Beto (footballer, born May 1976)

Beto

Beto in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo
Date of birth	(1976-05-03) 3 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
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)
2006–2007	Bordeaux	4	(0)
2006–2007	→ Recreativo (loan)	25	(2)
2007–2009	Recreativo	26	(2)
2009–2010	Belenenses	10	(0)
2011	Alzira	0	(0)
Total		345	(26)
International career
1996–1998	Portugal U21	13	(2)
1997–2004	Portugal	31	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2004 Portugal 2000 Belgium-Netherlands FIFA U-20 World Cup 1995 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo OIH (born 3 May 1976), known as Beto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛtu]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

He played most of his professional career with Sporting CP (ten seasons, 315 official games and five major titles),^[1] but also had spells in France and Spain, which included spending three years with Recreativo de Huelva.

Beto represented the Portugal national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships, winning 31 caps.