Bruno Grau

Bruno Saltor Grau, commonly known only as Bruno, is a Spanish footballer who used to play for Valencia and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Player Profile and Youth Career

Grau was born on October 1, 1980, in El Masnou, Spain. He stands 180 cm tall and he is a right-back.

He started his youth career playing for Olimpic Mora d'Ebre and then Lleida before eventually joining Espanyol in 1997.

Senior Career

In 1999, he was promoted to the senior team at Espanyol and he started playing or Espanyol B. In 2001, they promoted him to play for the main team. From 2001 to 2002, he was loaned to Gimnastic. Then in 2003, he returned to Lleida as a pro player.

From 2006 to 2009, he played for [Almeria then from 2009 to 2012, he played for Valencia FC. Then from 2012 to 2019, he played for Brighton & Hove Albion, making 225 appearances for the team.

He retired in 2019, and in 2022, he started his coaching career, becoming the Assistant Coach for Chelsea, a position he still holds in 2023.

Honors

• 2015–16 - The Football League Team of the Season
• 2015–16, 2016–17 - PFA Team of the Year: Championship

Team History:

Managerial Career

• 2022–2023 - Chelsea (assistant)
• 2023 – present - Chelsea (caretaker)
• 2023– present - Chelsea (assistant)