Braulio Nóbrega

Braulio Nóbrega Rodríguez (born 18 September 1985), known simply as Braulio, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward and most recently played for Alcoyano.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nóbrega and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Braulio
Personal information
Full name Braulio Nóbrega Rodríguez
Date of birth (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985
Place of birth Puerto del Rosario, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2002–2004 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Atlético Madrid B 29 (17)
2004–2008 Atlético Madrid 11 (0)
2006 → Mallorca (loan) 2 (0)
2006–2007 → Salamanca (loan) 39 (14)
2007–2008 → Getafe (loan) 19 (3)
2008–2011 Zaragoza 56 (6)
2010 → Recreativo (loan) 20 (2)
2012 Cartagena 18 (6)
2012–2013 Hércules 14 (5)
2013–2014 Johor Darul Takzim 0 (0)
2014–2015 Recreativo 24 (0)
2016 Kalloni 5 (0)
2016 Caudal 10 (2)
2017 Doxa 15 (10)
2017–2018 Bengaluru 10 (0)
2018–2019 Alcoyano 18 (3)
National team
2005 Spain U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2019

Club career

Braulio was born in Puerto del Rosario, Canary Islands. Having grown through the youth system of Atlético Madrid, he played 11 La Liga games for the Colchoneros between 2004 and 2006 (ten being in his debut season) before being loaned to RCD Mallorca in January 2006 and second division's UD Salamanca in 2006–07, finishing the campaign as the latter team's top scorer.

Braulio was loaned again in 2007–08, this time to Madrid side Getafe CF, where he teamed up again with Manu del Moral who had played with him in Atlético's youth squads.[1] On 25 October 2007 he scored a marvellous backheel goal in the group stage of the UEFA Cup, in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.[2] He also netted the third and final goal for Getafe in the competition's quarter-final second leg match against FC Bayern Munich, capitalizing on a defensive mistake by Lúcio in the box and proceeding to put the ball past Oliver Kahn, in a 3–3 home draw (4–4 aggregate loss).[3]

On 28 June 2008, Braulio signed a four-year contract with Real Zaragoza, freshly relegated to the second level. He was relatively used as the Aragonese were immediately promoted to the top flight, but then suffered an injury which sidelined him for several months; upon return in late 2009 he found himself without room in the first team and, on 23 January 2010, was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva, as another forward, Adrián Colunga, moved on loan in the opposite direction.[4]

In January 2012, after being released by Zaragoza[5] and sorting out his legal problems, Braulio joined FC Cartagena in division two. He scored six goals in only four-and-a-half months, not enough however to help the Murcian team avoid relegation; in July he joined another club in that tier, Hércules CF.

In summer 2014, after an unassuming spell in Malaysia,[6] Braulio signed with Millonarios FC, being released shortly after and taking the Colombian club to court. The same situation occurred with another side in the country, Patriotas FC, but an amicable settlement was reached.[7]

Braulio spent the 2014–15 season with Recreativo de Huelva, failing to find the net in 25 competitive appearances and also suffering team relegation.[8] On 4 January 2016, after a trial, he joined AEL Kalloni F.C. from the Superleague Greece, until June.[9]

On 7 September 2016, Braulio returned to his country after signing with Caudal Deportivo in the third division.[10] The following 7 August, he agreed to a one-year contract with Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC,[11] being released in February 2018 due to injury and replaced by countryman Daniel Lucas.[12]

Personal life

On 21 September 2011, Braulio was arrested on a charge of sexual assault, which occurred in a town near Zaragoza – Cuarte de Huerva – shortly before Real Zaragoza's morning training.[13] He was not incarcerated immediately, and the following day pleaded guilty,[14] being ousted from the squad until the situation was cleared[15] and released by the club the following month.[5]

On 18 October 2011, Braulio changed his plea to "not guilty," citing poor advice as the reason for this sudden change.[16] Finally, on 22 June of the following year, he avoided a prison sentence and reached an agreement to pay €11,400 in damages.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played on 26 January 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2004–05[18] Segunda División B 109——109
2005–06[18] Segunda División B 198——198
Total 2917——2917
Atlético Madrid 2004–05[18] La Liga 10043—143
2005–06[18] La Liga 1000—10
2006–07[18] La Liga 00002[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 1104320173
Mallorca (loan) 2005–06[18] La Liga 2000—20
Salamanca (loan) 2006–07[18] Segunda División 391410—4014
Getafe (loan) 2007–08[18] La Liga 1938010[lower-alpha 2]3376
Zaragoza 2008–09[18] Segunda División 24300—243
2009–10[18] La Liga 3000—30
2010–11[18] La Liga 27320—293
2011–12[18] La Liga 2000—20
Total 56620—586
Recreativo (loan) 2009–10[18] Segunda División 20200—202
Cartagena 2011–12[18] Segunda División 18600—186
Hércules 2012–13[18] Segunda División 14500—145
Recreativo 2014–15[18] Segunda División 24010—250
Kalloni 2015–16[19] Superleague Greece 5000—50
Caudal 2016–17[18] Segunda División 10210—112
Doxa 2016–17[19] Cypriot First Division 151042—1912
Bengaluru 2017–18[19] Indian Super League 100——100
Career total 2726521512330573
  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup

References
  1. Getafe bring in Atlético's Braulio; UEFA, 28 August 2007
  2. Braulio brilliance sinks Spurs and Jol; UEFA, 25 October 2007
  3. Getafe stunned as Toni saves Bayern; UEFA, 10 April 2008
  4. Zaragoza sign Colunga as Ayala leaves; ESPN Soccernet, 23 January 2010
  5. Braulio queda "totalmente desvinculado" del Zaragoza (Braulio cuts "all ties" with Zaragoza); Diario AS, 11 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. Shah, Mohd Farhaan (12 September 2013). "JDT to bring on Aimar on Saturday". The Star. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. Braulio Nóbrega demandará a Millonarios ante la FIFA (Braulio Nóbrega to take action against Millonarios in FIFA); Caracol Radio, 21 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. El Recreativo anuncia la desvinculación de Braulio (Recreativo announce severance of ties with Braulio) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Albiazules, 21 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. Kalloni announce Braulio's signing; SDNA, 4 January 2016
  10. "Braulio completa el ataque caudalista" [Braulio completes caudalista offense] (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  11. "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish striker Braulio Nóbrega". Bengaluru FC. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  12. "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish striker Daniel Segovia for remainder of ISL season". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. Detienen a Braulio por un presunto abuso sexual (Braulio arrested for alleged sexual assault); Marca, 21 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  14. Braulio, en libertad con cargos (Braulio, released on bail); Marca, 22 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  15. Braulio, apartado del Zaragoza "hasta que se aclaren los hechos" (Braulio, ousted by Zaragoza "until situation is cleared"); Marca, 23 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  16. Braulio acusa a la Guardia Civil de coaccionarle y se declara inocente (Braulio accuses Civil Guard of coercion and pleads not guilty); El Periódico de Aragón, 19 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  17. Braulio pacta con otra joven que le denunció (Braulio cuts deal with another young woman that pressed charges); La Verdad, 16 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  18. "Braulio: Braulio Nóbrega Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  19. "Braulio Nóbrega". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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