Facts: - clubs: carregado vilafranquense rio ave - caps: 43 161 - position: centre back - years: 1987 -- 1989 1989 -- 1994 2001 -- 2010 - height: 1.85 0 - totalcaps: 204 - youthclubs: carregado vilafranquense - youthyears: 1987 -- 1989 1989 -- 1994 - birth date: 15 march 1976 - fullname: bruno mendes miguel da & nbsp ; cunha sousa oliveira - name: bruno mendes - totalgoals: 3 - birth place: carregado , portugal - goals: 0 3 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bruno mendes .
bruno miguel da cunha sousa oliveira mendes -lrb- born 15 march 1976 in carregado , lisbon -rrb- is a portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender .