Braulio Brizuela

Braulio Brizuela
Personal information
Full name Braulio Brizuela Benítez
Date of birth (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
–2006 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Universidad Católica 1 (0)
2007 → Osorno (loan) 32 (12)
2008 → S. Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2009 → U. Católica (ECU) (loan) 17 (11)
2010–2012 → Curico Unido (loan) 48 (8)
2013 → Puerto Montt (loan) 8 (4)
2014 → San Marcos de Arica (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Lota Schwager (loan) 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2018

Braulio Brizuela Benítez (born 24 August 1988) was a Paraguayan footballer who played in Chile and Ecuador.

He started his career at Club Deportivo Universidad Católica football academy, before moving (on loan) to Provincial Osorno in 2007. There, he had a well season, helping the team to won the Primera B title, and thereby the promotion to 2008 Primera División de Chile season.[1] He was a key player scoring thirteen goals in thirty two matches.

In January 2009, Brizuela joined Ecuadorian Serie B side Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador on loan. One more time, he was a key player in a promotion tournament, scoring now 11 goals. The incoming year he again was sent on loan, but now returning to Chile to join Curicó Unido. He played two seasons there, but with an unsuccessful performance.

After a brief loan in Puerto Montt during 2013's first part, he definitely returned to Católica. Nevertheless, he only played one league match and two cup matches (where netted a goal).

His last clubs were San Marcos de Arica and Lota Schwager.

Club career

Born in Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay, he moved to Chile and joined the football academy of Chilean powerhouse Club Deportivo Universidad Católica.

In 2007, he was loaned to Provincial Osorno.

On 24 January 2013, he joined Deportes Puerto Montt on loan.[2]

Return to Universidad Católica

In mid-2013, he returned to Universidad Católica.

On 29 September 2013, he made his league debut for Católica in a 2–2 away draw with Deportes Iquique at Estadio Tierra de Campeones for Torneo Apertura's ninth week.[3]

On 13 December 2013, he was sent-on in the 69' minute, again in a match with Deportes Iquique (in a new 2–2 draw at Tierra de Campeones) for the League's qualification playoffs to the 2014 Copa Libertadores.[4] He didn't appear in the next game where Católica was eliminated by Iquique in the shootout following draw 1–1 at San Carlos de Apoquindo.[4][5]

San Marcos de Arica

In early 2014, he was sent on loan to San Marcos de Arica. On 5 January, he debuted for Arica as a starter in a 1–0 home win over Magallanes:[6] the centre back Luis Alegría on 33rd minute.[7] However, in that match Brizuela only played 28 minutes being replaced by playmaker Renato González.[7] Around the Torneo Clausura Primera B, he only played six games and didn't scored goals. On 15 May, the team achieved its promotion.[8]

Lota Schwager

On 8 August 2014, it was reported that Brizuela was loaned to Lota Schwager.[9]

Personal life

He is younger brother of Paraguayan international Hugo Brizuela.[10]

Honors

Club

Provincial Osorno
San Marcos de Arica

References

  1. ↑ "Provincial Osorno y Rangers suben a Primera División" (in Spanish). Emol. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "El delantero Braulio Brizuela es nueva carta para el ataque de Deportes Puerto Montt". Soychile.cl (in Spanish). 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Deportes Iquique hizo la hazaña y empató con la UC en los minutos finales" (in Spanish). ANFP. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Deportes Iquique 2 UC 2". Football-Lineups (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iquique fue más efectivo y aseguró presencia internacional en 2014 a costa de la UC" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Braulio Brizuela – Appearances, goals and cards for San Marcos de Arica in Clausura Primera B 2014". Football Lineups (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 "San Marcos 1 Magallanes 0". Football Lineups (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Un Arica plagado de ex-curicanos es el campéon de la Primera B" (in Spanish). ANFP. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Braulio Brizuela arribó a Lota Schwager para aportar con goles" (in Spanish). ANFP. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Obituario cruzado: Los 43 refuerzos extranjeros de la UC desde el 2000" (in Spanish). Charla Técnica. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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