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.
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.
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
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]
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.
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]
^Silva, Flávio Miguel (25 May 2020). "Vilafranquense aposta em Quim Machado" [Vilafranquense bet on Quim Machado]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
