Beto (footballer, born 1976)
Beto in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | CAC Pontinha | ||
| 1988–1994 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2006 | Sporting CP | 241 | (21) |
| 1994–1995 | → União Lamas (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Campomaiorense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2006 | Bordeaux | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Recreativo | 51 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Belenenses | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | Alzira | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 345 | (26) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 1997–2004 | Portugal | 31 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, OIH (born 3 May 1976), known as Beto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛtu]), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
He played most of his professional career with Sporting (ten seasons, more than 300 official games and five major titles), but also had spells in France and Spain, which included spending three years with Recreativo de Huelva.
Beto represented the Portuguese national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships, gaining 31 caps.
A product of Primeira Liga club Sporting Clube de Portugal, Lisbon-born Beto established himself in the first team in the 1996–97 season at the age of just 20, after two loans. As a defensive force and captain he scored some important goals, including against FC Porto, but also two own goals in a single match against rivals S.L. Benfica, a 1–2 home loss.
Beto won the national league twice, in 2000 and 2002, conquering the double in the latter year. During his ten-year spell with the Lions, he managed to net at least one goal in every season.
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