Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha (born 2 March 1988) is a Portuguese former

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. He played mainly as a

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, also being able to operate as an attacking

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. He spent most of his professional career with

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, appearing in 145 official matches over five seasons (six goals scored) and winning three major titles, including two

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. Abroad, he had spells at

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in Italy and

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of Brazil. All youth levels comprised, Pereirinha won 53

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for

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, including 23 for the under-21s.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in

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, Pereirinha made his professional debut for

in 2006–07, having started that same season on loan at Segunda Liga team

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, as

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before him. His first appearance for the main squad came on 13 January 2007, playing 18 minutes of a 0–0 away draw with

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, the club where he spent most of his youth career. On 13 March 2008, in the campaign's

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round-of-16 second leg against

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, Pereirinha scored an 85th-minute goal that gave Sporting a 1–0 home win and a spot in the quarter-finals. He had also netted in the previous round, in the 3–0 away victory over

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. Pereirinha continued to be regularly used the following years, but almost exclusively from the bench. On 21 March 2009, in a rare start, he opened the score against

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neighbours

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of the

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, but the ''Lions'' eventually lost on

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after 1–1 in regulation time. On 22 June 2010, being deemed surplus to requirements at Sporting, the 22-year-old Pereirinha was loaned to fellow

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side

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, initially in a

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-long move. In early January 2011, however, he joined Kavala F.C. of the

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also on loan.

Lazio

In 2012–13, Pereirinha was completely ostracised by all four Sporting managers – as several other Portuguese players – also being demoted to

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in division two and dealing with a right knee injury. Subsequently, he cut ties with the club and signed shortly after with SS Lazio in Italy for three and a half years. Pereirinha left the

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on 15 July 2015, after buying out his contract.

Atlético Paranaense

On 15 July 2015, Pereirinha signed a two-year deal with

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. He made his debut ten days later, as a 76th-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 Série A win at

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. On 15 October, after only one minute on the pitch, he scored his first goal for his new team to put them back ahead in an eventual 2–2 draw against

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at the

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Return to Portugal

In July 2017, Pereirinha returned to his country's top flight with a one-year contract at

, managed by

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, his last boss at Sporting. He played about half of their league games, split equally as a starter and substitute, and was

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in the first half of the last one, a 1–0 loss at

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. Having started the 2018–19 season without a club, Pereirinha was signed in September by

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of the second tier.

International career

In 2007, aged 19, Pereirinha broke into the Portugal under-21 side, also representing

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in the

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held in Canada. On 25 March 2009 he, alongside teammate Rui Pedro, was suspended by under-21 coach

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after both attempted an unsuccessful backpass

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during a match against

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in the

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International Tournament (the score was then at 2–0 for the hosts).

Personal life

Pererinha's father,

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, was also a footballer. A defender, he represented among others Benfica and

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.Figlio d'arte, Lampard e Deco come idoli: ecco Bruno Pereirinha. E quel rigore... alla Cruijff (Son of art, Lampard and Deco as idols: here's Bruno Pereirinha. And that penalty... Cruijff-style)
La Lazio Siamo Noi, 30 January 2013 (in Italian)

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP *

: 2006–07, 2007–08 *

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runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09 Lazio *

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runner-up: 2014–15 Athletico Paranaense *

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References

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