Bebeto

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Bebeto
Personal information
Full name	José Roberto Gama de Oliveira
Date of birth	February 16, 1964 (age 43)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.78 m
Nickname	Bebeto
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	Vitoria Flamengo Vasco da Gama Deportivo La Coruña Flamengo Sevilla Vitoria Botafogo Toros Neza Kashima Antlers Vitoria Vasco da Gama Al Ittihad	– (–) 80 (34) – (–) 131 (86) 17 (7) 5 (0) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–)
National team
1985-1998	Brazil	76 (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 Vitoria 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 to create one of the most famous goal celebrations in World Cup history.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Brazil
Men's Football
Silver	1988 Seoul	Team Competition
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

Preceded by Rubén Paz

South American Footballer of the Year 1989

Succeeded by Raúl Vicente Amarilla

	Brazil squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Taffarel | 2 Jorginho | 3 Ricardo Gomes | 4 Dunga | 5 Alemão | 6 Branco | 7 Bismarck | 8 Valdo | 9 Careca | 10 Silas | 11 Romário | 12 Acácio | 13 Mozer | 14 Aldair | 15 Müller | 16 Bebeto | 17 Renato Gaúcho | 18 Mazinho | 19 Ricardo Rocha | 20 Tita | 21 Mauro Galvão | 22 Zé Carlos | Coach: Lazaroni

	Brazil squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Champions (4th Title)
1 Taffarel | 2 Jorginho | 3 Ricardo Rocha | 4 Ronaldão | 5 Mauro Silva | 6 Branco | 7 Bebeto | 8 Dunga | 9 Zinho | 10 Raí | 11 Romário | 12 Zetti | 13 Aldair | 14 Cafu | 15 Márcio Santos | 16 Leonardo | 17 Mazinho | 18 Paulo Sérgio | 19 Müller | 20 Ronaldo | 21 Viola | 22 Gilmar | Coach: Parreira

	Brazil squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Taffarel | 2 Cafu | 3 Aldair | 4 Júnior Baiano | 5 César Sampaio | 6 Roberto Carlos | 7 Giovanni | 8 Dunga | 9 Ronaldo | 10 Rivaldo | 11 Emerson | 12 Carlos Germano | 13 Zé Carlos | 14 Gonçalves | 15 André Cruz | 16 Zé Roberto | 17 Doriva | 18 Leonardo | 19 Denílson | 20 Bebeto | 21 Edmundo | 22 Dida | Coach: Zagallo