Born in Setúbal, Quinito played in exactly ten Primeira Liga seasons during his professional career, making his debuts in 1967-68 with Académica de Coimbra - having moved to Coimbra to study medicine at the university[REF]- but he only appeared in eight league games over the course of two full seasons.
Between his second and fourth clubs, Quinito played with Spain's Racing de Santander, spending three seasons in La Liga.