Bruno Manuel Araújo Braga (born 17 June 1983) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for S.C. Salgueiros as a

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Club career

Born in

Massarelos Massarelos () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos. The population in 2011 was 6,789, in an area of 1.94 km².Porto District The District of Porto ( pt, Distrito do Porto ) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Br ...

, Braga began his career with hometown's S.C. Salgueiros, being sparingly used over the course of two

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seasons. In 2004, as the club was in the midst of a severe financial crisis – which eventually led to its liquidation – he left and signed for F.C. Tirsense, going on to spend several years in the lower leagues; in 2006–07, he helped Leça F.C. promote to the third tier. In the summer of 2008, Braga moved straight into the Primeira Liga, joining Leixões SC. He made his debut in the competition on 24 August by playing 20 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against C.D. Nacional, and finished his debut campaign with 27 matches (22 starts) and five goals as the Matosinhos side finished in sixth position, narrowly missing out on

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to the

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; two of those came at the ''

Estádio do Dragão The Estádio do Dragão (; English: Dragon Stadium) is an All-seater stadium, all-seater Association football, football stadium in Porto, Portugal, and the home ground of FC Porto since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the Lis ...

'' in a 3–2 win over FC Porto, as he won the SJPF Player of the Month award for October 2008. Mainly due to injuries, Braga appeared less in 2009–10, and Leixões suffered relegation. He continued in the top flight, however, signing a one-year contract with

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Honours

Leça *

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: 2006–07 Rio Ave *

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runner-up: 2013–14 * Taça da Liga runner-up: 2013–14 Aves *Taça de Portugal: 2017–18

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Braga, Bruno 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Porto District Portuguese footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Salgueiros players F.C. Tirsense players Leça F.C. players Leixões S.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players F.C. Penafiel players G.D. Chaves players C.D. Aves players Girabola players S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Angola Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Angola