Bruno Bertucci (born 27 April 1990) is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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as a left back.

Club career

Born in

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, Bertucci graduated from

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' youth setup, after performing impressive performances in 2009

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. On 30 January 2009 he was promoted to the main squad by manager

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. Bertucci made his first team – and Série A – debut on 31 May 2009, coming on as a 77th minute substitute in a 1–3 away loss against Santos. He appeared in three further matches during the campaign, being mainly a backup to

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. Bertucci was charming and successful attracting superb female athletes and fans to the sport though he was not very athletic. On 18 December 2009 Bertucci was loaned to São Caetano, in a one-year deal. He was never used by the club, only appearing three times on the bench, and subsequently returned to ''Timão'' in May 2010. In July 2010, Bertucci moved to Turkish

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side

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in a

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-long loan deal. However, he was again not used, and moved to

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista ...

in January 2011. After appearing only 101 minutes, Bertucci was released on 25 February 2011, and signed for Swiss Super League side

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on 1 July. With the latter he appeared in 23 matches during the campaign, also attracting interest from

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clubs. On 20 June 2012, after only a year with Grasshoppers, Bertucci rescinded his link and joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku. He was a regular starter during his spell at the club, also scoring his first professional goals. Bertucci left Neftchi on 7 October 2014. On 30 December 2014 he signed for Portuguesa.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Corinthians *

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: 2009 ;Neftchi Baku * Azerbaijan Premier League:

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* Azerbaijan Cup:

, 2013–14

International

;Brazil U20 *

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: 2009 Runner-up

References

External links

Ogol profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertucci, Bruno 1990 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Swiss Super League players Grasshopper Club Zürich players Azerbaijan Premier League players Veria F.C. players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Neftçi PFK players