Braulio Nóbrega

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Braulio Nóbrega Rodríguez, Braulio (born September 18, 1985 in Puerto del Rosario, Canary Islands, Spain) is a Spanish football player, currently playing as striker for La Liga's Getafe CF.

Having grown through the youth system of Atlético Madrid, along with current teammate Manu del Moral, he played 11 league games for the colchoneros between 2004-06, before being loaned to UD Salamanca in 2006-07 (39 matches, 14 goals).

In 2007-08, in the UEFA Cup, Braulio scored a marvellous backheel goal for Getafe, winners 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in October 2007. He also scored the third and final goal for Getafe in the UEFA Cup semifinal second-leg match against Bayern Munich, capitalizing on a defensive mistake by Lúcio in the box and proceeding to blast the ball past Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.