Sporting CP A product of
Primeira Liga club
Sporting CP,
Lisbon-born Beto established himself in the first team in the
1996–97 season at the age of just 20, after two loans. As a defensive force and
captain he scored some important goals, including against
FC Porto, but also two
own goals in a single match against rivals
S.L. Benfica, a 1–2 home loss. Beto won the national league twice, in
2000 and
2002, conquering
the double the latter year. During his ten-year spell at the
Estádio José Alvalade, he managed to net at least once in every season.
Recreativo After falling out with Sporting coach
Paulo Bento in January 2006, Beto joined
Ligue 1 club
FC Girondins de Bordeaux for
€1 million, but appeared sparingly for the French in his five-month stint. On the last day of the summer
transfer window that year, he was sent on loan to
La Liga returnee
Recreativo de Huelva. On 1 July 2007, Beto signed a three-year permanent deal with the
Andalusia side. After two solid first campaigns (netting twice in each, and partnering compatriots
Carlos Martins and
Silvestre Varela in
2007–08), he only played three matches in
his last due to recurrent physical problems, as they eventually ranked last.
Retirement After terminating his contract with Recreativo, the 33-year-old Beto signed for one year with
C.F. Os Belenenses, in August 2009. As in latest years, his
first season was blighted by constant injuries, and the capital side was also relegated. In late January 2011, aged almost 35, Beto returned to Spain and agreed to a short-term deal at
UD Alzira in the
Segunda División B. He reunited at the club with former Sporting teammate
Luís Lourenço, and both were released in June after the team's
relegation, having appeared in a combined total of three games. Beto returned to Sporting in August 2011, being appointed external public relations director. He quit his post two years later. ==International career==