Bruno González Cabrera (born 24 May 1990), known simply as Bruno, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Tenerife

Bruno was born in Las Galletas,

Tenerife Tenerife ( ; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. With a land area of and a population of 965,575 inhabitants as of A ...

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. A product of local

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

's youth ranks, he made his senior debut with the reserves in 2009–10, being relegated from

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. On 4 June 2011, he played his first official game with the first team, a 1–0 away loss against neighbouring

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas S.A.D. is a professional association football, football club based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. The club will compete in Segunda División, the 2nd division in the Spanish football league syst ...

which was his only

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appearance of the season, ended in the same fashion for the main squad. In August 2011, Bruno was loaned to CD Teruel of the third division in a

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-long move. He subsequently returned to Tenerife in the summer of 2012 and was definitely promoted to the first team, appearing in 38 matches in 2012–13 as they returned to the second tier after a two-year absence. Bruno scored his first goal as a professional on 1 December 2013, closing the 2–2 draw at

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

Betis

On 6 July 2014, the

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Bruno signed a three-year deal with

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...

in the same league. He made 33 appearances and scored two goals for the ''Verdiblancos'' in his debut season, as they returned to

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at the first attempt. Bruno made his debut in the competition on 23 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

. He scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 18 November 2016, the first in the 2–0 win over

also at the

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Later career

On 7 July 2017, Bruno agreed to a three-year contract at

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...

. In January 2020, deemed surplus to requirements by manager José Bordalás as several other Spanish players, he joined

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

until 30 June. On 4 July, he terminated his contract with the latter club and signed a two-year deal with fellow top-tier side

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid (), is a Spanish professional List of football clubs in Spain, football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León that will compete from the 2025–26 season in the . The club ...

on 11 August. On 31 August 2021, after Valladolid's relegation, Bruno severed his ties with them and moved to CD Leganés on a one-year contract hours later. On 14 November 2022, he joined

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

also in division two for one season.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Bruno 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Tenerife 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Tenerife B players CD Tenerife players CD Teruel footballers Real Betis players Getafe CF footballers Levante UD footballers Real Valladolid players CD Leganés players Sporting de Gijón players