Breno (footballer, born 1989)

Breno, full name Breno Vinícius Rodrigues Borges, is a former Brazilian association football defender, born on 13 October 1989 in Cruzeiro. He came through the youth teams of São Paulo FC, reached the first team in 2007 and was named best player in his position with the Silver Ball of the magazine Placar after the 2007 Brazilian season. In 2008 he moved to Bayern Munich, where he was under contract until 2012. He made his Bundesliga debut on 4 May 2008 against VfL Wolfsburg, spent the second half of the 2009-10 season on loan at 1. FC Nuremberg, and suffered a cruciate ligament tear there in March 2010. Several knee operations limited his time at Bayern. He later served a prison sentence for aggravated arson, returned to São Paulo FC from August 2015 and joined Vasco da Gama on loan in 2017. He also played for Brazil at under-23 level, including the Olympic selection in 2008, and worked as an assistant coach of Bayern Munich II in 2013 and 2014.