Beto

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António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, aka Beto (born 1 May 1982), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga as a goal keeper.

 

Beto was born in Lisbon. After unsuccessfully developing in local Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system (he only played one season with the first team, being third-choice), he played one season on loan to neighbours Casa Pia AC, being released in June 2004.

After one season each with G.D. Chaves and F.C. Marco (second level), Beto joined Leixões S.C. for 2006–07, helping the Matosinhos outfit return to thetop flight and only missing six games in his three seasons combined.

In March 2009, before 2008–09 ended, Beto agreed to a move to league powerhouse F.C. Porto, in a four-year deal worth €750.000 effective as of June.During his two-season spell he acted almost exclusively as backup to Brazilian Helton, being mostly restricted to domestic cup matches; on 22 May 2011, with the score at 2–2, he stopped a penalty kick in the Portuguese Cup final, with his team eventually winning 6–2 in Lisbon.

For 2011–12 Beto was loaned to CFR Cluj in Romania,only missing seven Liga I contests 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 transfer window, he moved to Sevilla FC as the Spaniards were looking to strengthen the position following the departure of Diego López to Real Madrid – the loan was until June with the possibility of a permanent transfer afterwards.

Profitting from injury to Andrés Palop, Beto made his debut with the Andalusians one day after arriving, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madridfor the season's Copa del Rey semifinals' first leg, with his team playing the last eight minutes with only nine players. His first La Liga match came on 3 February 2013, in a 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano.

 

Beto made his debut for Portugal on 10 June 2009, in a 0–0 friendly match in Estonia.

After finishing 2009–10 in Porto's starting XI, he was named by manager Carlos Queiroz in a provisional 24-player list for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,making the final cut for the finals in South Africa, where he did not leave the bench.

 

Leixões

• Segunda Liga: 2006–07

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2010–11
• Taça de Portugal: 2009–10, 2010–11
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010
• UEFA Europa League: 2010–11

Cluj

• Liga I: 2011–12

Braga

• Taça da Liga: 2012–13

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