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3 unusual facts about S.C. Braga


Lorenzo Squizzi

But Squizzi was promoted to first choice in the 2 round (ahead youth product Mattia Passarini) and played one UEFA Cup match verse Sporting Braga.

Piqueti Djassi Brito Silva

Piqueti Djassi Brito Silva (born 12 February 1993 in Bissau), is a Guinea-Bissauan footballer who plays for Sporting Braga B as a forward.

Stephen Frail

Later that year, after attending Hearts UEFA Cup tie with Sporting Braga, he was invited to join their coaching staff by then manager Craig Levein.


2011 Taça da Liga Final

After overcoming Leixões in a two-legged fixture, following an away draw and a home victory, Paços de Ferreira topped Group C, composed by the two Minho rivals, Braga and Vitória de Guimarães, and Arouca.

CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu

After defeating Levadia Tallinn, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Braga, Pandurii entered the Group stage, being drawn into Group E.

Leandro Grimi

After the arrival of Evaldo Fabiano from S.C. Braga in the 2010 off-season, Grimi became a fringe player for Sporting, appearing in only four official matches during 2010–11 (two in the league, for a total of 253 minutes), and being loaned in the very last day of the 2011 summer transfer window to K.R.C. Genk in the Belgian Pro League.

Modou Sougou

In the first match of the Champions League group stage, he set up the first goal for Rafael Bastos, who would score another, in a 2–0 win against Portuguese side Braga.

Paulo Vinícius de Souza Nascimento

Paulo Vinícius de Souza Nascimento (born 12 August 1984 in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso), known as Paulo Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.C. Braga in Portugal, as a defender.

Rabiola

Tiago André Coelho Lopes (born 25 July 1989 in Guimarães), also known as Rabiola, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Piast Gliwice in Poland on loan from S.C. Braga, as a forward.

Radoslav Zdravkov

During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Zdravkov represented Lokomotiv Sofia (1973–80), CSKA Sofia (1980–86), Portugal's G.D. Chaves (1986–89), Sporting de Braga (1989–90), Paços de Ferreira (1990–91) and F.C. Felgueiras (1991–92) - after he had left the Iron Curtain at the age of 30 - Yantra Gabrovo (1992–93) and Litex Lovech (1993–94).

Rúben Amorim

In the 2007 summer, several clubs showed interested in Amorim's services, but he insisted on not leaving, with Belenenses also rejecting bids from S.L. Benfica, Sporting de Braga, F.C. Porto, FC Schalke 04, Tottenham Hotspur and Toulouse FC.

Stéphane Demol

Aged 27, he signed with Cercle Brugge KSV, but did not receive regular playing time, subsequently trying another abroad spell, and being equally unsuccessful for Sporting de Braga, Panionios FC, FC Lugano and Sporting Toulon Var (the latter in the French second division).

Vítor Santos

Vítor Manuel Lopes dos Santos (born 1 June 1958 in Chimoio, Mozambique) is a former Portuguese footballer who played midfielder at top level for Sporting Braga, and gained 1 cap for the Portugal national team.


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