Jimmy Bran

Jimmy Alfredo Bran Orozco (born July 15, 1979) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the top-level Ecuadorian club Rocafuerte.

Jimmy Bran

Personal information
Full name	Jimmy Alfredo Bran Orozco
Date of birth	(1979-07-15) July 15, 1979
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Rocafuerte
1998	Emelec
1999–2006	El Nacional	92
2006	Manta	15
2007	Deportivo Azogues	39
2008	Deportivo Cuenca	17
2009	Emelec
2010	Olmedo
2011	Independiente del Valle
2012	Técnico Universitario
2012–	Rocafuerte
International career
2007	Ecuador	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing style

Bran is a very typical defensive midfielder, that covers a lot of terrain on the pitch being very fast and using very aggressive tackles and tight marking. Once he recuperates the ball, he tends to pass it very quickly to his nearest teammate.

Although he is mainly a defensive midfielder, he can play in several positions in the back specially as wingback in both sides of the pitch.

Career

He played most of his career in Quito for El Nacional where he was part of the team that took the 2005 and 2006 Ecuadorian championship, although he was mainly a substitute player. Then he was released and had a short spell in Ecuador's Serie B playing for Manta F.C., the next year he returned to the first division with the then newly promoted Deportivo Azogues where he had a terrific year and was called up to defend the Ecuador National team several times. In 2008 he was transferred to Deportivo Cuenca and, due to a financial crisis, the club had to release him; he was quickly picked up by former youth team and Ecuadorian, Emelec.

External links

• Jimmy Bran at National-Football-Teams.com