Bruno Barbosa da Encarnação or simply Bruno Barbosa (born May 13, 1985), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for

KF Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club (association football), football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to ...

in the

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Honours

*Rio de Janeiro State League: 2004 *Ceará State League: 2007

Career

Barbosa started off his career in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

with

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...

. However things didn't go too well for Barbosa at the club as he struggled to break into a very strong side. He was loaned out to Atlético-GO in 2006, then

Goytacaz Futebol Clube Goytacaz Futebol Clube, or Goytacaz as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro, founded on August 20, 1912. Home stadium is the Ary de Oliveira e Souza stadium, capacity 15,000. They ...

in the same year. Barbosa was then loaned out to

Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. ...

for the rest of the 2006-2007 season. After he returned to

in 2007 he was not given a chance and he had his contract terminated.

Albania

Barbosa had spent several months searching for teams in

and the rest of the world. His search came to an end when he was discovered by

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. He was signed on free transfer because he was not currently with a team and was given a contract by the club along with fellow

ian

Paulo Marcel Pereira Merabet Paulo Marcel Pereira Merabet (born 22 February 1979 in Belém, Pará), commonly known as Roma, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: P ...

, a player who had also been without a club for almost a year.

External links

CBF

fortaleza.net
1985 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers CR Flamengo footballers Atlético Clube Goianiense players Goytacaz Futebol Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players FK Partizani Tirana players Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Footballers from Nova Iguaçu Men's association football forwards {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub