Claudio Bravo
Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklawðjo ˈβɾaβo]; born 13 April 1983) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Betis and captains the Chile national team.
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Bravo lining up for Chile in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Viluco, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Betis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Colo-Colo | 123 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Real Sociedad | 229 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Barcelona | 70 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Manchester City | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Real Betis | 56 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Chile U23 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004– | Chile | 147 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 4 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:49, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bravo began his career with Colo-Colo and moved to Real Sociedad in 2006, appearing in 237 official games with the latter club. Barcelona signed him for €12 million in 2014, and he won the treble and the Zamora Trophy in his first season. In the summer of 2016, he moved to Manchester City, where he won several titles. After four years in England, he returned to Spain, signing for Real Betis.
Bravo is Chile's third-most capped player with 147 total appearances, behind only Alexis Sánchez and Gary Medel. He represented the nation in two World Cups, a FIFA Confederations Cup, and six Copa América tournaments. He captained his side to victory at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the latter competition.