Joaquim Manuel Aguiar Serafim (born 5 April 1967), known as Quim, is a

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retired

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and

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Club career

Born in Beja,

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, Quim spent his entire professional career with

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, appearing in 301

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games for the club over exactly ten seasons. He made his debut in the competition on 23 August 1987, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra. Quim retired at the end of the 2000–01 campaign at the age of 34, after contributing 13 appearances to help the

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side return to the top division after a third-place finish. Early into 2009–10 he acted as their

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, winning one match and losing two.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quim 1967 births Living people People from Beja, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Vitória F.C. players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Vitória F.C. managers C.D. Pinhalnovense managers Sportspeople from Beja District

Club career

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