Bebeto in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Roberto Gama de Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | February 16, 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1983 | Vitória | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983 | Vitória | (7) | |
1983–1989 | Flamengo | 80 | (34) |
1989–1991 | Vasco da Gama | 53 | (28) |
1992–1996 | Deportivo La Coruña | 131 | (86) |
1996 | Flamengo | 15 | (7) |
1997 | Sevilla | 5 | (0) |
1997 | Vitória | 8 | (8) |
1997 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Botafogo | 17 | (9) |
1999 | Toros Neza | 8 | (2) |
2000 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | (1) |
2000 | Vitória | 3 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | (2) |
2002 | Al-Ittihad | 5 | (1) |
Total | 341 | (178) | |
National team | |||
1985–1998 | Brazil | 75 | (39) |
Teams managed | |||
2009–2010 | América | ||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as Bebeto, (born 16 February 1964) is a former Brazilian football player who played as a striker. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian General Elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro representing the Democratic Labour Party.
With 39 goals in 75 appearances for Brazil, Bebeto is the sixth highest goalscorer for his national team. He was the top scorer for Brazil at the 1989 Copa América as the nation went on to win the tournament. At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he formed a formidable strike partnership with Romário to lead Brazil to a record fourth World Cup title. He was also a member of the Brazilian side that won the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, while he won Olympic silver and bronze medals with Brazil at the 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympic Games respectively. In 1989, Bebeto was named South American Footballer of the Year.
In January 2013 and August 2014, Bebeto was named as one of the six Ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Rio 2016 in Brazil, others being Ronaldo, Amarildo, Marta, Carlos Alberto Torres, Mário Zagallo. His son, Mattheus, is a professional footballer.