Bruno Guimarães

[Danh1]

God. 

[Pilko]

Thought he was class throughout but unfortunately he's completely lost Lukic's run for the goal. Thankfully it didn't matter in the end.

[ElDiablo]

He and Thiaw have held us together this season.

[Lush Vlad]

7 hours ago, Mountain said:

The touch around their midfielder and then an immediate accurate long ball was absolutely phenomenal.

That needs to be clipped up, if it hasn’t been already. Did another Maradona/Roulette in the first half and all. Felt like for no reason, really. Other than because he can  

[toon25]

He was head and shoulders above every other player last night. 

[Boey_Jarton]

Along with Thiaw, our POTS so far. 

 

Made of granite and never gets injured. 

[TheBrownBottle]

Thought he looked like he truly cared vs the Mackems, and was our MOTM vs Fulham

 

I was born in 1982 - those reading can work out who I’ve seen from that point - Bruno has to be up there with the likes of Beardsley in terms of top players I’ve seen in B&W at this point.  

[Lotus]

Awesome player. 

[Lotus]

It’s kind of wild we don’t target more technical/less physical types in the midfield or wide positions given what a star this guy is and how transformative he’s been.

[Coffee_Johnny]

He has phenomenal ability. A wonderful balance personality wise of absolute warrior and lovely/nice person.
What amazes me, though (and providence I am not tempting you…) is he doesn’t look that fit/athletic, but he is absolutely relentless. Always available, nearly always plays and always there or thereabouts in terms of covering the most ground. 

[Lush Vlad]

15 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

He has phenomenal ability. A wonderful balance personality wise of absolute warrior and lovely/nice person.
What amazes me, though (and providence I am not tempting you…) is he doesn’t look that fit/athletic, but he is absolutely relentless. Always available, nearly always plays and always there or thereabouts in terms of covering the most ground. 

 

His lack of fast twitch muscle fibres means he doesn't get many muscle injuries and he can run all game.  Maybe.   

[PauloGeordio]

[Coffee_Johnny]

3 hours ago, Lush Vlad said:

 

His lack of fast twitch muscle fibres means he doesn't get many muscle injuries and he can run all game.  Maybe.   

Or eat shit loads of Kinder choccies if you want to stay fit 🤷‍♂️

[nufc123]

Was doing his Almiron passing over and over last night. Perfect.

[Holloway]

Our most creative outlet yet again but he looked fucking ruined the last 20 yesterday

[PauloGeordio]

[KingArthur]

Great small interview from him in the Athletic today.

[GideonShandy]

The whole article is nice.  Here's the Bruno bit.

 

One small moment at the RVI is almost impossible to bear: as Guimaraes, a man who has everything, hands out a teddy, he receives a box of his favourite Kinder chocolates in return. The entire notion of giving back is upended. He looks poleaxed. “Amazing,” Newcastle’s captain says later, his voice thick. “It’s like we’re coming here to make the kids happy; they are in a difficult moment and they still try to make us happy as well. It’s very special. It means a lot to me, something I will never forget.” Guimaraes chokes as he speaks. “I’m so happy to represent this club, this city. No words needed.”

Guimaraes arrived on Tyneside in January 2022, the first, extraordinary transfer window that followed the club’s Saudi-led takeover the previous October. His signing from Lyon for £40million ($53m) was a statement of intent and a nod towards the kind of team Newcastle yearned to be. From his perspective, it was a leap of faith; his new club were in the bottom three of the Premier League. A Brazil midfielder who brought quality, tempo and emotion to Howe’s side, Guimaraes was adored from the start. “How it came to be like that is a difficult question for me, because I would never, ever have believed it when I signed, but now I feel that here is my home,” he says. “I never thought this would happen.”

He cannot quite say the same about Wembley, that 2-1 victory over Liverpool and becoming one of the hallowed men who swept away Newcastle’s past. “I always said I want to put my name on the club’s history,” Guimaraes recalls. “Now I feel it. It was unbelievable. We won a trophy, we made history and my life changed a lot.” 

Sadness has passed. Guimaraes chuckles. The 28-year-old has an expressive face and his eyes become big. “Sometimes when I go out, people won’t let me pay the bill for dinner or for washing my car,” he says. “So if life has changed for me, then I cannot put into words what changed in their lives.”

To become an immediate, automatic legend: how must that feel? “I don’t know if I’m a legend or not! This is another tough question to answer,” Guimaraes says. “Whenever I go to sleep the night before a game, I think to myself, ‘I have to give my best because this place is so special’. It’s not about a club; it’s about the whole city. I just want to keep writing history here, keep winning, help the club get bigger and bigger. I hope when I leave, other players will come here and say, ‘I want to have a legacy as Bruno did’. I don’t consider myself a legend. One day, I hope I can be.”

[McCormick]

I’ll say it again, my favourite ever player to play in the black and white. Great lad, great captain, great player. Love the guy. 

[Fak]

Bruno man what are you waffling on about. You are a legend. 

[Optimistic Nut]

1 hour ago, McCormick said:

I’ll say it again, my favourite ever player to play in the black and white. Great lad, great captain, great player. Love the guy. 

 

Aye, he's there for me now. 

[aussiemag]

It’s Bruno and Shearer for me. The two  modern day Newcastle legends.

 

[Colos Short and Curlies]

There's a strange connection with all the North East teams and South Americans.

 

He's a special bloke is Bruno. Forget the football aspect he is just a bloody nice bloke as Tim Nice But Dim would say

[Lazarus]

Yeah its weird we have such an amazing link with South American players, everyone from the Robledo Bros - to Mirandinho, to Solano &  the Joelinton and Bruno in the modern age. 

 

Theyve all writtem themselves into history books.

[Superior Acuña]

1 hour ago, GideonShandy said:

The whole article is nice.  Here's the Bruno bit.

 

One small moment at the RVI is almost impossible to bear: as Guimaraes, a man who has everything, hands out a teddy, he receives a box of his favourite Kinder chocolates in return. The entire notion of giving back is upended. He looks poleaxed. “Amazing,” Newcastle’s captain says later, his voice thick. “It’s like we’re coming here to make the kids happy; they are in a difficult moment and they still try to make us happy as well. It’s very special. It means a lot to me, something I will never forget.” Guimaraes chokes as he speaks. “I’m so happy to represent this club, this city. No words needed.”

Guimaraes arrived on Tyneside in January 2022, the first, extraordinary transfer window that followed the club’s Saudi-led takeover the previous October. His signing from Lyon for £40million ($53m) was a statement of intent and a nod towards the kind of team Newcastle yearned to be. From his perspective, it was a leap of faith; his new club were in the bottom three of the Premier League. A Brazil midfielder who brought quality, tempo and emotion to Howe’s side, Guimaraes was adored from the start. “How it came to be like that is a difficult question for me, because I would never, ever have believed it when I signed, but now I feel that here is my home,” he says. “I never thought this would happen.”

He cannot quite say the same about Wembley, that 2-1 victory over Liverpool and becoming one of the hallowed men who swept away Newcastle’s past. “I always said I want to put my name on the club’s history,” Guimaraes recalls. “Now I feel it. It was unbelievable. We won a trophy, we made history and my life changed a lot.” 

Sadness has passed. Guimaraes chuckles. The 28-year-old has an expressive face and his eyes become big. “Sometimes when I go out, people won’t let me pay the bill for dinner or for washing my car,” he says. “So if life has changed for me, then I cannot put into words what changed in their lives.”

To become an immediate, automatic legend: how must that feel? “I don’t know if I’m a legend or not! This is another tough question to answer,” Guimaraes says. “Whenever I go to sleep the night before a game, I think to myself, ‘I have to give my best because this place is so special’. It’s not about a club; it’s about the whole city. I just want to keep writing history here, keep winning, help the club get bigger and bigger. I hope when I leave, other players will come here and say, ‘I want to have a legacy as Bruno did’. I don’t consider myself a legend. One day, I hope I can be.”

 

He feels a bit of an anomaly in an era when a lot of the romance has gone. This guy is a proper romantic, I fucking love him. Whatever happens in the rest of his career, he'll always be a legend here.

 

 

Edited December 24, 2025 by Superior Acuña