Bruno Bertucci

Bruno Bertucci (born 27 April 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Veria as a left back.

Bruno Bertucci

Brtucci with Neftchi Baku in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Bertucci[1]
Date of birth	(1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Corinthians	4	(0)
2010	→ São Caetano (loan)	1	(0)
2010	→ Eskişehirspor (loan)	0	(0)
2011	→ Bragantino (loan)	0	(0)
2011–2012	Grasshopper	23	(0)
2012–2014	Neftchi Baku	52	(2)
2015	Portuguesa	5	(0)
2016	Caldense	0	(0)
2016–2017	Veria	3	(0)
International career‡
2009	Brazil U20	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2010

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Bertucci graduated from Corinthians' youth setup, after performing impressive performances in 2009 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. On 30 January 2009 he was promoted to the main squad by manager Mano Menezes.^[2]

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.^[3] He appeared in three further matches during the campaign, being mainly a backup to André Santos. 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.^[4] 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 Süper Lig side Eskişehirspor in a season-long loan deal.^[5] However, he was again not used, and moved to Bragantino in January 2011.^[6]

After appearing only 101 minutes, Bertucci was released on 25 February 2011,^[7] and signed for Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers on 1 July.^[8] With the latter he appeared in 23 matches during the campaign, also attracting interest from Premier League clubs.^[9]

On 20 June 2012, after only a year with Grasshoppers, Bertucci rescinded his link and joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.^[10] He was a regular starter during his spell at the club, also scoring his first professional goals.

Bertucci left Neftchi on 7 October 2014.^[11] On 30 December 2014 he signed for Portuguesa.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2014^[13]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Switzerland			League		Schweizer Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2011–12	Grasshopper	Super League	23	0	1	0	-		-		24	0
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Supercup		Total
2012–13[14]	Neftchi Baku	Premier League	24	1	3	0	12	0	-		39	1
2013-14			25	1	5	1	2	0	1	0	33	2
2014-15			3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	9	0
Total	Switzerland		23	0	2	0	-		-		25	0
	Azerbaijan		52	2	8	1	20	0	1	0	81	3
Career total			75	2	10	1	20	0	1	0	106	3

Honours

Club

Corinthians

• Copa do Brasil: 2009

Neftchi Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2012–13
• Azerbaijan Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14

International

Brazil U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2009 Runner-up