Carlos Heber Bueno Suárez (born 10 May 1980) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays for Artigas F.C. as a striker.

Club career

Born in Artigas,

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, Bueno started his career at C.A. Peñarol. He moved abroad in 2005, signing for French club

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and being rarely used during the season. In July 2006, Bueno was loaned to

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

. His biggest moment of the campaign occurred when he scored four goals (all of his

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ones) in 20 minutes in a match against

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on 3 February 2007 – the

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side won 5–1, and the player was just featured in the final thirty minutes. In August 2007, PSG sold Bueno to

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, where he played until the end of 2007, returning to Peñarol early in the following year. For 2009–10 he moved to

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

in the Spanish

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, following the departure of countryman

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who left for Aris Thessaloniki FC; on 5 June 2010 he scored a

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in a 3–1 win at

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, as they eventually returned to

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after an absence of three years, as league champions. In August 2010, Bueno moved to

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, making his debut against

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in a 2–0 away success which qualified for the

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. On the 15th he scored his first goal for the team, against

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in a 5–1 triumph (also away), coming off the bench at

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; nine days later he also found the net against

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, in a 2–2 home draw and 2–3 aggregate loss. In early December 2010, Bueno agreed to join

Querétaro F.C. Querétaro Fútbol Club, also known as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in Querétaro (city), Querétaro. It plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, M ...

after playing for Universidad in the qualifying rounds for the following year's

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. However, his agent denied any transfer had occurred by saying that the player would respect his contract until 2012, but he finally signed a three-year deal with the Mexican club. After leaving the

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in late 2012 at the age of 32, Bueno went on to represent in quick succession

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(all four in the

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and Santa Tecla FC. He retired in May 2017, after four months with the latter club.Carlos Bueno se retira del fútbol como campeón con Santa Tecla (Carlos Bueno retires from football as champion with Santa Tecla)
; ''El Gráfico'', 21 May 2017 (in Spanish) Bueno came out of his short-lived retirement in February 2018, with the 37-year-old signing with

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. He scored twice in his debut, helping the hosts defeat

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4–0. In 2020, he began playing for Artigas F.C. in his hometown Artigas.

International career

Bueno's debut for

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came against

on 16 July 2003, in a 2–2 draw played in

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. Subsequently, he played for the national team in the

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, scoring three goals in four matches.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bueno goal.''

Honours

Peñarol *

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Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2005–06 Sporting *

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: 2006–07 Real Sociedad *

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: 2009–10 Santa Tecla *

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: 2016–17

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