agualva | ||
| 1993 | → U. Almeirim (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Académico Viseu | 18 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | → Naval (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 1995–1996 | Farense | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Lamego (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Covilhã | 21 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Torreense | 45 | (9) |
| 1999–2000 | Lusitânia | 17 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Penafiel | 40 | (13) |
| 2001–2003 | Paços de Ferreira | 47 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | Belenenses | 29 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Estrela da Amadora | 19 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Ovarense | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Acharnaikos | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Santa Clara | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Onisilos Sotira | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Angola | 11 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2017 | |||
Career
editMauro is the son of Portugal international footballer Laurindo, who spent most of his career with Belenenses.[1] He was born in Portugal, but moved to Angola at the age of four with his family. He studied electrical engineering for a year before committing himself to football, returning to Portugal to jumpstart his career. He is noted for scoring a hattrick against Sporting on 16 September 2002, ending their 28-game win streak.[2]
International career
editMauro was born in Portugal to Angolan parents.[3] He played for the Angola national football team.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mauro: "Eu só queria o Belenenses"" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "A noite em que Ronaldo viu Mauro atropelar o leão | Maisfutebol.iol.pt". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Angola: Football: Overseas-Based Players Beef Up National Squad". Angola Press Agency (Luanda). 12 November 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Angola aim to repeat history". BBC News. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
External links
edit- Bruno Mauro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bruno Mauro at playmakerstats.com (English version of zerozero.pt)
- Bruno Mauro at National-Football-Teams.com