Bruno began his career in soccer under the youth team Abadia in 1997. He joined Chapecoense in 2013 after playing for Metropolitano, Joinville, Guarani, Paysandu, Águia, Baraúnas, Bonsucesso, Macaé, Angra dos Reis, Ananindeua, Americano and Goytacaz from 2002 to 2012. He played for Chapecoense for 3 years, from 2013 to 2016, taking a small break in 2014 to play for Al-Arabi, a Qatari team. He received an honor in 2011 with Joinville. His Chapecoense team number was 9. He was a talented soccer player, having played a total of 247 games and scored 110 goals.
Bruno was a victim of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash on November 28, 2016 over Cerro Gordo, Colombia. Bruno and most of his Chapecoense teammates were traveling on a charter plane, from Bolivia to Colombia, to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals against a Colombian team. At 10:00pm, the crew of the plane declared electrical and fuel emergencies while flying over Colombia, due to fuel exhaustion. The plane crashed into the mountains of Cerro Gordo moments later, killing 71 of the 77 people onboard. 19 out of 22 Chapecoense players on the plane died.
Bruno's body was recovered and identified, and was buried in the Cemitério Campo da Paz in Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro.
Bruno began his career in soccer under the youth team Abadia in 1997. He joined Chapecoense in 2013 after playing for Metropolitano, Joinville, Guarani, Paysandu, Águia, Baraúnas, Bonsucesso, Macaé, Angra dos Reis, Ananindeua, Americano and Goytacaz from 2002 to 2012. He played for Chapecoense for 3 years, from 2013 to 2016, taking a small break in 2014 to play for Al-Arabi, a Qatari team. He received an honor in 2011 with Joinville. His Chapecoense team number was 9. He was a talented soccer player, having played a total of 247 games and scored 110 goals.
Bruno was a victim of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash on November 28, 2016 over Cerro Gordo, Colombia. Bruno and most of his Chapecoense teammates were traveling on a charter plane, from Bolivia to Colombia, to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals against a Colombian team. At 10:00pm, the crew of the plane declared electrical and fuel emergencies while flying over Colombia, due to fuel exhaustion. The plane crashed into the mountains of Cerro Gordo moments later, killing 71 of the 77 people onboard. 19 out of 22 Chapecoense players on the plane died.
Bruno's body was recovered and identified, and was buried in the Cemitério Campo da Paz in Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro.
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