Breno Vinicius

Breno Vinicius Rodrigues Borges (born 13 October 1989 in Cruzeiro, São Paulo), commonly known as Breno, is a Brazilian association football Defender (association football). Breno Vinicius plays for FC Bayern Munich.

Club career

São Paulo

Breno was a member of the Brazilian Olympic U-23 national team. After making their first team, Breno Vinicius signed a new four year contract with São Paulo Futebol Clube in July 2007.

Bayern Munich

In December 2007, Breno officially signed for Bayern Munich for the release clause of 12 million euro, signing a four and a half year deal with the Germany side.
Along with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid C.F. and A.C. Milan were also interested in signing the Brazilian youngster. However, Breno refused to sign with Real Madrid after they wanted a bone analysis to prove Breno Vinicius young age.

Breno was recommended to Bayern Munich by one of their former players, Giovane Élber, who was later on recruited as a scout in Breno Vinicius native country, Brazil.

Breno Vinicius played Breno Vinicius first competitive match for Bayern Munich against RSC Anderlecht in a UEFA Cup 2007-2008 knock-out stage match. The game finished off in a 2-1 defeat.

On 27 May 2008, in Oliver Kahn's farewell match against Football in India team Mohun Bagan AC, Breno Vinicius clashed with Mohun sub Cardozo, resulting in both players receiving a red card.

Honours

São Paulo
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Bayern Munich
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Personal
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