Bruno González Cabrera (born 24 May 1990), known simply as Bruno, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Bruno
Personal information
Full name Bruno González Cabrera[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Las Galletas, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Tenerife B 43 (3)
2011–2014 Tenerife 77 (3)
2011–2012Teruel (loan) 27 (1)
2014–2017 Betis 81 (3)
2017–2020 Getafe 45 (0)
2020 Levante 6 (0)
2020–2021 Valladolid 28 (1)
2021–2022 Leganés 20 (0)
2022–2023 Sporting Gijón 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:35, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Tenerife

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Bruno was born in Las Galletas, Tenerife, Canary Islands. A product of local CD Tenerife's youth ranks, he made his senior debut with the reserves in 2009–10, being relegated from Segunda División B. On 4 June 2011, he played his first official game with the first team, a 1–0 away loss against neighbouring UD Las Palmas[2] which was his only Segunda División appearance of the season, ended in the same fashion for the main squad.

In August 2011, Bruno was loaned to CD Teruel of the third division in a season-long move.[3] He subsequently returned to Tenerife in the summer of 2012 and was definitely promoted to the first team, appearing in 38 matches in 2012–13 as they returned to the second tier after a two-year absence.

Bruno scored his first goal as a professional on 1 December 2013, closing the 2–2 draw at Girona FC.[4]

Betis

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On 6 July 2014, the free agent Bruno signed a three-year deal with Real Betis in the same league.[5] He made 33 appearances and scored two goals for the Verdiblancos in his debut season, as they returned to La Liga at the first attempt.[6]

Bruno made his debut in the competition on 23 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal CF.[7] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 18 November 2016, the first in the 2–0 win over UD Las Palmas also at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.[8]

Later career

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On 7 July 2017, Bruno agreed to a three-year contract at Getafe CF.[9] In January 2020, deemed surplus to requirements by manager José Bordalás as several other Spanish players,[10] he joined Levante UD until 30 June.[11] On 4 July, he terminated his contract with the latter club[12] and signed a two-year deal with fellow top-tier side Real Valladolid on 11 August.[13]

On 31 August 2021, after Valladolid's relegation, Bruno severed his ties with them[14] and moved to CD Leganés on a one-year contract hours later.[15] On 14 November 2022, he joined Sporting de Gijón also in division two for one season.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bruno González". Diario AS. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Las Palmas se anota de penalti un derbi descafeinado" [Las Palmas take lacklustre derby with from the penalty spot]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ "El defensa Bruno Gonzalez, contento con lo que vio ayer de su nuevo equipo" [Defender Bruno Gonzalez, happy with what he saw of his new team]. Eco de Teruel (in Spanish). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Tablas y alternativas entre dos equipos varados en la zona baja" [Draw and alternatives between two teams stranded in the lower positions]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ "El Betis ficha a Bruno" [Betis sign Bruno]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  6. ^ Trigo, María (1 November 2017). "El Getafe más verdiblanco" [The most green-and-white Getafe] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ^ Melero, Delfín (24 August 2015). "Rubén Castro llega justo a tiempo" [Rubén Castro arrives just in time]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ Campos, Tomás (18 November 2016). "Víctor y victoria" [Víctor and victory]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Bruno firma por el Getafe" [Bruno signs for Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. ^ Alfaro, Javier (29 January 2020). "El Getafe le abre la puerta de salida a Bruno" [Getafe show exit door to Bruno]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. ^ "El Levante ficha al defensor Bruno González" [Levante sign defender Bruno González]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Levante UD and Bruno González reach an agreement to cancel his contract". Levante UD. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Bruno fortalece la zaga" [Bruno bolsters the back sector] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Bruno no sigue en Pucela" [Bruno does not remain at Pucela] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  15. ^ "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su defensa con la llegada de Bruno González" [C.D. Leganés bolster their defense with the arrival of Bruno González] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Bruno González, nuevo refuerzo para el primer equipo" [Bruno González, new addition for the first team] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 14 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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