Bruno Pereirinha

Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha (born 2 March 1988) is a Portuguese footballer. He plays mainly as a right midfielder, also being able to operate as an attacking right back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Marques and the second or paternal family name is Pereirinha.
Bruno Pereirinha
Personal information
Full name Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha
Date of birth (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988
Place of birth Rio de Mouro, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2003 Belenenses
2003–2006 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Sporting CP 86 (2)
2006 → Olivais Moscavide (loan) 9 (0)
2010 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 10 (1)
2011 → Kavala (loan) 13 (1)
2012–2013 Sporting B 3 (0)
2013–2015 Lazio 22 (0)
2015–2017 Atlético Paranaense 7 (1)
2017–2018 Belenenses 16 (0)
2018–2019 Cova Piedade 15 (0)
National team
2006–2007 Portugal U19 15 (0)
2007 Portugal U20 7 (1)
2007–2010 Portugal U21 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2019

He spent most of his professional career with Sporting, appearing in 143 official matches during five seasons (five goals scored) and winning three major titles, including two Portuguese Cups. Abroad, he had spells at Lazio in Italy and Atlético Paranaense of Brazil.

All youth levels comprised, Pereirinha won 52 caps for Portugal, including 23 for the under-21s.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Rio de Mouro, Lisbon District, Pereirinha made his professional debut for Sporting CP in 2006–07,[1] having started that same season on loan at second division team C.D. Olivais e Moscavide,[2] as Miguel Veloso before him. His first appearance for the main squad came on 13 January 2007, playing 18 minutes of a 0–0 away draw with C.F. Os Belenenses, the club where he spent most of his youth career.[3]

On 13 March 2008, in the campaign's UEFA Cup round-of-16 second leg against Bolton Wanderers, Pereirinha scored an 85th-minute goal that gave Sporting a 1–0 home victory and a spot in the quarter-finals.[4] He had also netted in the previous round, to help beat hosts FC Basel 3–0.[5]

In the following years, Pereirinha continued to be regularly used, but almost exclusively from the bench. On 21 March 2009, in a rare start, he opened the score against Lisbon neighbours S.L. Benfica in the final of the Portuguese League Cup, but the Lions eventually lost on penalties after 1–1 in regulation time.[6]

On 22 June 2010, being deemed surplus to requirements at Sporting, the 22-year-old Pereirinha was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães, initially in a season-long move. In early January 2011, however, he joined Kavala F.C. of the Super League Greece also on loan.[7]

Lazio

In 2012–13, Pereirinha was completely ostracised by all four Sporting managers – as several other Portuguese players – also being demoted to the B-team in the second level and dealing with a right knee injury.[8] Subsequently, he cut ties with the club and signed shortly after with S.S. Lazio in Italy, for three and a half years.[9]

On 15 July 2015, Pereirinha left the Romans after buying out his contract.[10]

Atlético Paranaense

On 15 July 2015, Pereirinha signed a two-year deal with Club Athletico Paranaense.[11] He made his debut ten days later, as a 76th-minute substitute for Eduardo in a 2–1 Série A win at Avaí FC; on 15 October, after only one minute on the pitch, he scored his first goal for his new team to put them back ahead in an eventual 2–2 draw against Cruzeiro Esporte Clube at the Arena da Baixada.[12]

Return to Portugal

In July 2017 Pereirinha returned to his country's top flight with a one-year contract at C.F. Os Belenenses, managed by Domingos Paciência, his last boss at Sporting.[13] He played about half of their league games, split equally as a starter and substitute, and was sent off in the first half of the last one, a 1–0 loss at Boavista FC.[14]

Having started the 2018–19 season without a club, Pereirinha was signed in September by C.D. Cova da Piedade of the second tier.[15]

International career

In 2007, aged 19, Pereirinha broke into the Portugal under-21 side, also representing the nation in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[16] On 25 March 2009 he, alongside teammate Rui Pedro, was suspended by under-21 coach Carlos Queiroz after both attempted an unsuccessful backpass penalty during a match against Cape Verde for the Madeira International Tournament (the score was then at 2–0 for the hosts).[17]

Personal life

Pererinha's father, Joaquim, was also a footballer. A defender, he represented among others Benfica and S.C. Farense.[18][19]

Club statistics
As of 31 August 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting 2005–06[20] Primeira Liga 00000000
2006–07[20] Primeira Liga 11140—151
2007–08[20] Primeira Liga 220609[lower-alpha 1]2372
2008–09[20] Primeira Liga 251418[lower-alpha 1]0392
2009–10[20] Primeira Liga 170517[lower-alpha 1]0291
2011–12[20] Primeira Liga 1106010[lower-alpha 2]0270
2012–13[20] Primeira Liga 00000000
Total 8622523421456
Olivais Moscavide (loan) 2006–07[20] Segunda Liga 9010—100
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2010–11[20] Primeira Liga 10110—111
Kavala (loan) 2010–11[21] Superleague Greece 13000—130
Lazio 2012–13[21] Serie A 80003[lower-alpha 2]0110
2013–14[21] Serie A 11000—110
2014–15[21] Serie A 3020—50
Total 2202030270
Atlético Paranaense 2015[21] Série A 20000020
Career total 14232903722085
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sporting[22]

Lazio[22]

Atlético Paranaense[22]

References
  1. Pereirinha, mais um miúdo a surgir no Sporting (Pereirinha, yet another kid emerging at Sporting); Público, 4 January 2007 (in Portuguese)
  2. Dois leões e uma águia no reino de Moscavide (Two lions and one eagle in kingdom of Moscavide); Record, 8 August 2006 (in Portuguese)
  3. "Belenenses impõe empate aos "leões"" [Belenenses make «lions» draw] (in Portuguese). TSF. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. Pereirinha strike seals Sporting progress; UEFA, 13 March 2008
  5. Fluent Sporting brush Basel aside; UEFA, 22 February 2008
  6. Quim the hero of Benfica triumph; UEFA, 21 March 2009
  7. "Pereirinha no Kavala da Grécia" [Pereirinha to Greece's Kavala] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. "Pereirinha rescinde e assina com a Lazio" [Pereirinha cuts ties and signs with Lazio] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. Lazio, preso Pereirinha. Voglia Felipe Anderson (Lazio, Pereirinha acquired. Felipe Anderson wanted) Archived 5 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Corriere dello Sport, 30 January 2013 (in Italian)
  10. "Comunicato 15.07.2015" [Announcement 15.07.2015] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  11. "Da Europa para o Brasil, Português Bruno Pereirinha é o novo reforço do Furacão" [From Europe to Brazil, Portuguese Bruno Pereirinha is the Hurricane's new addition] (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Paranaense. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  12. "Bruno Pereirinha marcou um golaço frente ao Cruzeiro" [Bruno Pereirinha scored a wondergoal against Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  13. "Pereirinha assina por uma temporada com o Belenenses" [Pereirinha signs for a season with Belenenses] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  14. "Jogo do Boavista termina com invasão de campo pacífica" [Boavista's game ends with peaceful pitch invasion] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  15. "Bruno Pereirinha vai jogar no Cova da Piedade" [Bruno Pereirinha will play for Cova da Piedade] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  16. Bruno Pereirinha – FIFA competition record
  17. Pereirinha e Rui Pedro suspensos por Queiroz (Pereirinha and Rui Pedro suspended by Queiroz) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Record, 25 March 2009 (in Portuguese)
  18. Uma carreira à espreita (Career on the lookout); Record, 29 January 2008 (in Portuguese)
  19. Figlio d'arte, Lampard e Deco come idoli: ecco Bruno Pereirinha. E quel rigore... alla Cruijff (Son of art, Lampard and Deco as idols: here's Bruno Pereirinha. And that penalty... Cruijff-style); La Lazio Siamo Noi, 31 January 2013 (in Italian)
  20. "Pereirinha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  21. "Bruno Pereirinha". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  22. "Bruno Pereirinha – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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