| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Miguel Esteves Vale | ||
| Date of birth | April 8, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Mafamude, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oliveirense | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vilanovense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2005 | Porto B | 117 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → União Leiria (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Varzim (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Belenenses (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2010– | Oliveirense | 35 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Portugal U20 | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Portugal U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2003 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Bruno Miguel Esteves Vale (born 8 April 1983 in Mafamude, Vila Nova de Gaia) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for U.D. Oliveirense as a goalkeeper.
A product of F.C. Porto's youth system, Vale was surprisingly picked for a Portugal friendly match against Kazakhstan (1–0) in 2003, where he played 22 minutes as a substitute. At the time, he was only third-choice at his club. The following year, he represented the nation at the Summer Olympics, backing S.L. Benfica's José Moreira.
Subsequently, Vale played 2005–06 on loan to C.F. Estrela da Amadora in the top division,[1] also being selected to the nation's squad-of-23 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, he injured his foot in a game against Germany in a 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship contest played in Portugal, and was forced to pull out of the squad.[2]
In 2006–07, Vale was loaned again, to first division outfit União de Leiria, where he went almost unnoticed the entire campaign, moving the following season to the second level with Varzim SC.
In July 2008, Vale was yet again loaned, spending the 2008–09 season at Vitória de Setúbal in the top level. The same happened in the following summer, and he again was backup or third-choice in 2009–10, now at Lisbon-based C.F. Os Belenenses - an injury to Nélson Pereira propelled him to the starting eleven, as the club suffered top flight relegation as second from bottom.
In the 2010 summer, Vale was finally released by Porto, resuming his career with U.D. Oliveirense in division two.
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