Braulio Nóbrega Rodríguez (born 18 September 1985), known simply as Braulio, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Braulio Nóbrega Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto del Rosario, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Atlético Madrid B | 29 | (17) |
| 2004–2008 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Mallorca (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Salamanca (loan) | 39 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | → Getafe (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Zaragoza | 56 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Recreativo (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2012 | Cartagena | 18 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Hércules | 14 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Johor Darul Takzim | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Recreativo | 24 | (0) |
| 2016 | Kalloni | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Caudal | 10 | (2) |
| 2017 | Doxa | 15 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Bengaluru | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Alcoyano | 18 | (3) |
| Total | 290 | (68) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBraulio was born in Puerto del Rosario, Canary Islands. Having grown through the youth system of Atlético Madrid, he played 11 La Liga games for the Colchoneros between 2004 and 2006 (ten being in his debut season) before being loaned to RCD Mallorca in January 2006 and Segunda División's UD Salamanca in 2006–07,[1] finishing the campaign as the latter team's top scorer.[2]
Braulio was loaned again in 2007–08, this time to Madrid-based Getafe CF, where he teamed up again with Manu del Moral who had played with him in Atlético's youth squads.[3] On 25 October 2007, he scored through a backheel in a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in the group stage of the UEFA Cup.[4] He also netted his team's third and final goal in the competition's quarter-final second leg match against FC Bayern Munich, capitalising on a defensive mistake by Lúcio in the box and proceeding to put the ball past Oliver Kahn in a 3–3 home draw (4–4 aggregate loss).[5]
On 28 June 2008, Braulio signed a four-year contract with Real Zaragoza, recently relegated to the second tier.[6] He was relatively used as the Aragonese were immediately promoted to the top flight, but then suffered an injury which sidelined him for several months. Upon return in late 2009 he found himself without room in the first team and, on 23 January 2010, was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva, as another forward, Adrián Colunga, moved on loan in the opposite direction.[7]
In January 2012, after being released by Zaragoza[8] and sorting out his legal problems, Braulio joined FC Cartagena of division two.[9] He scored six goals in only four and a half months, not enough however to help the Murcian team avoid relegation. In July he joined another club in that league, Hércules CF.[10]
In summer 2014, following an unassuming spell in Malaysia,[11] Braulio signed with Millonarios FC, being released shortly after and taking the Colombian club to court. The same situation occurred with another side in the country, Patriotas FC, but an amicable settlement was reached.[12]
Braulio spent the 2014–15 season with Recreativo de Huelva, failing to score in 25 competitive appearances and also suffering relegation.[13] On 4 January 2016, after a trial, he joined AEL Kalloni F.C. from the Super League Greece until June.[14]
On 7 September 2016, Braulio returned to his country after signing with Caudal Deportivo of Segunda División B.[15] In August 2017, he agreed to a one-year contract at Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC,[16] being released in February 2018 due to injury and replaced by countryman Dani Segovia.[17]
Personal life
editOn 21 September 2011, Braulio was arrested on a charge of sexual assault, which occurred in a town near Zaragoza – Cuarte de Huerva – shortly before Real Zaragoza's morning training.[18] He was not incarcerated immediately, and the following day pleaded guilty,[19] being ousted from the squad until the situation was cleared[20] and released by the club the following month.[8]
Braulio changed his plea to "not guilty" on 18 October 2011, citing poor advice as the reason for this sudden change.[21] Finally, on 22 June of the following year, he avoided a prison sentence and reached an agreement to pay €11,400 in damages.[22]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 26 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2004–05[23] | Segunda División B | 10 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 9 | ||
| 2005–06[23] | Segunda División B | 19 | 8 | — | — | 19 | 8 | |||
| Total | 29 | 17 | — | — | 29 | 17 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2004–05[23] | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| 2005–06[23] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[23] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Mallorca (loan) | 2005–06[23] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Salamanca (loan) | 2006–07[23] | Segunda División | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 14 | |
| Getafe (loan) | 2007–08[23] | La Liga | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10[b] | 3 | 37 | 6 |
| Zaragoza | 2008–09[23] | Segunda División | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| 2009–10[23] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[23] | La Liga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12[23] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 58 | 6 | |||
| Recreativo (loan) | 2009–10[23] | Segunda División | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Cartagena | 2011–12[23] | Segunda División | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | |
| Hércules | 2012–13[23] | Segunda División | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 5 | |
| Recreativo | 2014–15[23] | Segunda División | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Kalloni | 2015–16[24] | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Caudal | 2016–17[23] | Segunda División B | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Doxa | 2016–17[24] | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 19 | 12 | |
| Bengaluru | 2017–18[24] | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 272 | 65 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 305 | 73 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
References
edit- ^ El Atlético de Madrid cede a Braulio por una temporada al Salamanca (Atlético de Madrid loan Braulio for one season to Salamanca); Diario AS, 10 August 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ "El Salamanca fue el equipo que me dio la vida en el fútbol" ("Salamanca were the team that gave me life in football"); Diario AS, 8 January 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Getafe bring in Atlético's Braulio; UEFA, 28 August 2007
- ^ Braulio brilliance sinks Spurs and Jol; UEFA, 25 October 2007
- ^ Getafe stunned as Toni saves Bayern; UEFA, 10 April 2008
- ^ El Atlético de Madrid traspasa a Braulio al Zaragoza, pero se guarda una opción de recompra (Atlético de Madrid transfer Braulio to Zaragoza, but retain option to rebuy); La Voz de Galicia, 29 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Zaragoza sign Colunga as Ayala leaves Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 23 January 2010
- ^ a b Braulio queda "totalmente desvinculado" del Zaragoza (Braulio cuts "all ties" with Zaragoza); Diario AS, 11 October 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El FC Cartagena ficha al delantero Braulio (FC Cartagena sign forward Braulio); La Opinión de Murcia, 27 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Braulio, nuevo jugador del Hércules (Braulio, new Hércules player); La Opinión de Murcia, 10 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Shah, Mohd Farhaan (12 September 2013). "JDT to bring on Aimar on Saturday". The Star. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Braulio Nóbrega demandará a Millonarios ante la FIFA (Braulio Nóbrega to take action against Millonarios in FIFA); Caracol Radio, 21 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Recreativo anuncia la desvinculación de Braulio (Recreativo announce severance of ties with Braulio) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Albiazules, 21 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Kalloni announce Braulio's signing; SDNA, 4 January 2016
- ^ "Braulio completa el ataque caudalista" [Braulio completes caudalista offence] (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish striker Braulio Nóbrega". Bengaluru FC. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish striker Daniel Segovia for remainder of ISL season". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Detienen a Braulio por un presunto abuso sexual (Braulio arrested for alleged sexual assault); Marca, 21 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Braulio, en libertad con cargos (Braulio, released on bail); Marca, 22 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Braulio, apartado del Zaragoza "hasta que se aclaren los hechos" (Braulio, ousted by Zaragoza "until situation is cleared"); Marca, 23 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Braulio acusa a la Guardia Civil de coaccionarle y se declara inocente (Braulio accuses Civil Guard of coercion and pleads not guilty); El Periódico de Aragón, 19 October 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Braulio pacta con otra joven que le denunció (Braulio cuts deal with another young woman that pressed charges); La Verdad, 16 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Braulio: Braulio Nóbrega Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Braulio Nóbrega". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
External links
edit- Braulio Nóbrega at BDFutbol
- Braulio Nóbrega – FIFA competition record (archived)