Bruno Moraes

Bruno dos Santos Moraes (born 7 July 1984) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.D. Trofense as a forward.

He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, starting in 2003 with Porto.

Football career
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Moraes arrived at only 19 to FC Porto in Portugal, from Santos FC. His career with the northern club would be marred by constant injuries– he played two Primeira Liga games in his debut season, and none whatsoever in 2005–06 and 2007–08.

Moraes' most productive season at Porto came in the 2006–07 campaign, as the Dragons won the national championship for the second year running. He appeared in 18 matches and scored three goals the domestic league and the UEFA Champions League combined, notably taking part in both group stage matches against Hamburger SV and netting in the second, a 3–1 away win 1 on November 2006.

Moraes spent the 2004–05 season on loan to Vitória de Setúbal, where he appeared regularly, and started 2008–09 on loan with the same team, but the second spell was soon cut short due to injury. In January 2010, with a contract running until June, he returned to Porto, trying to persuade manager Jesualdo Ferreira to add him to the squad of the four-time national champions; he did not and was loaned one more time, now to another fellow league club Rio Ave FC.

In mid-February 2011, Moraes signed with Associação Naval 1º de Maio also in Portugal. He scored regularly during his four-month spell with the Figueira da Foz team, but it could not finally avoid top flight relegation. In late July 2011, after an aborted transfer to Al-Ahly S.C. in Egypt, he joined another Portuguese top level side, U.D. Leiria, meeting the same fate at the end of the season.

On 8 October 2012, Moraes moved clubs and countries again, signing a one-year contract with Újpest FC in Hungary. In July 2015, after only 11 games combined for Gil Vicente F.C. and Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, he joined Varzim S.C. in the Portuguese Segunda Liga.

Personal life
Moraes' younger brother, Júnior Moraes, is also a footballer and a striker. He too represented Santos as a senior, as well as Gloria Bistriţa. Their father also played for that club as well as Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, whilst a sister ended her career early on due to injury. Moraes' mother won the São Paulo State tennis championship.

Honours
Porto
Primeira Liga: 2003–04, 2006–07
UEFA Champions League: 2003–04

Vitória Setúbal
Taça de Portugal: 2004–05

References

External links

Category:1984 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Santos, São Paulo
Category:Brazilian footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Santos FC players
Category:Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:LigaPro players
Category:Portuguese Second Division players
Category:FC Porto B players
Category:FC Porto players
Category:Vitória F.C. players
Category:Rio Ave F.C. players
Category:Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
Category:U.D. Leiria players
Category:Gil Vicente F.C. players
Category:Varzim S.C. players
Category:S.C. Espinho players
Category:C.D. Trofense players
Category:Liga I players
Category:ACF Gloria Bistrița players
Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Category:Újpest FC players
Category:Cypriot Second Division players
Category:Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
Category:Brazilian expatriate footballers
Category:Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Category:Expatriate footballers in Romania
Category:Expatriate footballers in Hungary
Category:Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus