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Bebeto

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Also known as José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, Bebeto Tetra

José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. 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.

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Roberto Oliveira, known by the pseudonym Bebeto, is a Brazilian athlete born in Salvador on February 16, 1964. He is a male association football player and coach who competed as a forward for the national team of Brazil. His professional career spanned from 1982 to 2002, during which he played for Botafogo F.R., Kashima Antlers, E.C. Vitória, and Al Ittihad FC. He participated in the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

In addition to his sports career, Oliveira is a politician affiliated with the Democratic Labour Party. He speaks and writes in Portuguese, which is also his native language. He has one child, Mattheus Oliveira. Throughout his recorded career, he played one match and scored zero total goals.

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Key facts

Officeholder.name
Bebeto
Officeholder.image
Bebeto brazil (cropped).jpg
Officeholder.caption
Bebeto in 2010
Officeholder.office
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro
Officeholder.term_start
1 February 2011
Officeholder.term_end
31 January 2023
Officeholder.party
PODE (2017–present)
Officeholder.birth_name
José Roberto Gama de Oliveira
Officeholder.birth_place
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Officeholder.children
3, including Mattheus
Officeholder.profession
Former football player and coach
Football biography.embed
yes
Football biography.position
Forward
Football biography.youthyears1
1981
Football biography.youthclubs1
Bahia
Football biography.youthyears2
1981–1982
Football biography.youthclubs2
Vitória
Football biography.years1
1982

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Forward
Nationality
Brazil

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Roberto
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Salvador
Child
Mattheus Oliveira
Occupation
politician
Political party
Democratic Labour Party
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Native language
Portuguese
Participant in
1988 Summer Olympics
Sport
association football
Member of team
Brazil national under-20 football team
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Brazil
Mass
68
Image
Bebeto brazil (cropped).jpg
Height
174
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date of birth
1964-02-16
Commons category
Bebeto
end of work period
2002-00-00
start of work period
1982-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts
1
total goals in career
0
pseudonym
Bebeto
P10632
Bebeto
name in native language
José Roberto Gama de Oliveira
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Early career
  • Club career
  • Deportivo La Coruña
  • Later career
  • International career
  • Style of play
  • Coaching career
  • Personal life
  • Media
  • Career statistics
  • Club
  • International
  • Honours
  • References
  • External links

José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. 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 when they won 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 team 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bebeto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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