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
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 de 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
Winner1994 USA
Runner-up1998 France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner1997 Saudi Arabia
Copa América
Winner1989 Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
FIFA U–20 World Cup
Winner1983 Mexico
South American U-20 Championship
Winner1983 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 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.

Early career

Bebeto in 2009

Bebeto, who was born in Salvador, Bahia, started his career in 1983 with Vitória.

Club career

He played 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.

Deportivo La Coruña

Bebeto spent four years in Spain at Deportivo La Coruña, scoring an impressive 86 goals in 131 games. Bebeto became the top scorer in La Liga in his first season at Deportivo, scoring 29 goals in the 1992–93 season. In the next season, 1993–94 season, 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 to score; hence, the match ended with a 0–0 draw, effectively handing Barcelona the title.

Later career

In 1996 Bebeto returned to play for native club Flamengo, but after just 15 games, Bebeto returned to Spain to play for Sevilla, for whom he never scored. In 1997, Bebeto joined Cruzeiro for just one match, the 1997 Intercontinental Cup final against Borussia Dortmund. Despite his presence, the Belo Horizonte side lost the match 2–0. Bebeto returned to goalscoring form at native clubs Vitória in late 1997 and Botafogo in early 1998, which saw him being picked for Brazil's World Cup defence in 1998.

In 2001, he was rejected by Scottish side St Mirren, who were willing to pay his wages but had reservations about his fitness.[1] On 5 September 2002, he joined his final club at the age of 38, Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, after pledging to join Vasco da Gama on 28 August.[2]

International career

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 and providing two assists for the eventual champions,[3][4] and then repeated the feat four years later as Brazil finished second to hosts France.[5][6]

During the 1994 World Cup, Bebeto formed a formidable partnership with Romário, after they succeeded in putting their personal differences aside. Bebeto and Romário were fierce rivals in the Spanish League. Bebeto led the Spanish first division with 29 goals in 1992–93 and Romário led it with 30 goals in 1993–94. It was Romário who gave Bebeto the nickname Chorao, or Crybaby, for his habit of pouting to referees. It was also Romário who called a news conference before the World Cup to announce that he would not sit next to Bebeto on the team's flight to the United States.[7][8] Today, however, Bebeto and Romario are friends, with Bebeto claiming that they talk often. In an interview in 2018, Bebeto praised his partnership with Romario: "I played with Romario only in the national team. We played only one game together at Flamengo before he left for Europe. Do you know that Brazil have never lost a game when Bebeto and Romario played together? Not a single game! Besides, every time we played together at least one of us scored."[9]

Bebeto became a household name for his goal celebration in the 1994 World Cup in the United States. His wife had delivered their third child just days before a quarter-final match against the Netherlands in the scorching heat of Dallas. After scoring, Bebeto ran to the sideline, brought his arms together and began rocking an imaginary baby.[10] Teammates Romário and Mazinho quickly joined in.[10] That child, a boy who was named Mattheus, started his football career with the youth side of Brazilian club Flamengo.[11]

He won a silver medal for Brazil in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was later chosen to be an over-23 player at the 1996 Summer Olympics, scoring a hat-trick in the Bronze medal match against Portugal.

On 8 December 2012 a friendly match was played by Brazil Masters vs IFA All Stars at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India. Bebeto scored a goal for Brazil Masters as they defeated All Stars by 3–1.[12]

Style of play

Regarded one of Brazil's greatest strikers, Bebeto was a prolific goalscorer and an excellent finisher, who was known for his consistency and determination throughout his career, although he was also injury-prone and was criticised for his character. Despite not being imposing physically due to his lack of height and slender physique, he was a fast and opportunistic player, who used his agility, offensive movement, and intelligence to lose his markers in tight spaces. Due to his vision, outstanding technical skills, close control on the ball, and his ability to play off other strikers and provide them with assists, he was often employed as a playmaking attacking midfielder or as a supporting striker early on in his career, drawing influence from Zico's playing style. He was later deployed as a striker or as a centre-forward, however, where he excelled, due to his eye for goal, and remained in this position for the rest of his career.[13][14][15]

Coaching career

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

Personal life

Bebeto is married to Denise Oliveira, who played volleyball for Flamengo in 1988, with whom he has two sons and one daughter,[16] Stéphannie who is married to Carlos Eduardo.[17] His son, Mattheus, is a professional footballer.[18] Bebeto's brother-in-law, Luiz Fernando Petra, was murdered in 2002, during a federal deputy election in Rio de Janeiro.[19]

Media

Bebeto features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was on the cover of certain editions of FIFA 97.[20]

Career statistics

Club

[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 1983 Série A 2020
1984 1157[lower-alpha 2]4189
1985 229229
1986 175175
1987 146146
1988 149149
Total 8034748738
Vasco da Gama 1989 Série A 126126
1990 815[lower-alpha 2]1132
1991 8383
1992 25182518
Total 5328515829
Deportivo La Coruña 1992–93 La Liga 3729–10––3829
1993–94 3416–104[lower-alpha 3]3–3919
1994–95 2616–103[lower-alpha 3]4–3320
1995–96 3425–205[lower-alpha 4]62[lower-alpha 5]14332
Total 13186–50121321150100
Flamengo 1996 Série A 157157
Sevilla 1996–97 La Liga 50–00––50
Vitória 1997 Série A 8888
Botafogo 1998 Série A 179179
1999 –
Total 179179
Toros Neza 1998–99 Primera División 82–––82
Kashima Antlers 2000 J1 League 81––81
Vitória 2000 Série A 3030
Vasco da Gama 2001 Série A 8282
2002 –
Total 8282
Al-Ittihad 2002–03 Saudi Premier League 51–51
Career total 34117850241821372197

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 198560
198600
198700
198800
19891810
199030
199150
199287
199397
1994118
199522
199611
199731
199893
Total7539
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bebeto goal.
List of international goals scored by Bebeto
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 May 1989Fortaleza, Brazil Peru4–1Friendly
28 June 1989Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Portugal4–0Friendly
31 July 1989Salvador, Brazil Venezuela3–11989 Copa América
49 July 1989Recife, Brazil Paraguay2–01989 Copa América
5
612 July 1989Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Argentina2–01989 Copa América
714 July 1989Rio de Janeiro, BrazilParaguay Paraguay3–01989 Copa América
8
930 July 1989Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela4–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
1115 April 1992Cuiabá, Brazil Finland3–1Friendly
12
1317 May 1992London, England England1–1Friendly
1431 July 1992Los Angeles, United States Mexico5–01992 Friendly Cup
15
162 August 1992Los Angeles, United States United States1–01992 Friendly Cup
1716 December 1992Porto Alegre, Brazil Germany3–1Friendly
1814 July 1993Rio de Janeiro, BrazilParaguay Paraguay2–0Friendly
191 August 1993Pueblo Nuevo, BrazilVenezuela Venezuela5–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
20
2115 August 1993Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay1–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2222 August 1993São Paulo, Brazil Ecuador2–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2329 August 1993Recife, Brazil Bolivia6–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
24
2523 March 1994Recife, BrazilArgentina Argentina2–0Friendly
26
278 June 1994San Diego, United States Honduras8–2Friendly
28
2912 June 1994Fresno, United States El Salvador4–0Friendly
3024 June 1994Palo Alto, United States Cameroon3–01994 FIFA World Cup
314 July 1994Palo Alto, United States United States1–01994 FIFA World Cup
329 July 1994Dallas, United States Netherlands3–21994 FIFA World Cup
3322 February 1995Fortaleza, Brazil Slovakia5–0Friendly
34
3524 April 1996Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa3–2Friendly
366 December 1997Johannesburg, South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa2–1Friendly
3716 June 1998Nantes, France Morocco3–01998 FIFA World Cup
3823 June 1998Marseille, France Norway1–21998 FIFA World Cup
393 July 1998Nantes, France Denmark3–21998 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Flamengo

Vasco da Gama

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1989
  • Taça Guanabara: 1990

Deportivo La Coruña

Botafogo

Kashima Antlers

Brazil U20

Brazil U23

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "St Mirren knock back Bebeto". BBC Sport. 10 March 2001.
  2. ↑ "Brazilian star Bebeto joins Ittihad club". Arab News. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "World Cup 1994 ABD » Scorers". World Football. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Bevan, Chris (27 May 2010). "The Story of the 1994 World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "World Cup 1998 Fransa » Scorers". World Football. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ronaldo's fit caused hotel panic". CNN/SI. 15 July 1998.
  7. ↑ "WORLD CUP '94; Romario Is Short on Humility, Long on Talent". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. ↑ “WORLD CUP '94; For Now, Just Call It a Truce”. The New York Times.
  9. ↑ “Бебето: През 94-а България имаше потенциал за световната титла”. Gong.bg.
  10. 1 2 Jon Carter (26 May 2010). "First XI: World Cup celebrations". ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010.
  11. ↑ "Bebeto's son Matheus signs for Flamenco". thescore.ie. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Brazilian Master win 3-1 against IFA Allstars in Kolkata". Arunava about Football. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Darwin Pastorin. "BEBETO (Jose Roberto Gama de Oliveira)". Treccani, Enciclopedia dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Rogério Micheletti. "QUE FIM LEVOU? Bebeto". terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. ↑ Mauro Prais (14 April 2014). "C. R. Vasco da Gama: Ídolos do Vasco B – BEBETO". netvasco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bebeto completa 25 anos de casado e revela segredo de união duradoura: 'Não tem só coisas boas, às vezes um tem que ceder'". globo.com (in Portuguese). 26 June 2013.
  17. ↑ "La hija de Bebeto: "Mi futuro marido es igual, igual, pero que igual, a mi padre"". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 25 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Juventus net son of Bebeto". football-italia.net. 14 March 2013.
  19. ↑ "Bebeto: 'Para ajudar, eu seria presidente do Flamengo'". globo.com (in Portuguese). 21 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 97". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  21. ↑ Bebeto at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ↑ "José Roberto Gama de Oliveira "Bebeto" – Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  23. ↑ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  24. ↑ World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time Retrieved on 20 November 2015
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