During half-time of the Málaga-Sampdoria match, Blue and Whites’ president, Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani met Bruna’s family at La Rosaleda, and presented them with a Malaguista shirt with a number ‘7’ on the back.
Coincidentally, Bruna formed part of the CD Málaga line-up in their first Costa del Sol Cup in 1962, the Malaguista Club’s debut in a triangular competition that was won by AS Roma.
Alfonso Navarro Bruna
Born on 7th January 1938 (Torremolinos, Málaga) the striker kicked off his career in the ranks of CD Fuengirola, competing in the provincial league. In 1956/57, he joined Atlético Malagueño, then in the Third Division. The following season (1957/58), he formed part of CD Málaga’s reserve team, ending that season with the first team.
His debut with CD Málaga, coached by Echezarreta, was on 22/12/1957 at La Rosaleda against Levante UD, which ended in a 1-1 draw. That season he took part in 14 League games, scoring two goals, as well as the first leg of a Third Division promotion match against CD Castellón, which CD Málaga went on to win and form part of the Second Division. The two following seasons, Bruna returned to the ranks of Atlético Malagueño, highlighting the 1959/60 season, when CD Málaga came up against their reserve team in the Third Division.
In 1960 he moved back up to CD Málaga, just when the Blue and Whites returned to the Second Division. In 1960/61, he was the highest goal-scorer for the Malaguistas, with nine goals, including a hat trick against CF Extremadura in Málaga’s 6-0 win. In 1962 the team achieved First Division promotion, breaking CD Málaga’s seven-year absence from the top flight of Spanish football.
Bruna’s record with CD Málaga in the First Division was seven matches, he was loaned out to Algeciras CF midway through that season, who were in the Third Division. With the Cádiz side he achieved Second Division promotion in 1963 and remained with this team for another two seasons. Later he signed to Xerez CD, where he retired from playing professional football in 1967. As a CD Málaga player, he played 86 official matches and scored 15 goals.