Umberto Barberis

{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1952)}}

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| name= Umberto Barberis

| fullname = Umberto Barberis

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|6|5}}

| birth_place = Sion, Switzerland

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| position = Winger

| youthyears1= 1968–1970

| youthclubs1= FC Sion

| years1 = 1970–1975 | years2 = 1975–1976 | years3 = 1976–1980 | years4 = 1980–1983 | years5 =1983–1986

| clubs1 = FC Sion | clubs2 = Grasshopper Club Zürich | clubs3 = Servette FC | clubs4 = AS Monaco FC | clubs5 =Servette FC

| caps1 = 106 | goals1 = 18 | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 8 | caps3 = 125 | goals3 = 50 | caps4 = 103 | goals4 = 29 | caps5 = 58 | goals5 = 27

| nationalyears1= 1976–1985

| nationalteam1= Switzerland{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/zwit-players-in-fr.html|title=Swiss Players in France|website=www.rsssf.org}}

| nationalcaps1= 54 | nationalgoals1 = 7

| manageryears1 = 1987–1993 | manageryears2 = 1993–1994 | manageryears3 = 1995–1996 | manageryears4 = 2001–2002 | manageryears5 = 2004–2007 | manageryears6 = 2007 | manageryears7 =2008–2009 | manageryears8 =2009 | manageryears9 =2011

| managerclubs1 = Lausanne Sports | managerclubs2 = FC Sion | managerclubs3 = Servette FC | managerclubs4 = Lausanne Sports | managerclubs5 = FC Baulmes | managerclubs6 = Lausanne Sports{{Cite web|url=https://www.weltfussball.de/|title=weltfussball.de|website=weltfussball.de}} | managerclubs7 =Sion | managerclubs8 =KAC Kenitra | managerclubs9 =Dubai Club (caretaker)

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Umberto Barberis or simply Berto (born 5 June 1952) is a former Swiss-Italian footballer, last managing Dubai Club.

Playing career

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html|title=France - Footballer of the Year|website=www.rsssf.org}} In 1982, he also won the Division 1 title with AS Monaco FC.

International

He was capped 54 times and scored 7 goals.{{NFT player|pid=18503}}

Honours

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Coaching career

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 sacked the joint coaches, Barberis and Christian Zermatten.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/sport/aktuell/sporttickerdepartment/urnnewsmlwwwsda-atsch20090410brz011_1.2378953.html|title=Sions Trainer-Duo entmachtet}}

Out of the pitch

Barberis was born in Switzerland to an Italian family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/sports/sous-la-loupe/6820067-a-coeur-ouvert.html|title=A coeur ouvert|date=22 April 1979|website=rts.ch}} He is the father of footballer Sébastien Barberis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laliberte.ch/news/sports/football/je-soupe-mais-jamais-avant-20h30-351861|title="Je soupe, mais jamais avant 20 h 30"|website=www.laliberte.ch|date=18 June 2016 }}

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