Gonzalo Bravo Explained

Gonzalo Bravo
Fullname:Gonzalo Martín Bravo
Birth Date:18 May 1990
Birth Place:Ciudadela, Argentina
Height:1.64 m[1]
Position:Midfielder / Forward
Currentclub:Deportivo Riestra
Clubnumber:10
Years1:2009–2013
Clubs1:Centro Español
Caps1:112
Goals1:20
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Deportes Linares
Caps2:21
Goals2:3
Years3:2014–
Clubs3:Deportivo Riestra
Caps3:212
Goals3:41
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Defensa y Justicia (loan)
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Fujairah (loan)
Caps5:7
Goals5:0
Club-Update:13:49, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Gonzalo Martín Bravo (born 18 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Deportivo Riestra.[2]

Career

Bravo began his career with Centro Español.[3] He scored twenty goals across one hundred and twelve fixtures in four years from 2009 in Primera D Metropolitana.[4] [5] [6] [7] On 29 August 2013, Bravo completed a move to Deportes Linares of the Chilean Segunda División.[2] He made his bow for the club on 1 September against Malleco Unido, which preceded the player scoring for the first time in a 1–1 draw with Deportes Iberia in October.[2] A brace over Ñublense B followed in February 2014, as he appeared in a total of twenty-one matches as they finished seventh.[2] June 2014 saw Bravo join tier four's Deportivo Riestra.[2]

Bravo won promotion in his first campaign with Deportivo Riestra, netting twice in eighteen as they earned a place in Primera B Metropolitana for 2015.[3] Forty-nine games and seven goals occurred in the next two seasons.[2] On 19 July 2016, Bravo was signed on loan by Primera División team Defensa y Justicia.[2] [8] His bow came on 10 September versus San Lorenzo, as he featured in what his only league appearance; though he did play in the Copa Argentina.[2] He returned to Riestra for 2016–17 promotion, prior to leaving on loan again in 2017 - to UAE First Division League side Fujairah; managed by Diego Maradona.[9] [10] [11]

Back with Deportivo Riestra, after relegation from Primera B Nacional, Bravo scored twenty goals in 2018–19 as they reached the promotion play-offs; he netted braces against Tristán Suárez (home and away), San Miguel, UAI Urquiza and All Boys alongside a hat-trick over Justo José de Urquiza on 3 December 2018.[2] [12] [13] [14]

Career statistics

.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Centro Español2009–10Primera D Metropolitana2840000284
2010–112250000225
2011–123010000301
2012–13321000003210
Total11220000011220
Deportes Linares2013–14Segunda División2130000213
Deportivo Riestra2014Primera C Metropolitana1820000182
2015Primera B Metropolitana3030000303
20161732100194
2016–17161105[15] 0221
2017–18Primera B Nacional1360000136
2018–19Primera B Metropolitana352010003620
Total12935415013836
Defensa y Justicia (loan)2016–17Primera División10100020
Career total26358515027359

Notes and References

  1. News: Gonzalo Bravo. 3 June 2019. World Football.
  2. News: Argentina - G. Bravo. 3 June 2019. Soccerway.
  3. News: Ficha Estadistica de GONZALO BRAVO. 3 June 2019. BDFA.
  4. News: Plantel de Centro Español - Centro Español - Argentina / Primera D - Temporada 2009/2010. 3 June 2019. Universofutbol.
  5. News: Plantel de Centro Español - Centro Español - Primera D - Temporada 2010/11. 3 June 2019. Universofutbol.
  6. News: Plantel de Centro Español - Centro Español - Primera D - Temporada 2011/2012. 3 June 2019. Universofutbol.
  7. News: Plantel de Centro Español - Centro Español - Primera D - Temporada 2012/2013. 3 June 2019. Universofutbol.
  8. News: Gonzalo Bravo jugará en Defensa y Justicia. 3 June 2019. BeSoccer. 8 August 2016.
  9. News: Gonzalo Bravo, el ex jugador de Riestra que jugará con Maradona en Emiratos Árabes Unidos. 3 June 2019. Marketing Registrado. 15 August 2017.
  10. News: Gonzalo Bravo fue presentado oficialmente en el Al-Fujairah. 3 June 2019. JonaAlmeira.
  11. News: Los dos goles de Al Fujairah, uno de Gonzalo Bravo. 3 June 2019. Olé. 29 September 2017.
  12. News: El gesto de Diego Maradona para beneficiar a Deportivo Riestra. 3 June 2019. Infobae. 1 January 2018.
  13. News: Vuelve Gonzalo Bravo. 3 June 2019. Mundo Ascenso. 31 December 2017.
  14. News: Gonzalo Bravo: "No miramos la tabla de posiciones". 3 June 2019. BN Partidos. 14 March 2018.
  15. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs