Quim Berto Explained

Quim Berto
Fullname:Joaquim Alberto Ferreira Machado
Birth Date:9 October 1971
Birth Place:Guimarães, Portugal
Position:Fullback
Youthyears1:1984–1990
Youthclubs1:Vitória Guimarães
Years1:1990–1992
Caps1:28
Goals1:3
Years2:1992–1997
Caps2:128
Goals2:9
Years3:1997–2001
Caps3:48
Goals3:3
Years4:1998–1999
Clubs4:Vitória Guimarães (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:2
Years5:2001–2002
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2001–2002
Clubs6:Varzim (loan)
Caps6:17
Goals6:4
Years7:2002–2004
Clubs7:Varzim
Caps7:60
Goals7:10
Years8:2004–2005
Caps8:28
Goals8:4
Years9:2005–2006
Caps9:26
Goals9:2
Years10:2006–2010
Caps10:101
Goals10:5
Totalcaps:451
Totalgoals:42
Manageryears1:2011–2012
Managerclubs1:Vizela
Manageryears2:2014–2015
Managerclubs2:Varzim B
Manageryears3:2015
Managerclubs3:Varzim
Manageryears4:2018
Managerclubs4:Trofense
Manageryears5:2018–2019
Managerclubs5:Lusitanos
Manageryears6:2019–2020
Managerclubs6:Torreense
Manageryears7:2020–2021
Managerclubs7:Tirsense

Joaquim Alberto Ferreira Machado (born 9 October 1971), known as Quim Berto, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defender (right or left back), currently a manager.

Playing career

Quim Berto was born in Guimarães. Over 11 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 238 matches and 18 goals in representation of Vitória SC, Sporting CP and Varzim SC. In the summer of 2001 he signed for S.L. Benfica but never appeared officially for the club, spending one year on loan to the latter side before joining permanently.[1]

Additionally, Quim Berto made 186 second division 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.[2]

Coaching career

Quim Berto retired in June 2010 at nearly 39 years of age after spending four seasons with F.C. Vizela, the last in division three. On 27 July of the following year, he was appointed his last team's manager.[3]

Hired at Varzim's reserves in 2014, Quim Berto took over the first team on 5 May 2015 when Vítor Paneira left the second-place side near the end of the season.[4] He ended their four-year exile from the second tier with a 3–1 aggregate win against Casa Pia A.C. the following month;[5] he was dismissed on 22 October, due to poor results.[6]

Following his spell in Póvoa de Varzim, Quim Berto returned to the third division and brief stints with C.D. Trofense and S.C.U. Torreense.[7] [8] Between those jobs, he was briefly in charge of FC Lusitanos of Andorra, who were going through a financial crisis.[9] [10]

Honours

Sporting

2000[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Quim Berto recusa hipótese de voltar a ser emprestado. Quim Berto rejects another loan move. Record. pt. 21 May 2002. 2 January 2018.
  2. News: Quim Berto, o especialista. Quim Berto, the specialist. Record. pt. 2 October 2003. 2 January 2018.
  3. News: Quim Berto vai orientar Vizela. Quim Berto to lead Vizela. A Bola. pt. 27 July 2011. 7 September 2011.
  4. News: Varzim: Quim Berto sucede a Vítor Paneira. Varzim: Quim Berto succeeds Vítor Paneira. Record. pt. 5 May 2015. 22 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Play-off de promoção: Varzim regressa à II Liga quatro anos depois. Promotion play-off: Varzim return to II League four years later. Mais Futebol. Ricardo. Gouveia. pt. 10 June 2015. 22 June 2020.
  6. News: Quim Berto deixa de ser treinador do Varzim. Quim Berto no longer manager of Varzim. Diário de Notícias. pt. 22 October 2015. 22 June 2020.
  7. Web site: Quim Berto: "Foi muito triste saber por SMS que estava dispensado". Quim Berto: "It was very sad to find out I had been dismissed by SMS". Bancada. pt. 10 June 2020. 22 June 2020.
  8. News: Luís Loureiro é o novo técnico do Torreense. Luís Loureiro is the new manager of Torreense. Record. pt. 23 January 2020. 22 June 2020.
  9. News: Quim Berto e a situação no FC Lusitanos: "Uma vergonha o que nos fizeram". Quim Berto on the situation at FC Lusitanos: "It's shameful what they did to us". Record. Filipe. Balreira. pt. 29 December 2018. 22 June 2020.
  10. Web site: Lusitanos de Andorra em risco de acabar com equipa de futebol principal. Lusitanos of Andorra at risk of ending their main football team. SAPO. pt. 4 January 2019. 22 June 2020.
  11. Web site: Histórico da Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Supercup Cândido de Oliveira all-time record. Portuguese Football Federation. pt. 12. 11 August 2012. 16 April 2024.