Al Wasl snap up Edgar Bruno from Al Shabab to complete foreign contingent

Al Wasl have announced the signing of Edgar Bruno after he had been cut loose by Al Shabab following a down year despite 51 goals in 90 AGL matches since 2012.

Edgar Bruno poses in an Al Wasl shirt after signing with the Dubai club on Wednesday. Photo Courtesy / Al Wasl Twitter / July 22, 2015
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DUBAI // Al Wasl have completed their foreign quartet for the 2015/16 season with the signing of Brazilian striker Edgar Bruno from Al Shabab.

Bruno, 28, has been one of the leading strikers in the Arabian Gulf League since arriving from Vitoria Guimaraes in 2012, scoring 51 goals in 90 appearances for the Dubai club.

He endured a lean spell last season, however, managing only eight goals in 25 matches. That prompted Shabab to replace Bruno with fellow Brazilian Jo as the spearhead of their attack.

Alerted to his availability, coach Gabriel Calderon instructed the Wasl board to move for Bruno and they have now signed the target man on a two-year contract.

“The coach Calderon has a lot of confidence in the player and he wanted us to sign him,” Hamid Yousuf, the Wasl team director, told media at the player’s presentation on Wednesday, adding that the Brazilian will now travel to the Netherlands to join up with his new teammates at their training camp.

The signing of Bruno completes the club’s overseas quartet with the Dubai club having retained the services of Portuguese midfielder Hugo Viana and the Brazilian forwards Fabio Lima and Caio.

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