| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bruno de Paula Ribeiro Ingrácia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tupã, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marília | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2008 | Marília | ? | (19) |
| 2005 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Figueirense (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2008 | Paulista | 19 | (3) |
| 2008 | Fortaleza | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Marília | 12 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | → Grêmio Barueri (loan) | ? | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Grêmio Barueri | 67 | (1) |
| 2011– | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:09, 12 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Bruno de Paula Ribeiro Ingrácia, the Bruno Ribeiro (born 1 April 1983 in Tupã, São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Premier League team Blackburn Rovers, as a right back.
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Bruno started his footballing career with Marília and played for several other Brazilian teams, such as Palmeiras and Grêmio Barueri.
On 12 August 2011, Bruno signed for Blackburn Rovers on a three year deal with an option of a fourth, after being issued with a work-permit.[1] During his time at Rovers he was comically nicknamed the 'Brazilian Denis Irwin' by the Rovers players "because he never gives the ball away" according to manager Steve Kean..[2] Ribeiro has yet to make a single appearance for Rovers, not even making the substitute bench
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