Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel (born 14 April 1986), known as Bijou, is a

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an former

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who played as a

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. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal.

Club career

Bijou was born in

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from

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

he moved to

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, playing his first year as a senior with the reserve side in the third division. Benfica B folded after that season and Bijou was loaned, alongside teammate

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, to

Gondomar S.C. Gondomar Sport Club is a Portuguese football club based in Gondomar, Porto District. Founded on 1 May 1921, it currently plays in the fourth-tier Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at '' Estádio de São Miguel'', with a capacity of 2. ...

of the second level, where he only played one league game. Released by his parent club in the summer of 2007, he met the same fate at his next team,

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in the same tier, having to resume his career in the lower leagues of the country. On 29 March 2017, nearly one year after leaving his last club,

Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as Benfica e Castelo Branco, is a semi-professional football club based in Castelo Branco, and it is an affiliated club of Benfica. Founded on 24 March 1924, the club has traditionally worn ...

, Bijou announced his retirement at the age of 30.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bijou 1986 births Living people Footballers from Praia Cape Verdean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sporting Clube da Praia players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.L. Benfica B players Gondomar S.C. players C.D. Fátima players C.D. Pinhalnovense players AD Fafe players F.C. Arouca players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Varzim S.C. players Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal