Roberto Dinamite

In this article, the surname is de Oliveira, not Oliveira.
Roberto Dinamite
Dinamite in 2008
President of Vasco da Gama
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byEurico Miranda
Succeeded byEurico Miranda
Personal details
Born
Carlos Roberto de Oliveira

(1954-04-13)13 April 1954
Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Died8 January 2023(2023-01-08) (aged 68)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
OccupationFootballer
Association football career
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1969–1972 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1979 Vasco da Gama 355 (236)
1979–1980 Barcelona 11 (3)
1980–1993 Vasco da Gama 398 (239)
1989 → Portuguesa (loan) 17 (9)
1991 → Campo Grande (loan) 14 (0)
Total 795 (487)
International career
1975–1984 Brazil 38 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Roberto de Oliveira (13 April 1954 – 8 January 2023), known as Roberto Dinamite, was a Brazilian footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Roberto is Vasco da Gama's player with the most appearances and all-time top goalscorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Brazilian Série A and the Rio de Janeiro State Championship.[1][2][3][4] At the national level, Roberto Dinamite played in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups and the 1972 Olympic Games. He was president of Vasco da Gama from 2008 to 2014.

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  2. ^ "Jogadores que mais defenderam a camisa dos times" (in Portuguese). Guia dos Curiosos. August 5, 2005. Retrieved January 7, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
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  4. ^ "Obituaries". World Soccer. March 2023. p. 20.