Pierre Richard Bruny

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| name = Pierre-Richard Bruny

| image = Pierre Richard Bruny in Port-au-Prince 2004-08-16.jpg

| caption = Bruny in 2004

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Port-Salut, Haiti

| height =

| position = Defender

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| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1992–2000

| clubs1 = Don Bosco FC

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| years2 = 2001–2002

| clubs2 = Joe Public

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| years3 = 2003–2015

| clubs3 = Don Bosco FC

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| nationalyears1 = 1998–2010

| nationalteam1 = Haiti

| nationalcaps1 = 95

| nationalgoals1 = 2

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Pierre-Richard Bruny (born 6 April 1972) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a defender for Don Bosco FC and Joe Public.

Club career

Mostly playing as a sweeper, Bruny played most of his career for Don Bosco FC, except for two seasons at Trinidadian side Joe Public F.C.

International career

A former national team captain and long-serving veteran,{{cite news |last1=Néré |first1=Enock |title=Le dernier pari de Bruny Pierre Richard |trans-title=Bruny Pierre Richard's latest gamble |url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/71813/le-dernier-pari-de-bruny-pierre-richard |access-date=11 April 2024 |work=Le Nouvelliste |date=3 July 2009 |language=French}} Bruny made his debut for Haiti in a July 1998 Caribbean Cup match against the Netherlands Antilles. He was a Haiti squad member at the 2002[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details] - RSSSF and 2007 Gold Cup Finals[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] - RSSSF and he played in 16 World Cup qualification matches between 2000 and 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080626223834/http://fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=162724/index.html FIFA matches] - FIFA.com Having announced he would retire after the 2007 Gold Cup, he continued his career in 2008.{{cite news |last1=Néré |first1=Enock |title=Inusable Pierre Richard Bruny |trans-title=The indestructible Pierre Richard Bruny |url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/64951/inusable-pierre-richard-bruny |access-date=11 April 2024 |work=Le Nouvelliste |date=5 December 2008 |language=French}}

Style of play

In 2020 Stéphane Guillaume praised Bruny for his leadership qualities.{{cite news |last1=Pierre Caleb |first1=Jephté |title=Stéphane Guillaume encense Pierre-Richard Bruny! |trans-title=Stéphane Guillaume praises Pierre-Richard Bruny! |url=https://haititempo.com/foot-selection-stephane-guillaume-encense-pierre-richard-bruny/ |access-date=11 April 2024 |work=Haiti-Tempo |date=11 April 2024 |language=French}}