Bijou (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Davidson Renato Cruz Coronel | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica Castelo Branco | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Praia | |||
| 2004–2005 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Benfica B | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Gondomar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Fátima | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Pinhalnovense | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Fafe | 72 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Arouca | 23 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlético | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Varzim | 34 | (1) |
| 2016– | Benfica Castelo Branco | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016 | |||
Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel (born 14 April 1986), known as Bijou, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco as a central midfielder.
Football career
Bijou was born in Praia. After being spotted at local Sporting Clube da Praia by scouts from S.L. Benfica he moved to Portugal, playing his first year as a senior with the reserve side in the third division.
Benfica B folded after that season and Bijou was loaned, alongside teammate Nicolás Canales, to Gondomar S.C. in the second level, where he only played one league game. Released by the Eagles in the 2007 summer, he met the same fate at his next club, C.D. Fátima in the same division, having to resume his career in the lower leagues of the country.
External links
- Template:Zerozero profile
- Bijou at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bijou at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Praia
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sporting Clube da Praia players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Gondomar S.C. players
- C.D. Fátima players
- AD Fafe players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Atlético CP players
- Varzim S.C. players
- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriates in Portugal