Bebeto

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Bebeto
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Personal information
Full name José Roberto Gama de Oliveira
Date of birth February 16, 1964 (1964-02-16) (age 47)
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 0 (0)
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as 'Bebeto', (born February 16, 1964 in Salvador, Brazil) is a former football forward, a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. In the 2010 Brazilian General Elections he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro representing the Democratic Labour Party.

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[edit] Playing career

Bebeto

Bebeto started his career in 1983 with Vitória and would go on to play for Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro and Botafogo in Brazil, Deportivo La Coruña and Sevilla in Spain, Toros Neza in Mexico, Kashima Antlers in Japan, and Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, finally retiring in 2002.

For Brazil, Bebeto scored 39 goals in 75 caps after making his debut in 1985. He played in three World Cups: 1990, 1994, and 1998. In 1994, he was one of the best players of the tournament, scoring three goals for the eventual champions, and then repeated the feat four years later as Brazil finished second.

Bebeto became a household name for his goal celebration in the 1994 World Cup. His wife had delivered their third child just days before a quarter-final match against Holland. After the striker pumped the go-ahead goal into the back of the net Bebeto ran to the sideline, brought his arms together and began rocking an imaginary baby. Teammates Romário and Mazinho quickly joined in. That child, a boy who was named Matheus, now plays with the youth side of Brazilian club Flamengo[1].

In 1993–94 Deportivo had the chance to win their first ever La Liga title by beating Valencia in the last match of the season. In a very evenly matched contest Deportivo had a golden opportunity to seal the victory and thus the league title. They were given a penalty kick just minutes from the end. The official penalty taker all season had been Bebeto (after Donato, who wasn't in the field), who this time, refused to take the penalty. Eventually, Miroslav Đukić took the penalty and failed, effectively handing Barcelona the title.

In 1997 Bebeto joined Cruzeiro for just one match, the 1997 Intercontinental Cup final against Borussia Dortmund. Despite of it, the Belo Horizonte side lost the match 2–0.

In 2001, he was famously knocked back by Scottish side St Mirren, who were willing to pay his wages but had reservations about his fitness.[2]

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Brazil
Men's Football
Silver 1988 Seoul Team Competition
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

[edit] Coaching career

Bebeto was hired on December 16, 2009 as the América Football Club's head coach. After an average performance at the Taça Guanabara, he was sacked on February 13, 2010. He had a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Domestic league

[1]

Season Club League League
Apps Goals
1983 Flamengo Série A 2 0
1984 11 5
1985 22 9
1986 17 5
1987 14 6
1988 14 9
1989 Vasco da Gama Série A 12 6
1990 8 1
1991 8 3
1992 25 18
1992–93 Deportivo La Coruña La Liga 37 29
1993–94 34 16
1994–95 26 16
1995–96 34 25
1996 Flamengo Série A 15 7
1996–97 Sevilla La Liga 5 0
1997 Vitória Série A 8 8
1998 Botafogo Série A 17 9
1999 0 0
1998–99 Toros Neza Primera División 8 2
2000 Kashima Antlers J. League Division 1 8 1
2000 Vitória Série A 3 0
2001 Vasco da Gama Série A 8 2
2002 0 0
2002–03 Al-Ittihad Premier League 5 1
Total Brazil 184 88
Spain 136 86
Mexico 8 2
Japan 8 1
Saudi Arabia 5 1
Career total 341 178

[edit] International

[3]

Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
1985 6 0
1986 0 0
1987 0 0
1988 0 0
1989 18 10
1990 3 0
1991 5 0
1992 8 7
1993 9 7
1994 11 8
1995 2 2
1996 1 1
1997 3 1
1998 9 3
Total 75 39

[edit] International goals

Source:[4]

[edit] Honours

Flamengo
Vasco da Gama
Deportivo La Coruña
Vitória
Botafogo
National Team
Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bebeto’s son Matheus signs for Flamenco". thescore.ie. October 8, 2011. http://www.thescore.ie/bebetos-son-matheus-signs-for-flamenco-249068-Oct2011. 
  2. ^ "St Mirren knock back Bebeto". BBC Sport. March 10, 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/1213708.stm. 
  3. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bebeto-intlg.html
  4. ^ "Bebeto international goals". rsssf.com. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bebeto-intlg.html. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 

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Awards
Preceded by
Rubén Paz		 South American Footballer of the Year
1989		 Succeeded by
Raúl Vicente Amarilla
Honorable Mention: Domingos da Guia | Leônidas
1971: Tostão | 1972: Cubillas | 1973: Pelé | 1974: Figueroa | 1975: Figueroa | 1976: Figueroa | 1977: Zico | 1978: Kempes | 1979: Maradona | 1980: Maradona | 1981: Zico | 1982: Zico | 1983: Sócrates | 1984: Francescoli | 1985: Romerito | 1986: Alzamendi | 1987: Valderrama | 1988: Paz | 1989: Bebeto | 1990: Amarilla | 1991: Ruggeri | 1992: Raí | 1993: Valderrama | 1994: Cafu | 1995: Francescoli | 1996: Chilavert | 1997: Salas | 1998: Palermo | 1999: Saviola | 2000: Romário | 2001: Riquelme | 2002: Cardozo | 2003: Tévez | 2004: Tévez | 2005: Tévez | 2006: Fernández | 2007: Cabañas | 2008: Verón | 2009: Verón | 2010: D'Alessandro | 2011: Neymar



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