Claudio Bravo

Agile and commanding Chilean goalkeeper who captained Chile to Copa América glory and was a Champions League winner with Barcelona.

Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz was born on 13 April 1983 in Viluco, in Chile's Buin district, and was taken to Colo-Colo's academy by his father after showing early sporting talent. Originally tried as a striker, then in midfield and defence, Bravo asked to be moved into goal for the club's youth teams — a request that shaped the rest of his career — and earned the nickname "Cóndor Chico," in tribute to Chilean goalkeeping legend Roberto "Cóndor" Rojas. Bravo made his professional debut for Colo-Colo in 2002 before moving to Spain's Real Sociedad in 2006, where he spent eight seasons and made 237 official appearances, developing into one of La Liga's most reliable and technically composed goalkeepers, comfortable playing out from the back. Barcelona signed Bravo in 2014, and though he faced competition for the starting role, he won the treble in his debut season. He moved to Manchester City in 2016 under Pep Guardiola, and later played for Real Betis in Spain, extending his career into his late thirties. Bravo earned over 140 caps for Chile, becoming the country's most-capped player, and was a key figure in the golden generation that won back-to-back Copa América titles in 2015 and 2016 — winning the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper of the 2015 tournament, held on home soil.

Ball-playing goalkeeper with excellent distribution and penalty-saving ability

Chile's most capped player and greatest goalkeeper, led golden generation to first major trophies

• Copa América 2015, 2016
• La Liga 2015, 2016
• Champions League 2015
• Copa del Rey 2015, 2016
• Copa América 2015
• Copa América 2016
• La Liga 2015
• La Liga 2016

Club Career

Club	Period	Fee	Apps	Goals
Colo-Colo	2002–2006	—	123	0
Real Sociedad	2006–2014	—	229	1
Barcelona	2014–2016	—	70	0
Manchester City	2016–2020	£14.5m	29	0
Betis	2020–2024	—	56	0
Chile	—	—	150	—