Quim

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Joaquim Manuel Sampaio da Silva, OIH, commonly known as Quim (Portuguese pronunciation: [kĩ]; born November 13, 1975 in Vila Nova de Famalicão), is a Portuguese professional footballer currently playing for S.L. Benfica, as a goalkeeper.

[edit] Club career

Quim started his career at Sporting Clube de Braga, where he played his first game in the first division during 1994-95, becoming the club's undisputed first-choice in the following seasons.

He moved to Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 2004^[1]and was, at first, intermittent in keeping the goalkeeper spot at his new club, having shared the goal with José Moreira in the title-winning 2004-05 campaign. Next season, he started as first-choice, but injury to him^[2]as well as Moreira saw Marcelo Moretto being signed during the winter break, controversially snatching a place in the starting eleven.

Quim’s fortunes turned around at the beginning of the 2006-07 season, as new coach Fernando Santos announced that the former Braga man would be his first goalkeeper. The vote of confidence was all Quim needed, and he rarely put in a bad performance since regaining top-goalkeeper status, even when Santos was dismissed early in 2007-08.

In 2008-09, with Benfica retaining the same three goalkeepers under Quique Sánchez Flores, Quim started the campaign, lost the job to Moreira in between, was even demoted to third-choice (with Moretto starting in the league cup), and finished again as starter, with the Reds eventually finishing third. He also started the 2009 League Cup final, and saved three penalty shootout attempts against Sporting Clube de Portugal for the win.^[3]

[edit] International career

After representing his country at every level from the under-16s upwards, and winning the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (then Under-18) in 1994, Quim made his senior debut in August 1999 in a 4-0 victory against Andorra, after which he was Portugal's third-choice keeper at Euro 2000, enjoying a short cameo as a substitute in the 3-0 win against Germany in the group stage's final round, before establishing himself as number one in the 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign. However, a failed drugs test saw him miss out on the competition held in South Korea and Japan.

Quim would be second-choice for the national side during both Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup, behind the habitual Ricardo. He was originally named in the Portugal squad for UEFA Euro 2008, but suffered a wrist injury the day before Portugal's first game, ruling him out of the tournament, and being replaced in the squad by FC Porto's Nuno.

[edit] Club statistics

[edit] See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• PortuGOAL profile

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v • d • e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2000 semi-finalists 1 Baía • 2 J. Costa • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 Vidigal • 5 Couto • 6 Sousa • 7 Figo • 8 Pinto • 9 Sá Pinto • 10 R. Costa • 11 Conceição • 12 Espinha • 13 Dimas • 14 Xavier • 15 Costinha • 16 Beto • 17 Bento • 18 Pauleta • 19 Capucho • 20 Secretário • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Quim • Coach: Coelho

v • d • e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 Runners-up 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 Andrade • 5 Couto • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 R. Costa • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Beto • 16 Carvalho • 17 Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Moreira • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari

v • d • e Portugal squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Caneira • 4 Costa • 5 Meira • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Viana • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Boa Morte • 16 Carvalho • 17 Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Santos • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari