Martín Ivan Bravo (born 19 September 1986) is an Argentine
football
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manager and former player. He played as a
striker.
Career
Bravo was born in
Santa Fe. After a slow start to his career with his home town club
Colón de Santa Fe Colón, the primary Spanish translation of Christopher Columbus, may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Colón, Entre Ríos
* Colón Department, Córdoba
* Colón Department, Entre Ríos
* Colón, Buenos Aires
;Colombia
* Colón, Nariño
* Coló ...
In 2007, he joined
San Martín de San Juan
Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Liga Profesional de Futbol, the first division of the Argentine football league ...
on loan where he established himself as a first team player and a regular goalscorer during the opening stages of the
Clausura 2008 tournament. He finished the season as one of the topscoring players with 9 goals in 19 games. In late 2008 Bravo had problems in his transfer to
Pumas UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., simply known as Pumas UNAM, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad, and they play ...
. His first game was vs. Chivas (a Pumas bitter rival). Bravo got injured in the game and ended his playing season. The game ended in a tie. In
Clausura 2009 he became champions with Pumas eliminating Tecos, Puebla, and beat Pachuca to be champions. He holds Mexican citizenship.
On 2 June 2014, he joined
León in a trade for former León striker
Matias Britos who moved to Pumas UNAM for the
Apertura 2014.
On 29 November 2015,
Club Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football.
Founded in 1983 as Club Santos IM ...
announced that Bravo would be joining the squad for the Clausura 2016 on loan from
Dorados de Sinaloa
Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa, simply known as Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa. It plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football.
History
Dorados de Sinaloa ...
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Bravo to Santos Laguna on loan
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Honours
UNAM
* Mexican Primera División
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: Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011
References
External links
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Martín Bravo
at Football-Lineups
* at Fútbol XXI
1986 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Naturalized citizens of Mexico
Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina
Club Atlético Colón footballers
San Martín de San Juan footballers
Club Universidad Nacional footballers
Club León footballers
Dorados de Sinaloa footballers
Santos Laguna footballers
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Central Norte players
Liga MX players
Argentine Primera División players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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