Joaquim Alberto Ferreira Machado (born 9 October 1971), known as Quim Berto, is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a defender ( right or left back), currently a

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Playing career

Quim Berto was born in

Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ...

. Over 11 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 238 matches and 18 goals in representation of

Vitória SC Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

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and

Varzim SC Varzim Sport Club () is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club si ...

. In the summer of 2001 he signed for

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but never appeared officially for the club, spending one year on loan to the latter side before joining permanently. Additionally, Quim Berto made 186

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appearances. In that level, in the 2003–04 campaign, he scored a career-best ten goals in 30 games for Varzim, mostly through his main asset, free kicks.

Coaching career

Quim Berto retired in June 2010 at nearly 39 years of age after spending four seasons with

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

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. On 27 July of the following year, he was appointed his last team's manager. Hired at Varzim's reserves in 2014, Quim Berto took over the first team on 5 May 2015 when

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left the second-place side near the end of the season. He ended their four-year exile from the second tier with a 3–1 aggregate win against

Casa Pia A.C. Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many ...

the following month; he was dismissed on 22 October, due to poor results. Following his spell in

Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 ...

, Quim Berto returned to the third division and brief stints with

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

and

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. Between those jobs, he was briefly in charge of

FC Lusitanos FC Lusitanos, also known as Lusitans, was an Andorran football club from Andorra la Vella which was founded in 1999 and currently play in Segona Divisió. Lusitanos won their first Primera Divisió title in 2011–12 and its second national c ...

of Andorra, who were going through a financial crisis.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berto, Quim 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Guimarães Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Vitória S.C. players Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players Sporting CP footballers S.L. Benfica footballers Varzim S.C. players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players C.D. Santa Clara players F.C. Vizela players Portuguese football managers Liga Portugal 2 managers F.C. Vizela managers Varzim S.C. managers C.D. Trofense managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Andorra Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Andorra