Bruna Soares

Bruna

Bruna (4) marking Nilla Fischer (5)
Personal information
Full name	Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares[1]
Date of birth	16 October 1985
Place of birth	Cuiabá, Brazil
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	São José
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
0000–2010	Comercial
2011–2012	Foz Cataratas
2013–	São José
National team
2012–	Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares (born October 16, 1985), commonly known as Bruna Benites or simply Bruna, is a Brazilian footballer. She plays as a defender for São José and the Brazil women's national football team.

Personal life

She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[2] She is also has a degree in Physiotherapy having studied at Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco in Campo Grande.^[3]

National Team

Bruna made her debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She received a yellow card against Great Britain and in the Quarter Final defeat to Japan.^[4] In May 2015 national team captain Bruna suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which caused her to miss the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[5]

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	#	Score	Result	Competition
1.goal 1	2014-03-10	Santiago	Venezuela	1.1	3–0	5–0	South American Games 2014
2.goal 2	2014-03-16	Santiago	Colombia	1.1	1–0	2–1	South American Games 2014
3.goal 3	2014-03-16	Santiago	Venezuela	1.1	1–0	2–0	South American Games 2014
4.goal 4	2015-03-09	Parchal	Germany	1.1	1–1	1–3	2015 Algarve Cup

References

1. "Bruna Soares". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
2. http://www.deseretnews.com/top/845/0/Mormon-athletes-competing-in-the-2012-Summer-Olympics-in-London.html#/top/845/19/Bruna-Beatriz-Benites-Soares-Mormon-athletes-competing-in-the-2012-Summer-Olympics-in-London.html
3. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bruna-1094481/
4. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=356754/index.html
5. "Bruna Benites está fora da Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

External links

• Bruna Soares at footballzz.co.uk