Hugo Bravo (footballer, born 1972)

Hugo Agustín Bravo Toro (born 5 February 1972) is a Chilean former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career
Born in Santiago, Chile, Bravo is a product of the Palestino youth system and played for them until 1994.

He mainly developed his career at the Chilean top division, playing for Universidad de Chile, Deportes Temuco, Deportes Iquique, Coquimbo Unido, Audax Italiano, Unión San Felipe, Deportes Puerto Montt and Cobresal.

As a member of Universidad de Chile, he won the 1995 Chilean Primera División, scoring one goal in the season.

In the Chilean second division, he played for Everton and Deportes Copiapó.

He also had a brief stint in Mexico with Puebla.

He retired at the end of the 2004 season.

International career
Bravo represented Chile U20 in the 1991 South American Championship in Venezuela.

Personal life
From his maternal line, Bravo is the half-brother of the former professional footballers Jorge Valdivia, a Chile international, and Claudio Valdivia as well as the grandson of Juan Toro, another Chile international, who reared him. His half-brother Luis Valdivia, or Quique as he is known, also was with the Palestino youth ranks.

Post-retirement
Bravo went on playing football at amateur level for clubs such as Caupolicán from Huelquén, also winning titles with them.

He had a metal buying and selling business.