Hugo Bravo (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Agustín Bravo Toro | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Palestino | 64 | (13) |
| 1991 | → Everton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | (1) |
| 1997 | Deportes Temuco | 27 | (7) |
| 1998 | Deportes Iquique | 13 | (0) |
| 1998 | Everton | ||
| 1999 | Coquimbo Unido | 19 | (7) |
| 1999 | Puebla | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Audax Italiano | 20 | (2) |
| 2001 | Unión San Felipe | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Coquimbo Unido | 10 | (2) |
| 2003 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 20 | (4) |
| 2004 | Coquimbo Unido | 12 | (3) |
| 2004 | Cobresal | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Deportes Copiapó | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Chile U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hugo Agustín Bravo Toro (born 5 February 1972) is a Chilean former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Santiago, Chile, Bravo is a product of the Palestino youth system[2] and played for them until 1994.[1]
He mainly developed his career at the Chilean top division, playing for Universidad de Chile,[3] Deportes Temuco,[4] Deportes Iquique,[5] Coquimbo Unido,[6][7][8] Audax Italiano,[9] Unión San Felipe,[10] Deportes Puerto Montt[11] and Cobresal.[12]
As a member of Universidad de Chile, he won the 1995 Chilean Primera División, scoring one goal in the season.[13][14]
In the Chilean second division, he played for Everton and Deportes Copiapó.[8]
He also had a brief stint in Mexico with Puebla.[15][16]
He retired at the end of the 2004 season.[16]
International career
[edit]Bravo represented Chile U20 in the 1991 South American Championship in Venezuela.[17]
Personal life
[edit]From his maternal line, Bravo is the half-brother of the former professional footballers Jorge Valdivia, a Chile international, and Claudio Valdivia[18] as well as the grandson of Juan Toro,[19] another Chile international, who reared him.[2] His half-brother Luis Valdivia, or Quique as he is known, also was with the Palestino youth ranks.[20]
Post-retirement
[edit]Bravo went on playing football at amateur level for clubs such as Caupolicán from Huelquén [es], also winning titles with them.[15]
He had a metal buying and selling business.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Piña, Andrés (15 November 1994). "Con intermitencias, HUGO BRAVO terminó por consolidarse esta temporada en Palestino" (PDF). Revista Don Balón (in Spanish). 124. Santiago, Chile: Palestino Histórico: 39. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b ""Vidas llenas de hipocresía": Medio hermano de Jorge Valdivia se lanza contra el exfutbolista" (in Spanish). Canal 13. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Club UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ (Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos.) 📷 Deportes Temuco ⚽️📌 Año 1997 🇨🇱 (in Spanish). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Iquique 1998 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ (Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos.) [📷 Coquimbo Unido 🇨🇱 📌 Año 1999 ⚽️] (in Spanish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "ARQUERO CARMELO VEGA FIRMARIA POR COLO-COLO". ivregion.tripod.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b Andrés, Juan Pablo (14 April 2005). "Chile 2004". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Audax Italiano 2000 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "San Felipe 2001 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Puerto Montt superó por 4-3 a Audax Italiano". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 9 May 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Los refuerzos de los clubes para el Torneo de Clausura". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "U. de Chile - campañas - 1995". www.chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ (UdeChileVideos) Campaña 1° Rueda U. de Chile 1995 on YouTube (in Spanish). 5 May 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b "El hermanastro de Jorge Valdivia se fue en picada contra su madre". puranoticia.pnt.cl (in Spanish). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b c (Marcela Nicole Bravo) Entrevista Hugo Bravo Toro on YouTube (in Spanish). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Claudio Valdivia y su breve paso por el fútbol: "Me encantaban las minas, quería copete y era el hermano del Mago"". RedGol.cl. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Juan Toro". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Salazar Molina, Leonardo (9 July 2008). "El desconocido origen venezolano de Jorge Valdivia". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Hugo Bravo at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Hugo Bravo at BeSoccer
- Hugo Bravo at PlaymakerStats
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Deportes Iquique footballers
- Coquimbo Unido footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Unión San Felipe footballers
- Deportes Puerto Montt footballers
- C.D. Cobresal footballers
- Primera B de Chile players
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Deportes Copiapó footballers
- Liga MX players
- Club Puebla players
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Men's association football midfielders