António Alberto Bastos Pimparel (born 1 May 1982), known as Beto, is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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. He made a name for himself at Leixões before transferring to

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in 2009, being a backup during his spell. After one season in Romania with

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he joined

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in January 2013, going on appear in 89 competitive matches and win two

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trophies. He also spent three years in the Turkish

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with Göztepe, after signing in 2017. Beto earned 16

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for

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, being part of the squads in three

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and

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Club career

Sporting CP and Leixões

Beto was born in

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. After unsuccessfully developing in local

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's youth system, he played one season on loan to neighbours Casa Pia AC, being released in June 2004. After one year each with G.D. Chaves and F.C. Marco, both in the second division, Beto joined

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for the 2006–07 campaign, helping the

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club return to the

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and only missing a total of seven matches in his three seasons.

Porto

In March 2009, before 2008–09 ended, Beto agreed to a move to

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, in a four-year deal worth

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750.000 effective as of June. During his two-season spell he acted almost exclusively as backup to Brazilian Helton, being mostly restricted to

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appearances; on 22 May 2011, with the score at 2–2, he stopped a

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in the domestic cup final, with his team eventually winning 6–2 in the Portuguese capital.

Braga and Sevilla

For 2011–12, Beto was loaned to Romanian side

, only missing seven

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games during the season for the eventual champions. Released by Porto he returned to his country in the following summer, signing for two years with S.C. Braga; however, late into the following

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, he moved to

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as the Spaniards were looking to strengthen the position following the departure of Diego López to

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– the loan was arranged until June, with the possibility of a permanent transfer afterwards. Profiting from injury to Andrés Palop, Beto made his debut with the

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ns one day after arriving, starting in a 2–1 away loss against

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in the first leg of the semi-finals of the

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, with his team playing the last eight minutes with only nine players. His first

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match came on 3 February 2013, in a 2–1 home win over

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Beto was subsequently signed on a permanent basis, being first choice for head coach

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. He contributed 43 appearances in all competitions in the 2013–14 campaign, including ten in the team's victorious run in the

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, where he saved two penalties from Óscar Cardozo and

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in the final's

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against S.L. Benfica. Beto spent several months of 2014–15 on the sidelines, due to injury: first, a shoulder dislocation after a collision with Real Madrid's

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, followed by an ailment to his left leg. After finishing the season as backup to Sergio Rico, he was reinstated by Emery for the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, performing well overall but conceding five goals in the 4–5 loss to

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. Following the emergence of David Soria also from the club's youth system, Beto was demoted to third-choice.

Return to Sporting

On 6 August 2016,

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Beto signed a two-year contract with former team Sporting. He made his debut in competitive games for his first club on 13 October 2016, at the age of 34 years and five months, keeping a

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in a 1–0 away win against F.C. Famalicão in the Portuguese Cup; he dedicated the performance to his late father.

Göztepe

On 29 July 2017, shortly after having expressed a desire to leave Sporting in order to have a better chance of

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selection, Beto joined Göztepe S.K. from Turkey for an undisclosed fee. After 95 official games, he left at the end of his contract in August 2020.

Later years

Beto returned to Leixões on 21 September 2020. He terminated his contract the following 15 March at his own request, returning to the top tier the next day on a short-term deal at

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to cover for seriously injured Rafael Defendi. In February 2022, aged 39, Beto joined

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side

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on a one-year contract. He won three consecutive penalty shootouts in the

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, helping them to reach the semi-finals. On 4 July, he was sent off in added time of a 0–1 home defeat against

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for fighting with Kalle Katz, and later that month he was released by mutual consent.

International career

Beto made his debut for

on 10 June 2009, in a 0–0

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. After finishing 2009–10 in Porto's starting 11, he was named by manager Carlos Queiroz in a provisional 24-player list for the

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, making the final cut for the finals in South Africa where he did not leave the substitutes' bench. He was also an unused part of the squad at

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. Beto was also selected four years later for the tournament in Brazil, making his debut in the competition on 22 June against the

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in the second group stage match, after starter

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was injured in the first encounter against

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. He was named in the provisional 24-man squad for the

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, being also picked for the following year's World Cup. On 14 October 2018, the 36-year-old Beto captained Portugal for the first time in a 3–1 friendly win away to

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sporting CP *

: 2001–02 Leixões * Segunda Liga: 2006–07 Porto *

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*Taça de Portugal: 2009–10,

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CFR Cluj *

: 2011–12 Sevilla *UEFA Europa League: 2013–14, 2014–15 Portugal B *Torneio Vale do Tejo: 2004 Portugal *

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: 2018–19 *

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third place:

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References

External links

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