Bruno Mauro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nunes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Bruno Mauro Nunes da Silva (born 3 October 1973), more commonly known as Bruno Mauro or just Mauro, is a retired Angolan professional football player who played mainly as a winger. Mauro was a journeyman who played in various teams in Portugal, as well as Cyprus and Greece.

Bruno Mauro

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Mauro Nunes da Silva
Date of birth	(1973-10-03) 3 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
1990–1992	Belenenses
1992–1993	Ginásio Clube 1ºMaio Agualva
1993	→ U. Almeirim (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Académico Viseu	18	(3)
1994–1995	→ Naval (loan)	28	(11)
1995–1996	Farense	3	(0)
1995–1996	→ Lamego (loan)	19	(0)
1996–1997	Covilhã	21	(1)
1997–1999	Torreense	45	(9)
1999–2000	Lusitânia	17	(6)
2000–2001	Penafiel	40	(13)
2001–2003	Paços de Ferreira	47	(10)
2003–2004	Belenenses	29	(4)
2004–2005	Estrela da Amadora	19	(1)
2005–2006	Ovarense	0	(0)
2005–2006	Acharnaikos	12	(0)
2007–2008	Santa Clara	12	(0)
2008–2009	Onisilos Sotira	13	(0)
International career‡
2002–2004	Angola	11	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 January 2017

Career

Mauro is the son of Portugal international footballer Laurindo, who spent most of his career with Belenenses.^[1] He was born in Portugal, but moved to Angola at the age of four with his family. He studied electrical engineering for a year before committing himself to football, returning to Portugal to jumpstart his career. He is noted for scoring a hattrick against Sporting on 16 September 2002, ending their 28-game win streak.^[2]

International career

Mauro was born in Portugal to Angolan parents.^[3] He played for the Angola national football team.^[4]