Bruno Simão
Portuguese footballer
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Bruno Martins Simão (born 5 May 1985) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Martins Simão[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Benfica | ||
| 1998–1999 | Oeiras | ||
| 1999–2000 | Benfica | ||
| 2000–2001 | Estoril | ||
| 2001–2004 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Benfica B | ||
| 2005–2006 | Barreirense | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | UTA Arad | 36 | (1) |
| 2009 | Dinamo București | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | Slovan Bratislava | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Astra Ploieşti | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Khazar | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Milsami | 28 | (2) |
| 2013 | Doxa | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Dacia | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | União Leiria | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Oliveirense | 35 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | União Leiria | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Atlético | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Fátima | 24 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Lusitanos Saint-Maur | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pinhalnovense | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Casa Pia | 44 | (0) |
| 2020 | Torreense | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Oriental | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | Atlético | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 282 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent most of his career abroad, making 49 appearances with three clubs in Romania's Liga I and also winning cups in Azerbaijan and Moldova, in addition to brief stints in Slovakia, Cyprus and France. Domestically, he totalled 68 games in LigaPro, where he represented four teams.
Club career
Simão was born in Lisbon. He had two stints at Benfica's youth system, where he played with Ruben Amorim and Pedro Russiano.[2]
Following the decision of club president João Vale e Azevedo to dissolve the club's underage teams, Simão moved on to Estoril and Belenenses before returning to the Eagles' reserves. After a brief spell in the Segunda Liga with Barreirense, he moved abroad for the first time to UTA Arad in Romania's Liga I.[3]
Simão had further experience of the Eastern European country's top flight with Dinamo București and Astra Giurgiu, with a year at Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia in between. In 2010, he signed for Khazar Lankaran of the Azerbaijan Premier League, and won the cup in his only season.[3]
Moving on to Milsami Orhei of Moldova, Simão was again a cup champion in his first campaign (2011–12), also picking up the Super Cup that summer. After a brief stint in Cyprus with Doxa Katokopias without playing, he signed in September 2013 with Dacia Chișinău in the previous country.[4]
Simão's eight-year Eastern adventure ended in 2014 as he joined União de Leiria in his country's third division, moving on to Oliveirense in LigaPro that July.[5] Following a brief return to Leiria in July 2015,[6] he signed for Atlético Clube de Portugal of division two.[7]
In August 2017, Simão headed abroad again to sign for Lusitanos Saint-Maur, a Portuguese-community team in France's fourth tier.[8] He left soon after for Pinhalnovense in the Portuguese lower leagues, where he suffered a road accident that put him in a coma for two days.[9]
Simão joined Casa Pia in July 2018, and was part of their squad that defeated Vilafranquense on penalties to win the third-division title.[10] He was one of three players to be released halfway through the season in January 2020,[11] dropping down a level to Torreense.[12]
Personal life
Simão's younger brother, David, was also a footballer, in the midfielder position.[3] Their cousin Amorim was also involved in the sport, as both a player and a manager.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 19 October 2019[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Belenenses | 2003–04[14] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Barreirense | 2005–06[14] | Segunda Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| UTA Arad | 2006–07[15] | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[15] | Liga I | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09[15] | Liga II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2008–09[16] | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2009–10[16] | Slovak Superliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Astra Ploieşti | 2009–10[16] | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Khazar | 2010–11[16] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Milsami | 2011–12[16] | Divizia Națională | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[16] | Divizia Națională | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Doxa | 2013–14[16] | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Dacia | 2013–14[16] | Divizia Națională | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| União Leiria | 2013–14[14] | Campeonato de Portugal | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Oliveirense | 2014–15[14] | Segunda Liga | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| União Leiria | 2015–16[14] | Campeonato de Portugal | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Atlético | 2015–16[14] | Segunda Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Fátima | 2016–17[14] | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Lusitanos Saint-Maur | 2017–18[16] | Championnat National 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Pinhalnovense | 2017–18[14] | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Casa Pia | 2018–19[14] | Campeonato de Portugal | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[14] | Segunda Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 255 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 5 | ||
- Includes national cup and league cup matches
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Khazar Lankaran
Milsami
Casa Pia
