Bruno Marques Menezes (born March 20, 1984) is a Brazilian

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who last played for

Cuiabá Esporte Clube Cuiabá Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Cuiabá, is a Brazilian professional club based in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso founded on 12 December 2001. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football, as wel ...

. He formerly played with

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side Chicago Fire. He is primarily utilized on the right side. Menezes has spent his first five years as a professional in the

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. He began his youth career with local club

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. Upon turning professional with that club, Menezes played first team football for the next three years, leaving the club in 2005 for another

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club:

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. After a season with the Macaws, he then joined

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where he again played first-team football. After an already lengthy career in his home country, Menezes opted for the

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, signing for the Chicago Fire in

on June 30, 2007. He was upgraded from the developmental to the senior roster early in the 2008 season, but was waived on May 7.

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1984 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players União São João Esporte Clube players São Carlos Futebol Clube players Chicago Fire FC players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football midfielders Major League Soccer players {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub