Berto (footballer)
Spanish footballer (born 1962)
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Alberto Martínez Díaz (born 27 October 1962), known as Berto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeɾto]), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Martínez Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Lugo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Figaredo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Caudal | 125 | (19) |
| 1984–1999 | Oviedo | 447 | (19) |
| 1999–2001 | Ponferradina | 46 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Águilas | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Astur | 32 | (1) |
| Total | 651 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Lugo, Galicia, Berto's career was mainly associated with Real Oviedo for which he played 15 seasons, appearing in a team-best 512 official matches.[1] He signed in 1984 from Asturias neighbours Caudal Deportivo in the lower leagues, and spent his first four years in the Segunda División, promoting to La Liga in 1988.[2]
Berto made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 3 September 1988, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad and scoring one of his six league goals during the campaign.[3] He only competed at that level until his departure in 1999, more often than not as a starter and captain, and added two appearances in the UEFA Cup with his main club, both in the 1991–92 edition.[4]
Berto retired from football in 2004 at the age of 41, after spells with SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División B and amateurs Águilas CF and Astur CF.[5] For his transfer to the latter, he revealed he received death threats.[6]
International career
Honours
Oviedo
- Copa de la Liga (Segunda División): 1985[8]