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 Bruno with Lecce in the early 80s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pasquale Bruno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Lecce, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lecce | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Lecce | 111 | (9) |
| 1983–1987 | Como | 109 | (2) |
| 1987–1990 | Juventus | 67 | (1) |
| 1990–1993 | Torino | 74 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Fiorentina | 19 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Lecce | 17 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Heart of Midlothian | 35 | (1) |
| 1997 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 434 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1981 | Italy B U21 | 1 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Italy Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pasquale Bruno (born 19 June 1962) is an Italian football commentator and former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is remembered for being one of the toughest players in the history of Italian football.[2][3]
Throughout his career, he made a name for himself as an aggressive, physical, and hard-tackling player, with a tendency to commit fouls and pick up cards, often attracting criticism and controversy, and earning the nickname O' animale (lit. 'The Animal'), due to his tenacious style of play; in total, he received an Italian record of over fifty days of suspension throughout his career.[4] Bruno played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, in particular Juventus, where he won a Coppa Italia-UEFA Cup double in 1990, and subsequently for the club's inter-city rivals Torino, where he won another Coppa Italia in 1993; he also had stints with Lecce, Como and Fiorentina. Following his time in Italy, he ended his career after spells in Scotland and England with Heart of Midlothian, Wigan Athletic, and Cowdenbeath. He currently works as a football analyst for Italian television.[5]
- ^ "Pasquale Bruno". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Pasquale Bruno, il primo cattivo del nostro calcio". Corriere dello Sport. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Pasquale Bruno: "Daspo? Io lo avrei preso sicuro"" (in Italian). Blitz Quotidiano. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Emanuele Gamba (3 February 2004). "O' animale resto sempre io una volta aspettai Lerda..." [I'm still the animal once I waited for Lerda...] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Enzo Tamborra (30 October 2001). "'Dove va questo Bari con Valdes e Pizzinat?'" ['Where this Bari side going with Valdes and Pizzinat?'] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 4 May 2015.