Bruno Soriano

Bruno

Bruno celebrates a Villarreal goal in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Soriano Llido
Date of birth	12 June 1984
Place of birth	Artana, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Villarreal
Number	21
Youth career
	Artana
	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2007	Villarreal B	57	(0)
2006–	Villarreal	279	(20)
National team^‡
2010–	Spain	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014

Bruno Soriano Llido (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbɾuno soˈɾjano ˈʎiðo]; born 12 June 1984), known simply as Bruno, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a defensive midfielder.

He spent his entire career with Villarreal, since he made his first appearance with the first team in 2006.

Club career

Born in Artana, Castellón, Valencian Community, Bruno was a product of Villarreal CF's youth system. He made his debut for the first team on 1 October 2006, in a 2–1 La Liga away win against RCD Mallorca;^[1] his first appearances as a senior were made with the reserve side, which operated in Tercera División.

Bruno made a permanent switch to the main squad in the 2007–08 season, and was a regular fixture in the side's callups throughout the campaign, though not an undisputed starter. The same occurred in the following year as the Yellow Submarine qualified for the UEFA Europa League, as fifth.^[2]

In 2009–10 Bruno became an automatic first-choice for Villarreal, finally winning the battle for starting duties over Uruguayan Sebastián Eguren. He only missed one game in 38 in the following season, with the club finishing fourth and returning to the UEFA Champions League.

In the 2012 off-season, shortly after suffering relegation, Bruno received a €9 million offer from neighbouring Valencia CF, which he rejected in order to stay and help achieve promotion,^[3] also signing a new four-year contract until 2020.^[4] In the 2013–14 campaign, with Villarreal back in the top flight, he scored a career-best six goals – three through penalty kicks – to help his team finish in sixth position and qualify to the Europa League.

On 31 December 2015, Bruno netted through a superbly taken free kick to help defeat Valencia 1–0 at the Estadio El Madrigal.^[5] The following matchday, he scored both of his team's goals in 2–1 away win against Deportivo de La Coruña, the second coming through an injury-time penalty.^[6]

International career

On 5 August 2010, Vicente del Bosque named Bruno as one of the three new players for the Spanish team after the victorious FIFA World Cup in South Africa, for a friendly with Mexico.^[7] On the 11th he made his debut, playing 61 minutes in the 1–1 draw in Mexico City.^[8]

Statistics

Club

As of 3 January 2016^[9]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain			League		Cup		Europe		Total
2006–07	Villarreal	La Liga	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
2007–08			21	0	4	1	6	0	31	1
2008–09			25	0	2	0	7	0	34	0
2009–10			33	0	4	0	6	0	43	0
2010–11			37	0	4	0	15	0	56	0
2011–12			37	3	2	0	7	0	46	3
2012–13		Segunda División	36	4	1	0	-	-	37	4
2013–14		La Liga	36	6	3	0	-	-	39	6
2014–15			24	2	5	1	8	2	37	5
2015–16			13	4	1	0	4	2	18	6
Career total			265	19	26	2	54	4	345	25

International

As of 18 November 2014^[10]

Spain
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	1	0
2011	1	0
2012	2	0
2014	2	0
Total	6	0

References

1. "Forlán hace que el Villarreal olvide la crisis" [Forlán makes Villarreal forget about crisis] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
2. "Bruno, listo para ser el 'comodín' de Pellegrini" [Bruno, ready to be Pellegrini's 'joker'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
3. "El Villarreal rechaza 9 'kilos' del Valencia por Bruno Soriano" [Villarreal rejects 9 'kilos' from Valencia for Bruno Soriano] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
4. "Bruno Soriano, hasta 2020" [Bruno Soriano, until 2020] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
5. "Villarreal 1–0 Valencia". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
6. "Bruno, principio y fin en el Villarreal" [Bruno, beginning and end in Villarreal] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
7. Bruno: "Esto es lo máximo" (Bruno: "It does not get any better than this"); Diario AS, 5 August 2010 (Spanish)
8. "Crónica del México-España, 1–1" [Mexico-Spain match report, 1–1] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
9. "Bruno". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
10. "Bruno Soriano". European Football. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

External links

• Villarreal official profile (Spanish)
• Bruno Soriano profile at BDFutbol
• National team data
• Bruno Soriano at National-Football-Teams.com