Braulio Leal

Braulio Antonio Leal Salvo (born 22 November 1981) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leal and the second or maternal family name is Salvo.
Braulio Leal
Braulio Leal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Braulio Antonio Leal Salvo
Date of birth (1981-11-22) November 22, 1981
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Colo-Colo 145 (10)
2004 → Vitória S.C. (loan) 25 (4)
2006 Everton 15 (4)
2007–2009 Audax Italiano 79 (15)
2009–2012 Unión Española 108 (15)
2013–2016 O'Higgins 104 (9)
2016–2018 San Luis 45 (2)
2019 Deportes Iquique 12 (0)
2019–2021 Magallanes 50 (7)
Total 583 (66)
National team
2004 Chile U23 6 (1)
2009–2014 Chile 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Youth career

Fuentes started his career at Primera División de Chile club Colo-Colo. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team.

Chile and Portugal

He began his professional career in 2000 with Colo-Colo where he stayed until 2006. In the club he achieved two tournaments, the Clausura 2002 and the Apertura 2006.

In 2004, he had a short stint with Portuguese club Vitória Sport Clube. In 2007, he signed for Audax Italiano, where he has become a fixture in the starting eleven. But in 2009 Unión Española signed this defensive midfielder, then became the captain of the team.

O'Higgins

Leal in 2013 signed for O'Higgins along with teammate Gonzalo Barriga. On December 10, 2013, he won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins and was the captain of team. In the tournament, he played in 13 of 18 matches.[1] In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.[2]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]

Magallanes

On 5 June 2019, Leal joined Deportes Magallanes.[4]

Retirement

In November 2021, he announced his retirement from the football activity after a 22-year career.[5]

Honours

Club
Colo-Colo
O'Higgins

Individual
O'Higgins
  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References
  1. "El cielo se tiñó de celeste: ¡O'Higgins campeón!".
  2. "O'higgins Ganó la Supercopa al Vencer a Deportes Iquique".
  3. "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores".
  4. Magallanes se blinda con experiencia y contrata a Braulio Leal para el segundo semestre de la Primera B, redgol.cl, 5 June 2019
  5. Ortega, Pablo (22 November 2021). "Braulio Leal prepara su nuevo paso tras el retiro: "Ya tengo ofrecimientos"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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