Bijou (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 182 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel (born 14 April 1986), known as Bijou, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal.
Club career[edit]
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.[2][3]
Benfica B folded after that season and Bijou was loaned, alongside teammate Nicolás Canales, to Gondomar S.C. of the second level, where he only played one league game. Released by his parent club in the summer of 2007, he met the same fate at his next team, C.D. Fátima in the same tier, having to resume his career in the lower leagues of the country.[4][5]
On 29 March 2017, nearly one year after leaving his last club, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Bijou announced his retirement at the age of 30.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Bijou" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Estágio na Suíça com 25 jogadores" [Switzerland training camp with 25 players]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Certezas e dúvidas do Benfica de Santos" [Certainties and doubts of Santos' Benfica]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 17 July 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ ""Crioulo" Bijou fora dos planos do Arouca" ["Creole" Bijou not part of Arouca's plans] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Bijou reforça Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco" [Bijou bolsters Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco] (in Portuguese). Diário Digital Castelo Branco. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Internacional cabo-verdiano 'Bijou' termina carreira aos 30 anos de idade" [Cape Verdean international 'Bijou' ends career at the age of 30] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
External links[edit]
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Praia
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sporting Clube da Praia players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Gondomar S.C. players
- C.D. Fátima players
- C.D. Pinhalnovense players
- AD Fafe players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- Varzim S.C. players
- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal