Joaquim Machado Gonçalves (born 10 October 1966), known as Quim Machado, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right-back, currently a manager.

Quim Machado
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Machado Gonçalves
Date of birth (1966-10-10) 10 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Santo Tirso, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1982–1983 Porto
1983–1985 Tirsense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1989 Tirsense 25 (0)
1989–1991 Braga 58 (0)
1991–1994 Vitória Guimarães 46 (2)
1994–1995 Estrela Amadora 32 (0)
1995–1997 Chaves 56 (0)
1997–1998 Varzim 31 (0)
1998–1999 Campomaiorense 32 (0)
1999–2000 Maia 11 (0)
2000 Aves 7 (0)
2000–2001 Tirsense
2001–2003 Dudelange 22 (4)
Total 320 (6)
Managerial career
2004–2006 Oliveirense
2006–2010 Tirsense
2010–2012 Feirense
2012 Vasas
2012–2013 Feirense
2013–2014 Chaves
2014 Lechia Gdańsk
2014–2015 Tondela
2015–2016 Vitória Setúbal
2016 Santa Clara
2016–2017 Belenenses
2017–2018 Al Batin
2018 Académica
2018–2019 Arouca
2020 Vilafranquense
2022–2023 Al-Orobah
2023–2024 Al Batin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In his playing days, he achieved Primeira Liga totals of 255 games in the 1990s, in representation of six clubs. He began work as a manager in the following decade, leading three teams in the top tier.

Playing career

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Born in Santo Tirso, Porto District, Machado began his senior career with local F.C. Tirsense in 1985, competing in the Segunda Liga with the club. Subsequently, over one decade and always in the Primeira Liga, he represented S.C. Braga, Vitória de Guimarães, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, G.D. Chaves, Varzim S.C. and S.C. Campomaiorense; with the second team, he appeared in four complete games in the 1992–93 UEFA Cup, helping dispose of Real Sociedad in the first round (3–2 on aggregate).[1]

Machado returned to the second division for his last seasons, playing for F.C. Maia and C.D. Aves. He also spent one year in lower league football with first team Tirsense, before retiring altogether at nearly 37 with F91 Dudelange in Luxembourg.[2]

Coaching career

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Machado began his coaching career in 2004, with amateurs AD Oliveirense. He moved to Tirsense also in division four two years later, promoting to the third tier at the first attempt and going on to achieve a further three top-four finishes.[2]

Machado signed with second division club C.D. Feirense in June 2010,[3] winning promotion at the end of his first season and returning the Azuis da Feira to the top flight after 23 years.[4] He was relieved of his duties on 2 April 2012 due to poor results,[5] and the team was ultimately relegated as 15th. In July, he was appointed at Hungary's Vasas SC,[6] only to return to his previous job after a mere two months.[7]

In October 2013, Machado signed for Chaves in the same league.[8] On 16 June of the following year, he was appointed at Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk,[9] leaving in September due to poor results.

In the 2014–15 campaign, Machado led C.D. Tondela to the second-tier championship, with the subsequent first-ever promotion to the top flight.[10][11] On 18 May 2016, after having narrowly avoided relegation from the latter competition with Vitória de Setúbal, he resigned.[12]

On 24 September 2016, Machado was appointed at second division's C.D. Santa Clara after Daniel Ramos moved to C.S. Marítimo.[13] After only two games, he left for family reasons and signed for C.F. Os Belenenses of the top tier on 6 October.[14] He left the Estádio do Restelo the following 17 April, in disagreement with a proposed new contract that would limit his influence over the club's transfer business.[15]

Machado then went back abroad with Al Batin FC in the Saudi Professional League, who sacked him in February 2018 when they were in 19th place.[16] He returned to his country's second division on 2 April, taking the helm at Académica de Coimbra after Ricardo Soares's departure.[17] He won four of his seven matches in charge, and resumed his career on 27 September that year at last-placed F.C. Arouca.[18]

Having left Arouca after their May 2019 relegation, Machado was linked to South Korea's K League 1, but nothing came of it.[19] A year later, he returned to work in his country's second division with U.D. Vilafranquense.[20] He lost his job on 26 October 2020, with the team second-bottom after seven games.[21]

On 6 June 2022, Machado returned to Saudi Arabia with First Division League's Al-Orobah FC.[22] He went back to Al Batin in September 2023.[23]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 1 March 2024[24]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Oliveirense   25 March 2004 29 May 2006 82 37 23 22 045.12
Tirsense   29 May 2006 9 June 2010 135 69 37 29 051.11
Feirense   9 June 2010 2 April 2012 64 22 15 27 034.38
Vasas   1 July 2012 1 October 2012 10 5 3 2 050.00
Feirense   3 October 2012 20 May 2013 37 15 9 13 040.54
Chaves   16 October 2013 16 June 2014 34 16 9 9 047.06
Lechia Gdańsk   16 June 2014 21 September 2014 9 3 3 3 033.33
Tondela   7 October 2014 27 May 2015 38 18 14 6 047.37
Vitória Setúbal   29 May 2015 18 May 2016 38 8 13 17 021.05
Santa Clara   24 September 2016 6 October 2016 2 1 0 1 050.00
Belenenses   6 October 2016 17 April 2017 27 7 8 12 025.93
Al Batin   24 May 2017 4 February 2018 22 7 6 9 031.82
Académica   2 April 2018 13 May 2018 7 4 0 3 057.14
Arouca   27 September 2018 22 May 2019 32 11 10 11 034.38
Vilafranquense   25 May 2020 26 October 2020 8 2 3 3 025.00
Al-Orobah   6 June 2022 1 June 2023 34 11 7 16 032.35
Al Batin   13 September 2023 1 March 2024 20 7 5 8 035.00
Career totals 599 243 165 191 040.57

References

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  1. ^ Sáez, Félix (1 October 1992). "La Real acaricia el milagro" [Real caress miracle]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Entrevista a Quim Machado, ex-jogador e treinador de futebol" [Interview to Quim Machado, former player and football manager]. Diário de Santo Tirso (in Portuguese). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Quim Machado: "Agarrar oportunidade"" [Quim Machado: "Seize the opportunity"]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Feirense garante subida" [Feirense guarantee promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Henrique Nunes substitui Quim Machado no Feirense" [Henrique Nunes replaces Quim Machado at Feirense]. Público (in Portuguese). 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Quim Machado perto do Vasas" [Quim Machado close to Vasas]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Quim Machado está de regresso" [Quim Machado returns]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Quim Machado: "Aceitei o convite em dois segundos"" [Quim Machado: "I accepted the invitation in two seconds"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Quim Machado trenerem Lechii" [Quim Machado to train Lechia] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Quim Machado passa do Tondela para o V. Setúbal" [Quim Machado goes from Tondela to V. Setúbal]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Quim machado rescinde com o V. Setúbal" [Quim Machado terminated at V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Quim Machado é o novo treinador do Santa Clara" [Quim Machado is the new manager of Santa Clara]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Quim Machado é o novo treinador do Belenenses" [Quim Machado is the new manager of Belenenses]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. ^ Rosa, Melo (24 April 2017). "Falta de influência nas contratações levou Quim Machado à saída do Belenenses" [Lack of influence in transfers led Quim Machado to the exit door at Belenenses]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. ^ "OFICIAL: Quim Machado despedido do Al-Batin" [OFFICIAL: Quim Machado dismissed from Al-Batin] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Agora é oficial: Académica confirma contratação de Quim Machado" [Now it is official: Académica confirm signing of Quim Machado]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Quim Machado sucede a Miguel Leal no Arouca" [Quim Machado succeeds Miguel Leal at Arouca] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  19. ^ Ponte, Pedro (4 June 2019). "Quim Machado a caminho da Coreia do Sul" [Quim Machado on his way to South Korea]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  20. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (25 May 2020). "Vilafranquense aposta em Quim Machado" [Vilafranquense bet on Quim Machado]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Quim Machado deixa o comando técnico do Vilafranquense" [Quim Machado no longer manager of Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  22. ^ Qamqum, Anwar (6 June 2022). "ماتشادو يقود العروبة" [Machado in charge of Al-Orobah]. Arriyadiyah (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  23. ^ "خواكيم ماتشادو يقود #السماوي خلال الموسم الرياضي الحالي" [Joaquim Machado to lead Al Batin for the current sporting season] (in Arabic). Twitter. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  24. ^ Quim Machado coach profile at Soccerway
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