Mauro Sousa

Mauro
Mauro lining up for Braga in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mauro Silva Sousa
Date of birth (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990
Place of birth Livramento, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Goianiense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Goianiense 0 (0)
2011–2012 Gil Vicente 8 (0)
2012–2015 Braga B 37 (2)
2012–2018 Braga 68 (0)
Total 113 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mauro Silva Sousa (born 31 October 1990 in Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia), known simply as Mauro, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He spent his entire professional career in Portugal after starting out at Atlético Clube Goianiense, representing Primeira Liga clubs Gil Vicente F.C. and S.C. Braga. On 3 June 2018, aged only 27, he was forced to retire due a serious knee injury contracted in late November 2016 that led to a bacterial infection.[1][2]

Honours

Braga

References

  1. ↑ "Mauro tem lesão grave e a época está em risco" [Mauro has serious injury and season is at risk]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mauro (Sp. Braga) acaba carreira aos 27 anos: «Podia ter morrido»" [Mauro (Sp. Braga) ends career at the age of 27: «I could have died»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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