Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 April 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Viluco, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Betis | 56 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 507 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Chile U23 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2024 | Chile | 150 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklawðjo ˈβɾaβo]; born 13 April 1983) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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, Bravo returned to Spain, signing for Real Betis, before announcing his retirement in 2024 at the age of 41.
With 150 total appearances, Bravo is the third-most capped player in the history of the Chile national team, behind only Alexis Sánchez and Gary Medel. He represented the nation in two FIFA World Cups, a FIFA Confederations Cup, and seven Copa América tournaments, captaining his side to victory at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the latter competition.[3]
He [Claudio Bravo] was a key part of the teams that competed at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and, as captain, had the honour of raising the Copa America trophy in 2015 and 2016.