Bruno Pereirinha

Football player infobox
playername = Bruno Pereirinha


fullname = Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha
height = height|m=1.73
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1988|3|2|df=y
cityofbirth = Rio de Mouro
countryofbirth = Portugal
currentclub = Sporting CP
clubnumber = 25
position = Right midfielder/right back
youthyears = 2004-2006
youthclubs = Sporting CP
years = 2006-2007 2007-current
clubs = Olivais e Moscavide (loan) Sporting CP
caps(goals) = 9 (0) 33 (1)
nationalyears = 2005-2007 2007-
nationalteam = Portugal U-18 Portugal U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 26 (5)
pcupdate = May 9, 2008
ntupdate = May 9, 2008

Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha (born March 2 1988 in Rio de Mouro, Portugal) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a right-sided midfielder for Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Pereirinha, though not overly skilful, particularly aggressive or possessor of a thunderous shot and quite the opposite of physically intimidating, plays simple and tactical, with speed of thought, playing a subtle but vital role in accentuating the cohesion of his team’s movements.

He made his professional debuts for Sporting in 2006-07, having started that same season on loan at second division's Clube Desportivo dos Olivais e Moscavide, as Miguel Veloso before him.

On March 13, 2008, in the UEFA Cup round of 16, second leg home match against Bolton Wanderers, Pereirinha scored an 85th minute goal that gave Sporting a 1-0 victory and a spot in the quarter finals. He had also scored in the previous round against FC Basel.

In 2007, Pereirinha broke into Portugal's under-21 football squad, also representing the nation in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Canada.

External links

* [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/jogador.php?edicao_id=0&epoca_id=137&id=23883 Stats and profile at zerozero.pt]