Bruno Miguel Leite Basto (born 21 May 1978) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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. After starting professionally with Benfica, he went on to play in France, the Netherlands and Russia.

Club career

Born in

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, Basto was a graduate of hometown S.L. Benfica's youth system, and began playing professionally with its farm team,

F.C. Alverca Futebol Clube de Alverca is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira. It currently plays in the Portuguese 3rd Division. History F.C. Alverca was founded on 1 September 1939. After many ...

, being recalled for good in January 1998. After some good performances he began an abroad spell that would last six years, four at

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (de ...

, one-and-a-half seasons at

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

and six months at

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), commonly known as A.S.S.E. () or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in ...

, with relative success – he only managed to be first-choice for the first. In the 2001–02 campaign, Basto helped Girondins finish sixth in

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, with the side also

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for the

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after

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the domestic league cup, defeating FC Lorient in the final with two goals from countryman Pauleta (3–0). He returned to Portugal in 2006–07, signing with

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

; he was played very rarely in

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however, and left for Russia's

FC Shinnik Yaroslavl FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (russian: Футбольный клуб «Шинник» Ярославль) is a Russian football club, based in Yaroslavl. From 1957 to 1960 the team was called Khimik (russian: Химик - "the chemist"). In the USSR ...

in the 2008 January

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where he teamed up with compatriot Ricardo Silva, being released in 2009. In summer 2010, after not being able to find a club in more than one year, Basto retired from football at the age of 32.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Basto, Bruno 1978 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Alverca players S.L. Benfica footballers C.D. Nacional players Ligue 1 players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players AS Saint-Étienne players Eredivisie players Feyenoord players Russian Premier League players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia