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Bruno Correia

Bruno Correia won National Open gold in 2021 with Alentejo Old Dog Team.

Biography

Bruno Correia combined Repsol operations shifts with weekend BJJ competitions, Rádio Sines reported in May 2022. He trained with Alentejo Old Dogs in Grândola and Sines, crediting teachers Neo Barbosa and Manel Burnay. When Neo could not attend, he led training in Sines. He wanted to keep training, teaching and competing, sharing knowledge with younger practitioners. In December 2021, he had represented Alentejo Old Dog Team at Lisbon's National Open, winning blue-belt Master 2 middleweight gold on 11 December. On 14 May 2022 in Lisbon, he won the Portuguese Master 3 purple-belt title up to 82 kg. In December 2022, he added a National Master 3 purple-belt title. He valued the strong competition, thanked his teachers and team, and wanted to continue training, competing and sharing knowledge with younger people in 2023. At AJP Tour Sines on 13 June 2026, he placed second in the Master 3 brown-belt category up to 85 kg.

Sources for this profile

  • Rádio Sines, May 2022.(opens in a new tab)

    • Rádio Sines’s May 2022 profile described Correia combining shift work as a Repsol operations technician with weekend BJJ competitions. He trained with Alentejo Old Dogs, based in Grândola and also active in Sines, crediting teachers Neo Barbosa and Manel Burnay. In Sines he led training when Neo could not attend. His aims were to keep training, teaching and competing while passing knowledge to younger practitioners. The report placed his Portuguese title on 14 May in Lisbon, in the Master 3 purple-belt division up to 82 kg.

      Where in the source: May profile, title, work and teaching paragraphs.

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  • Rádio Sines, December 2021.(opens in a new tab)

    • Rádio Sines reported Correia’s gold in the blue-belt Master 2 middleweight category at the National Open held in Lisbon on 11 December 2021, representing Alentejo Old Dog Team.

      Where in the source: Whole team report, Correia’s own final result.

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  • Rádio Sines, December 2022.(opens in a new tab)

    • After his reported National Master 3 purple-belt title in December 2022, Correia described the national championship as particularly meaningful because of its strong competitors. He thanked Neo Barbosa, Manuel Burnay and his whole team, and wanted to continue training, competing and sharing knowledge with younger people in 2023.

      Where in the source: December account, Correia’s comments and future aims.

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  • Rádio Sines, June 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • A June 2026 Rádio Sines report placed Correia second in the Master 3 brown-belt category up to 85 kg at the AJP Tour Sines event on 13 June.

      Where in the source: Whole dated report, own category and placing.

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