Bruno (footballer)
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Bruno playing for Valencia (2010) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Saltor Grau | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | El Masnou, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpic Mora d'Ebre | |||
| Lleida | |||
| 1997–1999 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Espanyol B | 72 | (6) |
| 2001–2003 | Espanyol | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Lleida | 110 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Almería | 104 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Valencia | 59 | (0) |
| 2012– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 127 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 8 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Bruno Saltor Grau (born 1 October 1980), known simply as Bruno, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Brighton & Hove Albion as a right back.
He appeared in 128 La Liga games during six seasons, representing mainly in the competition Almería and Valencia. In 2012, he signed with Brighton & Hove Albion, going on to spend several years with the English club.
Football career
Born in El Masnou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Bruno was a product of RCD Espanyol's youth system. He only appeared once for the first team, playing eight minutes in a 3–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano on 29 September 2001;[1] he was almost exclusively used by the B-side during his tenure, spending three of his four years in Segunda División B.
After a further two stints in his native region, with Gimnàstic de Tarragona (loan) and UE Lleida, Bruno joined UD Almería in the 2006 summer, being instrumental in the Andalusia side's first ever promotion to La Liga as a late bloomer. In 2007–08, he only missed four league games as his team overachieved for a final eighth place, and produced similar numbers in the following season.[2]
In mid-June 2009, Bruno signed a three-year deal with Valencia CF and reunited with former Almería manager Unai Emery.[3] He had previously arranged a transfer to Real Betis, but the move collapsed as the club was eventually relegated.[4][5]
On 25 June 2012, after a further 33 league appearances for Valencia in two seasons combined, free agent Bruno signed a two-year contract for Football League Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion.[6] He scored his first goal for his new team on 24 November, helping to a 1–1 home draw against Bolton Wanderers.[7]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2000–01 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Segunda División B | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Segunda División B | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 78 | 6 | ||||
| Espanyol | 2001–02 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Gimnàstic | 2001–02 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Lleida | 2003–04 | Segunda División B | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | Segunda División | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Total | 110 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 120 | 1 | |||
| Almería | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 104 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 109 | 0 | ||||
| Valencia | 2009–10 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 80 | 0 | |||
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2012–13 | Championship | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 69 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 423 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 476 | 12 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in Promotion play-offs
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ "El Espanyol eleva su caché ante un Rayo hundido" [Espanyol prestige on the rise against sunken Rayo] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ ""Sólo tengo palabras de agradecimiento hacia Unai"" ["I can only thank Unai"] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ Mestalla calls for Moyá and Saltor; UEFA.com, 1 July 2009
- ↑ "Bruno será el primer fichaje de los béticos" [Bruno will be first bético signing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "El Barcelona negocia el fichaje de Bruno" [Barcelona negotiates Bruno signing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Albion agree Bruno deal". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑ "Brighton 1–1 Bolton". BBC Sport. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Bruno". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Bruno". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
External links
- Bruno profile at BDFutbol
- CiberChe stats and bio (Spanish)
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