Bruno Cortês

Bruno Cortês
Personal information
Full name Bruno Cortês Barbosa
Date of birth March 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 25)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club São Paulo
Youth career
2006–2007 Arturzinho
2007 → Paysandu (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007 Al-Shahaniya 0 (0)
2008–2009 Castelo Branco 0 (0)
2009–2010 Quissamã 0 (0)
2011 Nova Iguaçu 0 (0)
2011 Botafogo 28 (0)
2012– São Paulo 0 (0)
National team‡
2011– Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 24, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 28, 2011

Bruno Cortês Barbosa, better known as Bruno Cortês (born March 11, 1987), is a Brazilian association football left back, who plays for Série A club São Paulo.

Contents

Career

Professional career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro,[1] he started playing football as a forward in 2006, as part of Arturzinho's squad.[2] He was loaned to Paysandu in 2007, when he played a single game, against Tuna Luso in the Campeonato Paraense.[2]

Bruno Cortês started his professional career defending Qatari club Al-Shahaniya in 2007,[1] moving back to his home country to play for Rio de Janeiro state-based club Castelo Branco from 2008 to 2009,[3] and after leaving the club, he defended Quissamã also from Rio de Janeiro state during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[1] He joined Nova Iguaçu in 2011, playing 14 Campeonato Carioca games for the club during that season.[4] In March of the same year, Bruno Cortês was offered to play for Remo, but the club rejected the offer.[2]

Botafogo

Rio de Janeiro city-based club Botafogo acquired 50% of his economic rights after the Campeonato Carioca concluded.[5] He played 28 Série A games for the club during the 2011 season.[4] Bruno Cortês played his first Série A game for the club on May 22, 2011, at Estádio Benedito Teixeira, in São José do Rio Preto, when Palmeiras beat his club 2–0.[6] He played his last game as part of Botafogo's squad on December 4, 2011, when his team and Fluminense drew 1-1 at Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, in Volta Redonda, for the last round of the Série A.[7][8]

São Paulo

Bruno Cortês transfer to Série A club São Paulo was announced on December 17, 2011.[5] The contract was signed on December 21 of the same year.[9][10]

International career

Bruno Cortês was called up for the Brazil national team Superclásico de las Américas games against Argentina, to be played on September 14, 2011 at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, in Córdoba, Argentina,[11] and on September 28, 2011 at Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão), Belém, Brazil.[12] He earned his first international cap in the game played on September 28 against Argentina, won by Brazil 2–0.[13]

Statistics

National team Club Season Apps Goals
Brazil Botafogo 2011 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors

Individual honors

References

  1. ^ a b c Especial Placar Guia 2011 Brasileirão (1354-A): 52. May 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Lateral da Seleção não deu certo no Paysandu. Saiba mais!" (in Portuguese). Portal ORM. September 7, 2011. http://www.orm.com.br/2009/noticias/default.asp?id_modulo=1087&id_noticia=551936. Retrieved October 4, 2011. 
  3. ^ Natália Cordeiro (December 15, 2011). "Cortês: A jornada até a consagração" (in Portuguese). Trivella. http://www.trivella.com.br/noticia/22. Retrieved December 23, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Bruno Cortês". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/players/bruno-cortes-barbosa/172590. Retrieved September 12, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "Botafogo fecha com Andrezinho e vende Cortês para o São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Globo Epsorte. December 17, 2011. http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2011/12/botafogo-fecha-com-andrezinho-e-vende-cortes-para-o-sao-paulo.html. Retrieved December 17, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Palmeiras vs. Botafogo - May 22, 2011". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2011/05/22/brazil/serie-a/sociedade-esportiva-palmeiras/botafogo-de-futebol-e-regatas/1094035/. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Fluminense empata com o Botafogo e se livra da pré-Libertadores" (in Portuguese). UOL. December 4, 2011. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/serie-a/pos-jogo/2011/12/04/fluminense-empata-com-o-botafogo-e-se-livra-da-pre-libertadores.htm. Retrieved December 24, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Súmula e relatório da partida" (in Portuguese) (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. December 4, 2011. http://www2.cbf.com.br/sumulas/bofl041211s.pdf. Retrieved December 24, 2011. 
  9. ^ "São Paulo anuncia 'pacotão' de Natal com cinco nomes; Cortês é destaque" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 21, 2011. http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/2011/12/sao-paulo-anuncia-pacotao-de-natal-com-cinco-nomes-cortes-e-destaque.html. Retrieved December 24, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Sao Paulo Signs Defender Cortes". Fox News. December 22, 2011. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/12/22/sao-paulo-signs-defender-cortes/. Retrieved December 23, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Domestic squad named for Argentina ties". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1505866.html. Retrieved September 12, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Os convocados para o Superclássico" (in Portuguese). CBF. September 22, 2011. http://www.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-brasileira/2011/9/22/convocacao-para-o-superclassico-(1). Retrieved September 22, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Americas Superclasico joy for Brazil". Fox News. September 29, 2011. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2011/09/29/americas-superclasico-joy-for-brazil/. Retrieved September 30, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Os eleitos do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão!" (in Portuguese). Lance!. December 6, 2011. http://www.lanceactivo.com.br/www-lanceactivo-com-br-a-beira-do-campo/Blog/os-eleitos-do-premio-craque-do-brasileirao-/81551. Retrieved December 24, 2011. 
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