Bruno Cazarine Constantino, also known as Bruno Cazarine (born 6 May 1983), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Cazarine Constantino | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Palmeiras | 29 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Sailiya | 21 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Chengdu Blades | 16 | (8) |
| 2005 | → Terrassa (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Naval 1º Maio | 17 | (2) |
| 2007 | Martina | 13 | (3) |
| 2007 | Bragantino | 12 | (4) |
| 2008 | Bahia | 25 | (7) |
| 2009 | Gyeongnam | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Guarani | 19 | (8) |
| 2010 | Vila Nova | 16 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Sydney FC | 50 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2012 | |||
Career
editCazarine is a modern-day journeyman having played short stints for clubs in Brazil, Qatar, Portugal, Italy, Spain, China, South Korea and Australia.
Sydney FC
editOn 27 August 2010, Cazarine signed a 12-month deal with 2009–10 Australian A-League champions Sydney FC[1] after a successful trial.[2] He made his debut for Sydney in their Round 5, 3–1 loss to Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium[3]
Cazarine's first goal for Sydney FC was in a 2–1 away loss to Wellington Phoenix.[4] After finishing the 2010/11 season as Sydney FC's highest goalscorer with 9 goals, Cazarine signed a 1-year extension allowing him to play in the Asian Champions League and into the 2011–12 season.[5]
Cazarine played an important role along with Nick Carle in helping to keep Sydney FC's Champions League campaign hopes alive after scoring a brace in Sydney's 3–2 win against Shanghai Shenhua in Shanghai,[6] followed by Sydney's only goal a week later in their 3–1 loss to Suwon Bluewings.
Cazarine made his milestone 50th and final appearance for the club in their 3–2 semi-final defeat at the hands of Wellington Phoenix.[7] He left the club at the end of the 2011–12 season citing a mixture of uncertainty regarding his future at the club, as well as family reasons back in Brazil.[8]
Sydney FC statistics
editCazarine is Sydney FC's second most prolific striker in the club's history, with a goals to game ratio of 0.34 goals/game. This sits him behind Alessandro Del Piero at 0.58 goals/game and in front of previous Sydney FC stars Dwight Yorke on 0.32 and Alex Brosque in third at 0.30. This also included many appearances as a substitute in the 2011–12 season.[9]
Statistics accurate as of 1 April 2012
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Sydney FC | 2010–11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | |
| Sydney FC total | 50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 3 | |
| A-League total | 50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 3 | |
References
edit- ^ "Journeyman from Brazil keen to lift Sky Blues off the bottom of the table". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (24 August 2010). "Brazilian Bruno Cazarine trials for Sydney FC". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Sergio Inflicts More Sydney Misery". FourFourTwo Australia. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ Stoney, Emma (11 September 2010). "Phoenix edge hapless Sydney FC". `. A-League. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Cazarine Signs on For More". FourFourTwo Australia. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Comeback Kings Sydney Seal Vital Win". Australian FourFourTwo. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ "Cazarine contract can wait". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Hassett, Sebastian (10 April 2012). "Cazarine walks out as contract saga drags on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Ultimate A-League Goals to Game Ratio". Ultimate A-League Australia. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
External links
edit- Sydney FC profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 December 2010)
- Bruno Cazarine – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
