Jonathan Bru

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Jonathan Bru
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Bru in action with Melbourne Victory during pre-season in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Star II (manager)
Youth career
1995–1998 CS Brétigny
1998–2001 Clairefontaine
2001–2004 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Rennes B 75 (5)
2006 Rennes 1 (0)
2006–2008 Istres 23 (1)
2008–2009 AEP 20 (0)
2009–2010 Académica 3 (0)
2010–2011 Oliveirense 28 (2)
2011–2012 Moreirense 11 (1)
2012–2014 Melbourne Victory 19 (0)
2014–2015 Oliveirense 26 (2)
2016 AS Poissy 7 (0)
Total 206 (11)
International career
2000–2001 France U16 6 (0)
2001–2002 France U17 13 (1)
2002–2003 France U18 8 (1)
2003–2004 France U19 8 (1)
2004–2005 France U21 1 (0)
2010–2016 Mauritius 21 (3)
Managerial career
?–2022 Red Star youth
2022– Red Star II
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of France.svg France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2002 Denmark
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonathan Bru (born 2 May 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represented France at youth international level before playing for the Mauritius national team. He works as head coach of the Red Star reserves.

Club career

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France

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Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Bru played youth football at CS Brétigny, INF Clairefontaine and Stade Rennais. He began his professional career with the latter, making only one Ligue 1 appearance during his spell.

In the summer of 2006, Bru moved to FC Istres in Ligue 2, playing nine games in his first year and being relegated.

Cyprus and Portugal

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After one season with AEP Paphos FC in the Cypriot First Division, Bru joined Académica de Coimbra in Portugal,[1] appearing in only four official matches in his debut campaign in the Primeira Liga.

On 26 July 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Segunda Liga side U.D. Oliveirense,[2] scoring his first goal for his new club on 23 October in a 1–1 home draw against S.C. Freamunde.[3]

In August 2011, Bru continued in Portugal's second level, signing with Moreirense FC. He netted his first goal against his former team, the 3–2 game-winner on 2 October (away fixture).[4]

Australia

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On 20 June 2012, Bru signed a two-year deal with two-time A-League champions Melbourne Victory FC, as Ange Postecoglou's first import signing.[5] He helped his new team to the preliminary finals in his first year by making 19 out of a possible 29 appearances, but also nearly came to blows with teammate Danny Allsopp after a training ground incident.[6]

On 8 January 2014, after spending several weeks training on his own,[7] Bru was released by the Victory.[8] After almost nine months without a club, he returned to Oliveirense and the Portuguese second division.[9]

International career

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Bru represented France in almost every youth team, but never made an appearance for the senior side. In June 2009, he told Mauritian newspaper L'Express that he hoped to play one day for Mauritius, since both of his parents were born in the country;[10] this became a reality when Mauritius head coach Akbar Patel called him to the squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.[11]

Bru made his debut on 4 September 2010 in a 3–1 defeat at the hands of Cameroon, scoring the national team's goal through a penalty kick.[12] His second goal came on 5 June of the following year against DR Congo, also for the ACN qualifiers and from the penalty spot.

In August 2011, Bru was called up by Mauritius for the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games, and played in all of the matches en route to the final, a loss to Seychelles on penalties.[13]

Managerial career

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In August 2022 Bru was appointed head coach of the reserve team of Paris-based club Red Star.[14]

Personal life

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Bru's younger brother, Kévin, is also a football midfielder. He spent most of his career in France – with a lengthy spell in England with Ipswich Town – and also represented Mauritius internationally.[15]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Mauritius' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bru goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Jonathan Bru
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 2010 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 1–1 1–3 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 5 June 2011 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 1–0 1–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 7 October 2015 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2–3 2–5 2018 World Cup qualification

Honours

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References

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