Mauro (footballer, born 1990)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.
Mauro
Mauro Silva Sousa.jpg
Mauro lining up for Braga in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mauro Silva Sousa[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Livramento, Brazil[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Goianiense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Goianiense 0 (0)
2011–2012 Gil Vicente 8 (0)
2012–2015 Braga B 37 (2)
2012–2018 Braga 68 (0)
Total 113 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mauro Silva Sousa (born 31 October 1990), known simply as Mauro, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[]

Mauro was born in Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal after starting out at Atlético Clube Goianiense, representing Primeira Liga clubs Gil Vicente F.C. and S.C. Braga.[2]

On 3 June 2018, aged only 27, Mauro was forced to retire due a serious knee injury contracted in late November 2016 that led to a bacterial infection.[3][4]

Honours[]

Braga

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mauro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Mauro renova pelo Sporting de Braga" [Mauro renews for Sporting de Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Mauro tem lesão grave e a época está em risco" [Mauro has serious injury and season is at risk]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Mauro (Sp. Braga) acaba carreira aos 27 anos: "Podia ter morrido"" [Mauro (Sp. Braga) ends career at the age of 27: "I could have died"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ Farinha, Rui; Alves, Sandra (22 May 2016). "Braga vence a Taça de Portugal" [Braga win Portuguese Cup]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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