Bruno Soriano
 Bruno celebrates a Villarreal goal | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Soriano Llido | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Artana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Villarreal | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Artana | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | Villarreal B | 57 | (0) |
| 2006– | Villarreal | 205 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:45, 30 November 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bruno Soriano Llido (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbɾuno soˈɾjano ˈʎiðo]; born 12 June 1984), simply known as Bruno, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF in La Liga, as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Bruno was born in Artana, Province of Castellón. A product of Villarreal CF's youth system he made his debuts for the first team on 1 October 2006, in a 2–1 La Liga away win against RCD Mallorca; his first appearances as a senior were made with the reserve side, which operated in Tercera División.
Bruno made a permanent switch to the main squad in the 2007–08 season, and was a regular fixture in the team's callups throughout the campaign, though not an undisputed starter. The same occurred in the following year as the Yellow Submarine qualified for the UEFA Europa League, as fifth.
In 2009–10 Bruno became an undisputed starter for Villarreal, finally winning the battle for starting duties over Uruguayan Sebastián Eguren. He only missed one game in 38 in the following season, with the Valencian finishing fourth and returning to the UEFA Champions League.
International career
On 5 August 2010, Vicente del Bosque named Bruno as one of the three new players for the Spanish team after the victorious FIFA World Cup in South Africa, for a friendly with Mexico.[1] On the 11th he made his debut, playing 71 minutes in the 1–1 draw in Mexico City.
Statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Villarreal | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 4 | |
| Career total | 212 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 271 | 11 | ||
International
| Spain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Bruno: "Esto es lo máximo" (Bruno: "It does not get any better than this"); Diario AS, 5 August 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Bruno Soriano – Performance data". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bruno". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
External links
- Villarreal official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data
- Bruno Soriano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Transfermarkt profile
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marcos Senna |
Villarreal captain 2013– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |