Bruno da Silva Lopes
Encyclopedia
Bruno da Silva Lopes commonly referred to as Bruno Lopes (born August 19, 1986), is a Brazilian
born association footballer currently playing for Albirex Niigata
in the J. League Division 1. He is considered to be a journeyman
, having played for numerous clubs and never settling at the one club for long. He plays as a Center Forward.
Bruno Lopes scored 10 goals for the club to help it avoid relegation in the Serie B
. That season he played mainly as a left-winger. On 12 January 2011, Bruno Lopes signed for Japanese J1 club Albirex Niigata
, a one-year loan with a buyout clause. He made his debut for Albirex in the 3-0 opening round victory against Avispa Fukuoka
, in which he scored the second goal of the game.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
born association footballer currently playing for Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...
in the J. League Division 1. He is considered to be a journeyman
Journeyman
A journeyman is someone who completed an apprenticeship and was fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. To become a master, a journeyman had to submit a master work piece to a guild for evaluation and be admitted to the guild as a master....
, having played for numerous clubs and never settling at the one club for long. He plays as a Center Forward.
Career
Whilst on loan to Villa NovaVilla Nova Atlético Clube
Villa Nova is a Brazilian football team team from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, founded on June 28, 1908.Home stadium is the Castor Cifuentes, capacity 15,000. They play in red and white striped shirts, red shorts and red socks.-History:...
Bruno Lopes scored 10 goals for the club to help it avoid relegation in the Serie B
2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 7 to November 27, 2010...
. That season he played mainly as a left-winger. On 12 January 2011, Bruno Lopes signed for Japanese J1 club Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...
, a one-year loan with a buyout clause. He made his debut for Albirex in the 3-0 opening round victory against Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka
For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...
, in which he scored the second goal of the game.