Quim Machado

Born in Santo Tirso, Porto District, Machado began his senior career with local Tirsense in 1985, competing in the Segunda Liga with the club. Subsequently, over one decade and always in the Primeira Liga, he represented Braga, Vitória de Guimarães, Estrela da Amadora, Chaves, Varzim and 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). Machado returned to the second division for his last seasons, playing for Maia and Aves. He also spent one year in lower league football with first team Tirsense, before retiring altogether at nearly 37 with Dudelange in Luxembourg.

Machado began his coaching career in 2004, with amateurs 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. Machado signed with second division club Feirense in June 2010, winning promotion at the end of his first season and returning the Azuis da Feira to the top flight after 23 years. He was relieved of his duties on 2 April 2012 due to poor results, and the team was ultimately relegated as 15th. In July, he was appointed at Hungary's Vasas, only to return to his previous job after a mere two months. In October 2013, Machado signed for Chaves in the same league. On 16 June of the following year, he was appointed at Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk, leaving in September due to poor results. In the 2014–15 campaign, Machado led Tondela to the second-tier championship, with the subsequent first-ever promotion to the top flight. On 18 May 2016, after having narrowly avoided relegation from the latter competition with Vitória de Setúbal, he resigned. On 24 September 2016, Machado was appointed at second division's Santa Clara after Daniel Ramos moved to Marítimo. After only two games, he left for family reasons and signed for Belenenses of the top tier on 6 October. 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. Machado then went back…