Umberto Barberis or simply Berto (born 5 June 1952 in Sion, Switzerland) is a former Swiss-Italian footballer, last managing Dubai Club.
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| Full name | Umberto Barberis | ||
| Date of birth | (1952-06-05) 5 June 1952 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | Sion, Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1970 | FC Sion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1975 | FC Sion | 106 | (18) |
| 1975–1976 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 25 | (8) |
| 1976–1980 | Servette FC | 125 | (50) |
| 1980–1983 | AS Monaco FC | 103 | (29) |
| 1983–1986 | Servette FC | 58 | (27) |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1985 | Switzerland[1] | 54 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1987–1993 | Lausanne Sports | ||
| 1993–1994 | FC Sion | ||
| 1995–1996 | Servette FC | ||
| 2001–2002 | Lausanne Sports | ||
| 2004–2007 | FC Baulmes | ||
| 2007 | Lausanne Sports[2] | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sion | ||
| 2009 | KAC Kenitra | ||
| 2011 | Dubai Club (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Barberis started his career in Switzerland, playing for FC Sion in his native town, and then for Grasshopper Zurich and Servette FC, winning the Swiss Super League and the Schweizer Cup in 1979. He left his country to play for Division 1 side AS Monaco FC where he was elected foreign player of the year by France Football magazine in 1981 and 1982, along with Andrzej Szarmach.[3] In 1982, he also won the Division 1 title with AS Monaco FC.
He was capped 54 times and scored 7 goals.
Barberis coached various Swiss sides such as Lausanne Sports, FC Sion, Servette FC. He formerly coaches Lausanne Sports and joined on 24 December 2008 to Sion as Head Coach from the U-17. On 14 April 2009 FC Sion officials have sacked joint coaches him and Christian Zermatten, a replacement has not been announced yet.[4]
Umberto is the father of footballer Sébastien Barberis.
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FC Sion – managers | |
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Servette FC – managers | |
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