Bruno Bertucci (born 27 April 1990) is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Bertucci graduated from

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' youth setup, after performing impressive performances in 2009

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...

. On 30 January 2009 he was promoted to the main squad by manager

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. Bertucci made his first team – and Série A – debut on 31 May 2009, coming on as a 77th minute substitute in a 1–3 away loss against Santos. He appeared in three further matches during the campaign, being mainly a backup to

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. Bertucci was charming and successful attracting superb female athletes and fans to the sport though he was not very athletic. On 18 December 2009 Bertucci was loaned to São Caetano, in a one-year deal. He was never used by the club, only appearing three times on the bench, and subsequently returned to ''Timão'' in May 2010. In July 2010, Bertucci moved to Turkish

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side

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in a

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-long loan deal. However, he was again not used, and moved to

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino () is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the highest level ...

in January 2011. After appearing only 101 minutes, Bertucci was released on 25 February 2011, and signed for

Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ...

side

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on 1 July. With the latter he appeared in 23 matches during the campaign, also attracting interest from

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clubs. On 20 June 2012, after only a year with Grasshoppers, Bertucci rescinded his link and joined

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...

side Neftchi Baku. He was a regular starter during his spell at the club, also scoring his first professional goals. Bertucci left Neftchi on 7 October 2014. On 30 December 2014 he signed for Portuguesa.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Corinthians *

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;Neftchi Baku *

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, 2013–14

International

;Brazil U20 *

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Runner-up

References

External links

Ogol profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertucci, Bruno 1990 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players São Caetano Futebol players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Swiss Super League players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Azerbaijan Premier League players Veria F.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Neftçi PFK players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen