Bijou (footballer)

Bijou

Personal information
Full name	Davidson Renato Cruz Coronel
Date of birth	(1986-04-14) 14 April 1986
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Benfica Castelo Branco
Youth career
	Sporting Praia
2004–2005	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Benfica B	9	(0)
2006–2007	→ Gondomar (loan)	1	(0)
2007–2008	Fátima	1	(0)
2008–2009	Pinhalnovense	19	(0)
2009–2012	Fafe	72	(0)
2012–2013	Arouca	23	(1)
2013–2014	Atlético	15	(0)
2014–2016	Varzim	34	(1)
2016–	Benfica Castelo Branco	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016

Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel (born 14 April 1986), known as Bijou, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco as a central midfielder.

Football career

Bijou was born in Praia. After being spotted at local Sporting Clube da Praia by scouts from S.L. Benfica he moved to Portugal, playing his first year as a senior with the reserve side in the third division.

Benfica B folded after that season and Bijou was loaned, alongside teammate Nicolás Canales, to Gondomar S.C. in the second level, where he only played one league game. Released by the Eagles in the 2007 summer, he met the same fate at his next club, C.D. Fátima in the same division, having to resume his career in the lower leagues of the country.

External links

• Bijou at footballzz.co.uk
• Bijou profile at ForaDeJogo
• Bijou at Soccerway