Bruno is not bothered about winning the first medal of his career.

He just wants to be part of the Albion team that wins the Championship.

Collective glory, not individual honours, is what counts for the Seagulls' veteran Spanish skipper.

Bruno, 36, has played in La Liga for Valencia (below), Almeria and Espanyol.

The Argus: The gifted right-back has also made appearances in the Champions League and Europa League and in the Segunda Division (Spain's version of the Championship) for four clubs, including Espanyol B, Gimnastic and Lleida.

He has enjoyed plenty of success - but doesn't have any medals to show for it.

Bruno revealed to The Argus: "I haven't won any league. I've got a few promotions, three or four, but we didn't get any medal. So I've got no medals.

"Of course, this would be really special but I'm not that worried about medals. Of course it's important but for me it's being part of this promotion and the promotions I've had before. That for me is the most important.

"My brother always said he couldn't understand why I wasn't changing shirts with other players. I was changing because he was asking for them!

"The first shirt I had was Zidane's (below) and I gave it away to a friend who is a Real Madrid supporter. I'm not the type of guy who gives value to material things."

The Argus: Bruno will finish with a medal with Albion this season. The only question is will it be gold or silver?

That depends on whether the Seagulls, away to Aston Villa today (noon), can at least equal Newcastle's result at home to Barnsley to go up to the Premier League as champions.

Two chances to clinch the title have already been lost, at Norwich four days after sealing promotion against Wigan at the Amex, and in last Saturday's surprise home defeat by Bristol City.

Bruno admits the intensity which came with chasing promotion has gone in the last two matches but he believes Villa Park can be the stage for a return to form and finishing the season off in style.

He said: "It's really important for us, especially because we would like to finish the season winning a game after two defeats in a row and because we want to lift the trophy.

"It's not easy. This team has been playing for two years every single week for something. Last season we had 48 games fighting to achieve promotion, this season 43.

"When you've got that you relax a little bit. We've tried to come back and refocus but it's tough, especially when you play Norwich away - where we were so unlucky - and Bristol last week were fighting for their lives to stay in the Championship.

"I think the team is ready to play again away against a big crowd and a big team. We have showed already our character a lot of times."