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{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1962)}}
{{Spanish name|Martínez|Díaz}}
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| fullname = Alberto Martínez Díaz
| fullname = Alberto Martínez Díaz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|27|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lugo]], [[Spain]]
| birth_place = [[Lugo]], Spain
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
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'''Alberto Martínez Díaz''' (born 27 October 1962), known as '''Berto''', is a Spanish retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].
'''Alberto Martínez Díaz''' (born 27 October 1962), known as '''Berto''' ({{IPA|es|ˈbeɾto}}), is a Spanish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
Born in [[Lugo]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], Berto's career was mainly associated to [[Real Oviedo]] for which he played 15 seasons, appearing in a team-best 512 official matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lne.es/pi-90-aniversario-del-real-oviedo/2016/03/28/berto-motorin-ostenta-record-numero/1902923.html|title=Berto "Motorín" ostenta el récord de número de partidos jugados con el Oviedo|trans-title=Berto "Little Engine" holds record for number of matches played with Oviedo|newspaper=[[La Nueva España]]|language=Spanish|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref> He signed in 1984 from [[Asturias]] neighbours [[Caudal Deportivo]] in the lower leagues, and spent his first four years in [[Segunda División]], promoting to [[La Liga]] in [[1987–88 Segunda División|1988]].
Born in [[Lugo]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], Berto's career was mainly associated to [[Real Oviedo]] for which he played 15 seasons, appearing in a team-best 512 official matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lne.es/pi-90-aniversario-del-real-oviedo/2016/03/28/berto-motorin-ostenta-record-numero/1902923.html|title=Berto "Motorín" ostenta el récord de número de partidos jugados con el Oviedo|trans-title=Berto "Little Engine" holds record for number of matches played with Oviedo|newspaper=[[La Nueva España]]|language=Spanish|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref> 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 [[1987–88 Segunda División|1988]].


Berto made his debut in the [[Spanish football league system|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 [[1988–89 La Liga|the campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1988/09/04/pagina-19/1183990/pdf.html|title=1–0: El Oviedo volvió con victoria|trans-title=1–0: Oviedo returned with a win|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|last=García|first=Víctor|language=Spanish|date=4 September 1988|accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref> He only competed in that level until his departure in 1999, more often than not as an undisputed starter and [[Captain (association football)|captain]], and added two appearances in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] with his main club, both in the [[1991–92 UEFA Cup|1991–92 edition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1991/09/20/pagina-10/1242831/pdf.html|title=Una corta renta para el Oviedo|trans-title=Short lead for Oviedo|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|last=Fernández|first=Víctor|language=Spanish|date=20 September 1991|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
Berto made his debut in the [[Spanish football league system|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 [[1988–89 La Liga|the campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1988/09/04/pagina-19/1183990/pdf.html|title=1–0: El Oviedo volvió con victoria|trans-title=1–0: Oviedo returned with a win|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|last=García|first=Víctor|language=Spanish|date=4 September 1988|accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref> He only competed at that level until his departure in 1999, more often than not as a starter and [[Captain (association football)|captain]], and added two appearances in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] with his main club, both in the [[1991–92 UEFA Cup|1991–92 edition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1991/09/20/pagina-10/1242831/pdf.html|title=Una corta renta para el Oviedo|trans-title=Short lead for Oviedo|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|last=Fernández|first=Víctor|language=Spanish|date=20 September 1991|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>


Berto retired from football in 2004 at nearly 42 years of age, after spells with [[SD Ponferradina]] in [[Segunda División B]] and amateurs [[Águilas CF]] and [[Astur CF]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/deportes/homenajean-berto-jugar-40-anos_47383.html|title=Homenajean a Berto por jugar con 40 años|trans-title=Berto honoured for playing at the age of 40|newspaper=Diario de León|language=Spanish|date=26 October 2002|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref> For his transfer to the latter, he revealed he received [[death threat]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2004/01/13/2324711.shtml|title=Berto, del Oviedo ACF, denuncia que recibió amenazas de muerte|trans-title=Berto, from Oviedo ACF, denounces having received death threats|newspaper=[[La Voz de Galicia]]|language=Spanish|date=13 January 2004|accessdate=3 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106093027/http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2004/01/13/2324711.shtml|archive-date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
Berto retired from football in 2004 at nearly 42 years of age, after spells with [[SD Ponferradina]] in the [[Segunda División B]] and amateurs [[Águilas CF]] and [[Astur CF]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/deportes/homenajean-berto-jugar-40-anos_47383.html|title=Homenajean a Berto por jugar con 40 años|trans-title=Berto honoured for playing at the age of 40|newspaper=Diario de León|language=Spanish|date=26 October 2002|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref> For his transfer to the latter, he revealed he received [[death threat]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2004/01/13/2324711.shtml|title=Berto, del Oviedo ACF, denuncia que recibió amenazas de muerte|trans-title=Berto, from Oviedo ACF, denounces having received death threats|newspaper=[[La Voz de Galicia]]|language=Spanish|date=13 January 2004|accessdate=3 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106093027/http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2004/01/13/2324711.shtml|archive-date=6 January 2015}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Berto earned one [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Spain national football team|Spain]], the occurrence taking place on 4 September 1991 as he came on as a 56th minute [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Manolo (footballer)|Manolo]] in a 2–1 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win with [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in [[Oviedo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1991/09/05/pagina-7/1245811/pdf.html|title=Tiempo de llorar, tiempo de soñar|trans-title=A time to cry, a time to dream|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|last=Ortiz|first=Fabián|language=Spanish|date=5 September 1991|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
Berto earned one [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Spain national football team|Spain]], the occurrence taking place on 4 September 1991 as he came on as a 56th minute [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Manolo (footballer, born 1965)|Manolo]] in a 2–1 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] victory over [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in [[Oviedo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1991/09/05/pagina-7/1245811/pdf.html|title=Tiempo de llorar, tiempo de soñar|trans-title=A time to cry, a time to dream|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|last=Ortiz|first=Fabián|language=Spanish|date=5 September 1991|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{BDFutbol|71|Berto}}
*{{BDFutbol|71}}
*{{NFT player|pid=14796|name=Berto}}
*{{NFT player|pid=14796}}


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Latest revision as of 18:18, 30 November 2024

Berto
Personal information
Full name Alberto Martínez Díaz
Date of birth (1962-10-27) 27 October 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Lugo, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Figaredo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Caudal
1984–1999 Oviedo 447 (19)
1999–2001 Ponferradina 46 (0)
2001–2003 Águilas
2003–2004 Astur
International career
1991 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Martínez Díaz (born 27 October 1962), known as Berto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeɾto]), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

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Born in Lugo, Galicia, Berto's career was mainly associated to 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.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Berto retired from football in 2004 at nearly 42 years of age, after spells with SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División B and amateurs Águilas CF and Astur CF.[4] For his transfer to the latter, he revealed he received death threats.[5]

International career

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Berto earned one cap for Spain, the occurrence taking place on 4 September 1991 as he came on as a 56th minute substitute for Manolo in a 2–1 friendly victory over Uruguay in Oviedo.[6]

Honours

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Oviedo

References

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  1. ^ "Berto "Motorín" ostenta el récord de número de partidos jugados con el Oviedo" [Berto "Little Engine" holds record for number of matches played with Oviedo]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 28 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ^ García, Víctor (4 September 1988). "1–0: El Oviedo volvió con victoria" [1–0: Oviedo returned with a win]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. ^ Fernández, Víctor (20 September 1991). "Una corta renta para el Oviedo" [Short lead for Oviedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Homenajean a Berto por jugar con 40 años" [Berto honoured for playing at the age of 40]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 26 October 2002. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Berto, del Oviedo ACF, denuncia que recibió amenazas de muerte" [Berto, from Oviedo ACF, denounces having received death threats]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 13 January 2004. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. ^ Ortiz, Fabián (5 September 1991). "Tiempo de llorar, tiempo de soñar" [A time to cry, a time to dream]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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  • Berto at BDFutbol
  • Berto at National-Football-Teams.com