Miguel Ângelo Marques Granja (born 17 December 1988), known as Bura, is a Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
C.D. Mafra
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.
He played 55
Primeira Liga
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matches for
Paços de Ferreira
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Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...
,
Beira-Mar
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and
Penafiel
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, but spent most of his career in the
second division
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where he made over 240 appearances with six teams, mainly
Académico de Viseu.
Club career
Porto
Born in
Matosinhos
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,
Porto Metropolitan Area
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, Bura began his youth career with hometown clubs
Leixões S.C.
Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...
and
F.C. Infesta
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Background
FC Infesta currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série B which is the fourth ...
before joining
FC Porto
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at the age of 17. Never included for a matchday squad with the team, he had his first senior experience in the
third division
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on loan to
G.D. Ribeirão
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, and professional one with
Portimonense SC
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,
S.C. Covilhã
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,
Gil Vicente F.C.
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and
F.C. Penafiel
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Brief history
Penafiel first reached the Portuguese Liga, first division in Po ...
all in
Segunda Liga.
On 5 July 2010, Bura was loaned to
Primeira Liga
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side
F.C. Paços de Ferreira
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for the
upcoming season.
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the final
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of the Taça da Liga
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to S.L. Benfica
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at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
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The stadium was rebuilt, expanded, and modernized to host some UEF ...
.
Later career
Bura rescinded his Porto contract in August 2011, and signed for fellow top-flight team S.C. Beira-Mar
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. In July 2013, he joined G.D. Chaves
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who had just been promoted to division two and, a year later, was added to the ranks of F.C. Penafiel
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Brief history
Penafiel first reached the Portuguese Liga, first division in Po ...
of the top tier.
In July 2015, after Penafiel's relegation as dead last, Bura moved to second-tier club Académico de Viseu F.C.
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on a three-year deal. He scored a career-best 12 goals in his second season there, including a brace in a 3–3 away draw against C.F. União
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on 12 November 2016 (through penalty kicks).
Bura returned to Leixões after 14 years away on 1 June 2018, on a two-year contract. He was signed by his former Académico manager Francisco Chaló
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Career
Born in Ermesinde, Porto Metropolitan Area, Chaló began managing at the ...
, and had been close to joining a year earlier.
International career
Bura earned 38 caps
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from under-18 to under-23 level. He was part of the under-19 team at the 2007 UEFA European Championship in Austria, and scored in a 2–0 win over the hosts though other results eliminated the team from the group.
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Matosinhos
Portuguese footballers
Association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
FC Porto players
G.D. Ribeirão players
Portimonense S.C. players
S.C. Covilhã players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
F.C. Penafiel players
F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
S.C. Beira-Mar players
G.D. Chaves players
Académico de Viseu F.C. players
Leixões S.C. players
C.D. Mafra players
Portugal youth international footballers
Portugal under-21 international footballers