Umberto Barberis or simply Berto (born 5 June 1952 in

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, last managing

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Playing career

Barberis started his career in Switzerland, playing for

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in his native town, and then for Grasshopper Zurich and Servette FC, winning the Swiss Super League and the

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in 1979. He left his country to play for Division 1 side

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where he was elected foreign player of the year by

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magazine in 1981 and 1982, along with

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. In 1982, he also won the Division 1 title with

International

He was capped 54 times and scored 7 goals.

Personal Honours

* Swiss Footballer of the Year: 1974–75, 1978–79 & 1979–80. * French Football Foreign Footballer of the Year: 1981 & 1982. *

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Club Top Goalscorer: 1982–83.

Trophies

* Swiss Super League Winner: 1979 & 1985. * Swiss Cup Winner: 1974, 1978, 1979 & 1984. * Swiss League Cup Winner: 1975, 1977, 1979 & 1980. *

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Winner: 1976, 1978 & 1983. * Ligue 1 Winner: 1982. *

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Winner: 1980.

Coaching career

Barberis coached various Swiss sides such as

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, Servette FC. He formerly coaches

and joined on 24 December 2008 to

as Head Coach from the U-17. On 14 April 2009

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Out of the pitch

Umberto is the father of

Sébastien Barberis.

References

External links

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Profile
* Monaco Top Goalscorer
Record of Appearances for Switzerland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barberis, Umberto 1952 births Living people People from Sion, Switzerland Swiss men's footballers Switzerland international footballers Swiss Super League players FC Sion players Grasshopper Club Zürich players Servette FC players Ligue 1 players AS Monaco FC players Swiss football managers FC Lausanne-Sport managers Servette FC managers FC Sion managers Dubai Club managers Expatriate footballers in Monaco Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate football managers in Morocco Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Swiss people of Italian descent Association football wingers Sportspeople from Valais