Bruno Cortez

Bruno Cortês Barbosa (born 11 March 1987), known as Cortez, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Grêmio as a left back.

Cortez
Cortes on São Paulo in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bruno Cortês Barbosa
Date of birth (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Arturzinho
2007 Paysandu 0 (0)
2007 Al-Shahaniya
2008 Castelo Branco 18 (1)
2009–2010 Quissamã 24 (0)
2011 Nova Iguaçu 13 (0)
2011 Botafogo 28 (0)
2012–2016 São Paulo 66 (1)
2013 → Benfica (loan) 6 (0)
2014 → Criciúma (loan) 21 (0)
2015–2016 → Albirex Niigata (loan) 53 (1)
2017– Grêmio 100 (1)
National team‡
2011 Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 September 2011

Cortez changed his surname spelling from Cortês to Cortez, without circumflex diacritic and with a final z ending after being asked to do so by the Nova Iguaçu club president.[1] After leaving his youth club, Cortez decided to keep the spelling as an artistic name.

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro,[2] he began his career as a forward in 2006, as part of Arturzinho's squad.[3] He was loaned to Paysandu in 2007, when he played a single game, against Tuna Luso in the Campeonato Paraense.[3]

Cortez first professional contract was with Qatari club Al-Shahaniya in 2007.[2] He moved back to his home country to play for Rio de Janeiro state-based club Castelo Branco from 2008 to 2009,.[4] He left the club to defend Quissamã, also from Rio de Janeiro state, for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[2] He joined Nova Iguaçu in 2011, playing 14 Campeonato Carioca games for the club during that season.[5] In March of the same year, Nova Iguaçu received a bid from Remo for the defender but rejected the offer.[3]

Botafogo

Rio de Janeiro city-based club Botafogo acquired 50% of his economic rights after the conclusion of the Campeonato Carioca.[6] He played 28 Série A games for the club during the 2011 season.[5] Cortez played his first game for the club on 22 May 2011, at Estádio Benedito Teixeira, in São José do Rio Preto, on a 2–0 defeat against Palmeiras.[7] He played his last match for Botafogo on 4 December 2011, on a 1–1 tie against Fluminense at Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, in Volta Redonda, for the last round of the Série A.[8][9]

São Paulo

Cortez transfer to Série A club São Paulo was announced on 17 December 2011,[6] with the contract being signed four days later.[10][11] He played his first game for the Tricolor on 22 January 2012, in a 4–0 victory against Botafogo-SP at the Estádio do Morumbi, for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[12] He scored his first goal for São Paulo on 23 May 2012, against Goiás, at the Estádio Serra Dourada, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[13]

In May 2013, after São Paulo knock-off from both the State League and Copa Libertadores, Cortez was removed from the club's roster by president Juvenal Juvêncio and manager Ney Franco and, alongside four other players, transfer-listed.[14]

Benfica (loan)

São Paulo loaned Cortez to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Benfica for a year in July 2013.[15] Arriving at the Portuguese side, he stated that playing in Europe was his opportunity to earn a spot back at the Brazilian squad and end his two-year absence.[16]

Falling out of favour at Jorge Jesus' squad, Cortez ended his loan spell on 11 January 2014 and returned to São Paulo. Cortez was reported stating "I'll be eternally thankful to the Portuguese club for everything that they did for me and to Jorge Jesus for the opportunity. It didn't work out due to things that happen in football, but I'm positive that I left with an open door."[17]

Criciúma (loan)

São Paulo loaned Cortez again, this time to Criciúma in April 2014 for the duration of the 2014 season.[18]

Albirex Niigata (loan)

On 20 January 2015, Cortez signed a two-year loan deal with Albirex Niigata.[19][20]

Grêmio

After two years playing in Japan, Cortez came back to Brazil in 2017 and discusses his contractual rescission with São Paulo. At this moment, Cortez prioritize to play in his home country.[21] He joined Grêmio shortly after cutting ties with São Paulo.

International career

Cortez was called up for the Brazil national football team to compete against Argentina in both Superclásico das Américas matches, and was capped for the first time in the 2-0 Brazil victory on 14 September 2011 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba.[22] He also appeared in the second leg on 28 September at the Mangueirão in Belém.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 April 2017[24]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paysandu 2007 Série C 001000——10
Castelo Branco 2008 Carioca Série C —181———181
Quissamã 2009 Carioca Série B —70——70140
2010 —170——30200
Total —240——100340
Nova Iguaçu 2011 Carioca —140———140
Botafogo 2011 Série A 280—2020—320
São Paulo 2012 Série A 35120091100—742
2013 001100060—170
Total 35131091160—912
Benfica 2013–14 Primeira Liga 60—0000—60
Criciúma 2014 Série A 210——00—210
Albirex Niigata 2015 J1 League 260———60320
2016 271—00—50321
Total 531—00—110641
Grêmio 2017 Série A 002000102050
Career total 14329021111902302965

International
As of 25 January 2017[24]
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
201110
Total10

Honours

Club
São Paulo
Benfica
Grêmio

International
Brazil

Individual
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2011[25]

References
  1. "Com apenas três semanas de São Paulo, Bruno Cortês vira Cortez" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. "Bruno Cortês". Especial Placar Guia 2011 Brasileirão (1354-A): 52. May 2011.
  3. "Lateral da Seleção não deu certo no Paysandu. Saiba mais!" (in Portuguese). Portal ORM. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. Natália Cordeiro (15 December 2011). "Cortês: A jornada até a consagração" (in Portuguese). Trivella. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  5. "Bruno Cortês". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. "Botafogo fecha com Andrezinho e vende Cortês para o São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Globo Epsorte. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  7. "Palmeiras vs. Botafogo - 22 May 2011". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  8. "Fluminense empata com o Botafogo e se livra da pré-Libertadores" (in Portuguese). UOL. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  9. "Súmula e relatório da partida" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  10. "São Paulo anuncia pacotão de Natal com cinco nomes, Cortês é destaque" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  11. "Sao Paulo Signs Defender Cortes". Fox News. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  12. Kaue Freitas (22 January 2012). "Cortês aprova estreia: "Time está se encaixando"" (in Portuguese). saopaulofc.net. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  13. "Esposa de Cortez chora com primeiro gol do marido pelo São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  14. "Juvenal afasta Cortez, Fabrício, Wallyson e Canete e mais 3 do São Paulo". Folha (in Portuguese). May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  15. Ferreira, Alder (12 July 2013). "Após afastamento no São Paulo, Cortez é apresentado no Benfica". SPFC.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  16. "Na chegada ao Benfica, Cortez traça seu objetivo: quero voltar à Seleção". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). July 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  17. "Sem espaço, Cortez entra em acordo e rescinde seu contrato com o Benfica". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). January 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  18. "Criciúma acerta com Cortez, André Lima e deve fechar com mais reforços". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 2 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  19. ブラジル・サンパウロＦＣからコルテース選手 移籍加入内定のお知らせ. Albirex Niigata (in Japanese). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  20. "Ex-Botafogo, Bruno Cortês acerta por dois anos com time do futebol japonês" [Ex-Botafogo, Bruno Cortês signs for two years with team of Japanese football]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  21. "Cortez volta do Japão e espera sair do São Paulo com rescisão amigável". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  22. "Domestic squad named for Argentina mathces". FIFA. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  23. "Os convocados para o Superclássico" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  24. Bruno Cortez at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  25. "Os eleitos do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão!" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
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