Bebeto

Bebeto
Bebeto in 2010
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 February 2011
Personal details
Born
José Roberto Gama de Oliveira

(1964-02-16) 16 February 1964 (age 60)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Political partyPODE (2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PDT (2009–13; 2016–17)
  • SD (2013–16)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Denise de Oliveira
(m. 1988)
Children3, including Mattheus
ProfessionFormer football player and coach
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1981 Bahia
1981–1982 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 Vitória (7)
1983–1989 Flamengo 80 (34)
1989–1992 Vasco da Gama 53 (28)
1992–1996 Deportivo La Coruña 131 (86)
1996 Flamengo 15 (7)
1996–1997 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 Vasco da Gama 8 (2)
2002 Al-Ittihad 5 (1)
Total 341 (178)
International career
1996 Brazil Olympic (O.P.) 6 (6)
1985–1998 Brazil 75 (39)
Managerial career
2009–2010 America (RJ)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994
Runner-up 1998 France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1997 Saudi Arabia
Copa América
Winner 1989 Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
FIFA U–20 World Cup
Winner 1983 Mexico
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 1983 Bolivia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (Brazilian Portuguese: [beˈbɛtu]), 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 is regarded as one of the greatest players in his generation. 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.

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.