Humberto played mostly for
Académica de Coimbra during his professional career, starting and ending his nine-year career at the club. He also played for three seasons in
Italy, with
F.C. Internazionale Milano and
Vicenza Calcio. With the
Nerazzurri, Humberto only appeared in two
Serie A games, but he scored five goals in their
1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign, including a
hat-trick in the first round tie-breaker play-off game against
1. FC Köln. ==Personal life==