Bruno Simão

Bruno Martins Simão (born 5 May 1985) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Simão.

Bruno Simão
Personal information
Full name Bruno Martins Simão[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) 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

Born in Lisbon, Simão was a youth product of S.L. Benfica. Following the decision of club president João Vale e Azevedo of dissolving the club's underage teams, he moved on to G.D. Estoril Praia and C.F. Os Belenenses before returning to the Eagles' reserve team. After a brief spell in the Segunda Liga with F.C. Barreirense, he moved abroad for the first time to UTA Arad in Romania's Liga I.[2]

Simão had further experience of the Eastern European country's top flight with FC Dinamo București and FC Astra Giurgiu, with a year at SK Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia in between. In 2010 he signed for Khazar Lankaran FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League, and won the cup in his only season.[2]

Moving on to FC 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 FC without playing, he signed in September 2013 to FC Dacia Chișinău in the previous country.[3]

Simão's eight-year Eastern adventure ended in 2014 as he joined U.D. Leiria in his country's third division, moving on to U.D. Oliveirense in LigaPro that July.[4] Following a brief return to Leiria in July 2015,[5] he signed for Atlético Clube de Portugal of division two.

In August 2017, Simão headed abroad again to sign for US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, a Portuguese-community team in France's fourth tier.[6] He left soon after to C.D. Pinhalnovense in the Portuguese lower leagues, where he suffered a road accident that put him in a coma for two days.[7]

Simão joined Casa Pia A.C. in July 2018, and was part of their squad that defeated U.D. Vilafranquense on penalties to win the third-division title.[8] He was one of three players to be released halfway through the season in January 2020,[9] dropping down a level to S.C.U. Torreense.[10]

Personal life

Simão's younger brother, David, was also a footballer, in the midfielder position.[2] Their cousin, Rúben Amorim, was also a player and manager.[7]

Career statistics
As of 19 October 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belenenses 2003–04[12] Primeira Liga 0000—00
Barreirense 2005–06[12] Segunda Liga 6010—70
UTA Arad 2006–07[13] Liga I 12000—120
2007–08[13] Liga I 23100—231
2008–09[13] Liga II 1000—10
Total 36100—361
Dinamo București 2008–09[14] Liga I 901[15]0—100
Slovan Bratislava 2009–10[14] Slovak Superliga 70002[lower-alpha 2]090
Astra Ploieşti 2009–10[14] Liga I 4000—40
Khazar 2010–11[14] Azerbaijan Premier League 8020—100
Milsami 2011–12[14] Divizia Națională 15000—150
2012–13[14] Divizia Națională 132102[lower-alpha 3]0162
Total 2821020312
Doxa 2013–14[14] Cypriot First Division 0000—00
Dacia 2013–14[14] Divizia Națională 11000—110
União Leiria 2013–14[12] Campeonato de Portugal 13100—131
Oliveirense 2014–15[12] Segunda Liga 35050—400
União Leiria 2015–16[12] Campeonato de Portugal 10020—120
Atlético 2015–16[12] Segunda Liga 15100—151
Fátima 2016–17[12] Campeonato de Portugal 24030—270
Lusitanos Saint-Maur 2017–18[14] Championnat National 2 9010—100
Pinhalnovense 2017–18[12] Campeonato de Portugal 1000—10
Casa Pia 2018–19[12] Campeonato de Portugal 32030—350
2019–20[12] Segunda Liga 7020—90
Total 39050—440
Career total 2555210402805
  1. Includes national cup and league cup matches
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Khazar Lankaran

Milsami

Casa Pia

References
  1. "Bruno Simao" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. Lopes, José Carlos; Celso, Marcos (13 May 2012). "Bruno Simão está há seis anos no estrangeiro e não pensa em regressar" [Bruno Simão has been abroad for six years and he does not think of coming back] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. "Bruno Simao a semnat cu Dacia" [Bruno Simão signed for Dacia] (in Romanian). Mold Football. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Tiago e Bruno Simão apresentados na Oliveirense" [Tiago and Bruno Simão presented at Oliveirense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. Ramos, Cid (7 July 2015). "Trio reforça União de Leiria" [Trio bolster União de Leiria] (in Portuguese). O Derbie. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. Mendes, Eric (19 August 2017). "Bruno Simão débarque aux Lusitanos de Saint Maur" [Bruno Simão lands at Lusitanos de Saint Maur]. Luso Journal (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. Almeida, Isaura (26 January 2018). "Bruno Simão saiu do coma e já respira sozinho" [Bruno Simão emerges from coma and now breathes by self]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. Amaro, Miguel (9 July 2019). "Bruno Simão: "Não nos condenem antes de isto começar"" [Bruno Simão: "Don't condemn us before it's even started"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. "Casa Pia rescinde com Carlitos, Bruno Simão e Roncatto" [Casa Pia release Carlitos, Bruno Simão and Roncatto] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. "Bruno Simão é reforço" [Bruno Simão is an addition] (in Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  11. Bruno Simão at WorldFootball.net
  12. Bruno Simão at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  13. "Bruno Martins SIMÃO". Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  14. "Bruno Simão". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  15. "Dinamo București – Rapid București • 1/4 finals". Romanian Soccer. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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