Mauro (footballer, born 1990)
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![]() Mauro lining up for Braga in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauro Silva Sousa[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 October 1990||
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[]
- ^ a b c d "Mauro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Mauro renova pelo Sporting de Braga" [Mauro renews for Sporting de Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Atlético Clube Goianiense players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- S.C. Braga B players
- S.C. Braga players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal