Bruno Aguiar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno João Morais Aguiar | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2000 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Benfica B | 47 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Benfica | 18 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | → Alverca (loan) | 46 | (6) |
| 2006 | FBK Kaunas | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Hearts | 61 | (10) |
| 2009–2014 | Omonia | 73 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Oriental | 55 | (3) |
| Total | 303 | (29) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Portugal U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | Portugal B | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bruno João Morais Aguiar (born 24 February 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central midfielder.
After an unsuccessful spell with Benfica, although he contributed to the team's first Primeira Liga title in over one decade, he left the club in 2005, going on to play professionally in Scotland and Cyprus.
Born in Lisbon, Aguiar grew in local S.L. Benfica's youth system, but spent the vast majority of his spell as a senior with the B-side. Additionally, he also served two loans, at Gil Vicente FC – six months – and F.C. Alverca, helping former Benfica farm team return to the Primeira Liga in the second of his two full seasons, after which he returned to his alma mater.
Under Giovanni Trapattoni, hired for the 2004–05 campaign, Aguiar would make all of his appearances for Benfica's main squad, his first being a UEFA Champions League third qualifying round against R.S.C. Anderlecht on 10 August 2004 (1–0 home win, 1–3 aggregate loss). He also contributed with 18 matches (840 minutes) as they won the domestic league for the first time since 1994; however, after the Italian was replaced by Ronald Koeman, he fell out of favour and was released from contract.
In January 2006, Aguiar signed for FBK Kaunas, who immediately loaned him to Heart of Midlothian, both clubs being owned by Vladimir Romanov. He made his competitive debut in a 1–2 defeat to Aberdeen in February, and made a further 11 appearances before the end of the season, helping the side finish in second place in the Scottish Premier League, with the addition of the Scottish Cup.
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