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Bruno Guarda
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Ernesto Guarda
Date of birth	February 6, 1986 (age 23)
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2008	SMU Mustangs
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Bruno Ernesto Guarda (born February 6, 1986 in Piracicaba) is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Guarda moved to the United States with his parents as a small child, and attended The Oakridge School in Arlington, Texas, before playing college soccer for Southern Methodist University, where he was named to the NSCAA All-Midwest Region first team in 2006, and was a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist and the Conference USA Player of the Year in both 2006 and 2007. During his college years Guarda also played for DFW Tornados in the USL Premier Development League, scoring 10 goals in 42 appearances for the team.

[edit] Professional

Guarda left college in his final year to concentrate on a professional soccer career. He was allocated to Colorado Rapids in a weighted-lottery and signed a developmental contract with them. However, his he was soon traded to FC Dallas, reunited with his former college soccer coach Schellas Hyndman, in return for their 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd and 3rd round picks, as well as a small amount of allocation money.

Guarda joined FC Dallas on July 28, 2008 and made his professional debut on August 3, 2008, coming on as a substitute for Andre Rocha against Toronto FC.^[1]. He scored his first goal for FC Dallas on September 21, 2008 in a 4-1 victory against the Chicago Fire. He played in every game since joining the team, starting the final nine games of the 2008 regular season as an attacking midfielder.