Braulio Jesús Vázquez Benítez (born 14 March 1972), simply known as Braulio, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current sporting director of CA Osasuna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Braulio Jesús Vázquez Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-03-14) 14 March 1972 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Pontevedra, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Osasuna (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Deportivo B | ||
| 1995–1996 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Farense | 58 | (9) |
| 1998–1999 | CP Mérida | 38 | (6) |
| 1999–2001 | Castellón | 48 | (10) |
| 2001 | Zamora | 13 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Novelda | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Mérida UD | 44 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Lugo | ||
| 2006–2007 | Bergantiños | 28 | (6) |
| Total | 271 | (45) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | Soneira | ||
| 2008 | Laracha | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Braulio's career consisted mostly of Segunda División B appearances. His professional inputs included two La Liga matches for Deportivo de La Coruña, aside from a two-season spell with Portuguese Primeira Liga side S.C. Farense and one year with CP Mérida in Segunda División.
After retiring, Braulio worked as a manager for Soneira SD and Laracha CF[1] before joining Valencia CF as a technical secretary.[2] He subsequently moved to the sporting director position at the latter club in 2010, later working under the same role at Real Valladolid[3] and CA Osasuna.[4]
Braulio's son Jesús is also a footballer. A left back, he was a Valencia youth graduate.[5]