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Bebeto
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Bebeto
Personal information
Full name José Roberto Gama de Oliveira
Date of birth February 16, 1964 (1964-02-16) (age 43)
Place of birth Flag of Brazil Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1983
1983-1989
1989-1991
1992-1996
1996
1997
1997
1998-1999
1999
2000
2000
2001-2002
2002 Vitória
Flamengo
Vasco da Gama
Deportivo La Coruña
Flamengo
Sevilla
Vitória
Botafogo
Toros Neza
Kashima Antlers
Vitoria
Vasco da Gama
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) 00? 0(?)
0286 (144)
053 (28)
131 (86)
021 0(7)
005 0(0)
008 0(7)
017 0(9)
00? 0(?)
008 0(1)
003 0(0)
008 0(2)
005 0(1)
National team
1985-1998 Flag of Brazil Brazil 076 (42)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as 'Bebeto', (born February 16, 1964 in Salvador, Brazil) is a football forward, a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup.

Bebeto started his career in 1983 with Vitória and would go on to play for Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, 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. He retired in 2002.

For Brazil, Bebeto scored 42 goals in 76 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 for the eventual champions, and then repeated the feat four years later as Brazil finished second.

Bebeto became a household name for his goal celebration in the 1994 World Cup. His wife had delivered their third child just days before a quarterfinal match against Holland. After the striker pumped the go-ahead goal into the back of the net Bebeto ran to the sideline, brought his arms together and began rocking an imaginary baby. Teammates Romário and Mazinho quickly joined in.The Title Tragedy

In 1993-94 Deportivo had the chance to win the their first ever La Liga title by beating Valencia in the last match of the season. In a very evenly matched contest Depor 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, who this time, refused to take the penalty. Eventually, Miroslav Đukić took the penalty and failed, effectively handing Barcelona the title.