Bruno Aguiar
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| Bruno Aguiar | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno João Morais Aguiar | |
| Date of birth | February 23, 1981 (age 26) | |
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Height | 5' 8" | |
| Nickname | Bruno | |
| Playing position | Central midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Heart of Midlothian | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1990-1997 | SL Benfica | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2006 2001-2002 2002-2003 2004 2006 2006- |
SL Benfica →Gil Vicente (loan) →FC Alverca (loan) →SC Beira-Mar (loan) FBK Kaunas →Hearts (loan) |
3 (0) 29 (4) 0 (0) 32 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002-2004 | Portugal U-21s | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bruno João Morais Aguiar (born February 23, 1981, in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer, who plays as a central midfielder for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League.
Aguiar started his career with Portuguese giants SL Benfica at the age of 9, eventually graduating through their youth system to the B side in 1998. To continue his development, he was then loaned to several smaller Portuguese clubs, firstly Gil Vicente, then FC Alverca and finally SC Beira-Mar. In 2004 Giovanni Trappatoni was appointed as Benfica's new coach and the Italian recalled Aguiar to the Estádio da Luz. Aguiar soon made his Benfica debut against RSC Anderlecht in a UEFA Champions League qualifier and would make an important contribution to the Eagles successful 2004-05 campaign, in which they won the League and reached the Portuguese Cup final.
The following season Ronald Koeman replaced Trappatoni as Benfica head coach and, as he re-modelled the side, Aguiar fell from favour. In January 2006 Aguiar moved to Heart of Midlothian, in a deal that saw him signed by Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov's other club, FBK Kaunas, and then immediately loaned back to the Edinburgh side. [1] He made his Hearts debut in a 2-1 defeat by Aberdeen in February 2006 and made a further 11 appearances before the end of the season, helping the side to a second place League finish and a Scottish Cup victory. [2]
The 2006-07 season did not start so well for Aguiar however, as he was sent off in the first leg of Hearts' Champions League Third Round Qualifying match against AEK Athens. He was dismissed in the 66th minute of the game after receiving a second yellow card for throwing the ball away, at a stage when Hearts were leading 1-0. AEK Athens utilised their subsequent one man advantage to eventually win 2-1.[3]
[edit] Honours
- Portuguese Liga: 2004-05
- Scottish Cup: 2006
[edit] References
- ^ Romanov delivers big style, Scotsman.com Sport, 1 February 2006.
- ^ Hearts 1-1 Gretna (4-2 on pens), BBC Sport, 13 May 2006.
- ^ Hearts 1-2 AEK Athens, BBC Sport, 9 August 2006.
[edit] External links
- Bruno Aguiar career stats at Soccerbase
- Appearance stats at londonhearts.com
- Profile at uefa.com
| Heart of Midlothian F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Gordon | 2 Neilson | 3 Fyssas | 5 Tall | 6 Barasa | 7 McCann | 8 Aguiar | 9 Jankauskas | 11 Pospíšil | 12 Bednář | 13 Banks | 14 Bešlija | 16 Mikoliūnas | 18 Česnauskis | 20 Berra | 21 Gonçalves | 22 Elliot | 23 Wallace | 24 Ivaškevičius | 25 Karipidis | 26 Žaliūkas | 27 Velička | 28 Brellier | 34 Kingston | 36 Neill | 37 Driver | 38 Lithgow | 40 Jónsson | 41 J. Armstrong | 42 Glen | 43 Kurskis | 44 Klimek | 45 Pilibaitis | 46 Kančelskis | 47 Mackle | 53 Park | 57 Kostadinov | — Copil | Interim Head Coach: Korobochka |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aguiar, Bruno |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Portuguese footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon, Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
