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Full name | Breno Vinicius Rodrigues Borges | |||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 October 1989 | |||||||||||
Place of birth | Cruzeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Playing position | Centre back | |||||||||||
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Current team
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São Paulo | |||||||||||
Number | 33 | |||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||
2003–2007 | São Paulo | |||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
2007 | São Paulo | 30 | (2) | |||||||||
2008–2012 | Bayern Munich | 21 | (0) | |||||||||
2010 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||
2015– | São Paulo | 5 | (0) | |||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||
2008 | Brazil U23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2015. |
Breno Vinicius Rodrigues Borges (Portuguese pronunciation: [brɛnu]; born 13 October 1989), known as Breno, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo FC as a central defender.
He was part of the Brazilian squad which won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.
Breno was born on 13 October 1989 in Cruzeiro. He married Renata and the couple has a son while his wife has also two children from a previous relationship.
Breno was a member of the Brazil under-23 national team. After making their first team, he signed a new four-year contract with São Paulo in July 2007.
In December 2007, Breno officially signed for German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich with a €12 million release clause, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal. Along with Bayern, Real Madrid, Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina were also interested in signing him. Breno, however, refused to sign with Real Madrid after the club wanted a bone analysis to prove his young age.
Breno was recommended to Bayern Munich by one of their former players, Giovane Élber, who was later on recruited as a scout in his native country, Brazil.
Breno played his first competitive match for Bayern against Anderlecht in a 2007–08 UEFA Cup knock-out stage match, an eventual 2–1 defeat.