Bruno Amaro Sousa

Bruno Amaro
Personal information
Full name Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros
Date of birth February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17) (age 29)
Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Vitória Setúbal
Number 37
Youth career
1993–1994 Cetê
1994–1996 Parada Pinhão
1996–2002 Penafiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Penafiel 76 (0)
2006–2011 Nacional 72 (8)
2009–2010 Académica (loan) 3 (1)
2011– Vitória Setúbal 13 (0)
National team
2004–2006 Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros, known as Amaro (born 17 February 1983 in Penafiel), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal mainly as a central midfielder.

Football career

A product of hometown F.C. Penafiel's youth system, Amaro played with the club as a professional during five seasons, three in the second division and two in the top flight. In September 2006, he joined C.D. Nacional, still playing the first game of the season with his previous club; his official debut with the Madeirans came on the 9th, in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Amaro finished his debut season in the first division with five goals in 25 contests, but appeared less significantly in the following years. For 2009–10, he served a season-long loan spell at Académica de Coimbra; teammate Miguel Fidalgo also moved to that team, in the same predicament.

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