Roberto Dinamite
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Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed Roberto Dinamite (born April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state) is a Brazilian politician and former football center-forward, most associated with the club Vasco da Gama. He is one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of Brazilian football.
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[edit] Club career
Roberto Dinamite was developed at Vasco da Gama youth squad. He is one of the most famous Vasco da Gama players, and is the greatest goal scorer of the club. He scored 698 goals wearing the club's shirt and 744 goals in all his career. He played 1022 matches (768 official matches, and 254 friendly matches).
He was nicknamed Dinamite by the journalist Aparício Pires, of Jornal dos Sports newspaper, after scoring a spectaculat goal in his debut in the professional team, on November 25, 1971, against Internacional, at Maracanã stadium. The journalist wrote in the newspaper that the Dynamite-Boy detonates at Maracanã.
In 1989 and 1990, he played for Portuguesa of São Paulo state, scoring 11 goals.
His last goal was scored on October 26, 1992, when, in Campeonato Carioca, Vasco da Gama beat Goytacaz 2-0 at São Januário stadium.
He retired on March 24, 1993, when he was 39 years old. His last match was on that day, when Deportivo de La Coruña beat Vasco da Gama 2-0 at Maracanã stadium.
[edit] Club career summary
- 1970-1979 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil);
- 1979-1980 - Barcelona (Spain);
- 1980-1989 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil);
- 1989-1990 - Portuguesa (Brazil);
- 1990 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil);
- 1991 - Campo Grande (Brazil);
- 1992-1993 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil).
[edit] Goals scored in Campeonato Brasileiro
| Year | Goals | Year | Goals |
| 1971 | 1 | 1981 | 14 |
| 1972 | 4 | 1982 | 12 |
| 1973 | 13 | 1983 | 9 |
| 1974 | 16 | 1984 | 16 |
| 1975 | 15 | 1985 | 16 |
| 1976 | 12 | 1986 | 5 |
| 1977 | 7 | 1987 | 6 |
| 1978 | 14 | 1988 | 3 |
| 1979 | 10 | 1989 | 9 |
| 1980 | 8 |
[edit] National team
Roberto Dinamite earned 53 caps with the Brazilian national team, between September 1975 and June 1984, scoring 26 goals. He was a reserve player in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals. He was also reserve player for Serginho Chulapa in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was called by Telê Santana after Careca got injured.
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[edit] Honours as a player
During his career, he won several titles, all of them playing for Vasco da Gama:
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1974;
- Campeonato Carioca: 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992;
- Taça Guanabara: 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992;
- Taça Rio: 1984, 1988, 1992.
| Preceded by Ramon |
Brazilian Championship Top Scorer 1974 |
Succeeded by Flávio Minuano |
| Preceded by Serginho Chulapa |
Brazilian Championship Top Scorer 1984 |
Succeeded by Edmar |
Individual honours'
- Bola de Prata (Silver Ball) by Placar Magazine: 1979, 1981, 1984;
- Maior Ídolo do Rio (Rio's Greatest Idol) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper: 1985
- Craque do Brasil (Outstanding player of Brazil) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper: 1985
[edit] Politics
After his retirement from football, he became a politician. In 1992, after joining the PSDB party, he ran for the State Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, being elected with 34,893 votes, and being re-elected two times since.
He is currently a member of PMDB party.
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[edit] References
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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Brazil squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Third Place | |
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1 Leão | 2 Toninho | 3 Oscar | 4 Amaral | 5 Toninho Cerezo | 6 Edinho | 7 Zé Sérgio | 8 Zico | 9 Reinaldo | 10 Rivelino | 11 Dirceu | 12 Carlos | 13 Nelinho | 14 Abel | 15 Polozzi | 16 Rodrigues Neto | 17 Batista | 18 Gil | 19 Jorge Mendonça | 20 Roberto Dinamite | 21 Chicão | 22 Valdir Peres | Coach: Coutinho |
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Brazil squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Valdir Peres | 2 Leandro | 3 Oscar | 4 Luizinho | 5 Toninho Cerezo | 6 Júnior | 7 Paulo Isidoro | 8 Sócrates | 9 Serginho | 10 Zico | 11 Éder | 12 Paulo Sérgio | 13 Edevaldo | 14 Juninho | 15 Falcão | 16 Edinho | 17 Pedrinho | 18 Batista | 19 Renato | 20 Roberto Dinamite | 21 Dirceu | 22 Carlos | Coach: Santana |
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