Roberto Dinamite
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| Roberto Dinamite | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Roberto de Oliveira | |
| Date of birth | April 13, 1954 | |
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | |
| Playing position | Striker (Retired) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1970 - 1971 | Vasco da Gama | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1971 - 1979 1979 - 1980 1980 - 1989 1989 - 1990 1990 1991 1992 - 1993 |
Vasco da Gama FC Barcelona Vasco da Gama Portuguesa Vasco da Gama Campo Grande Vasco da Gama |
161 (91) 8 (2) 134 (90) 16 (9) 4 (0) 14 (0) 2 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1975 - 1984 |  Brazil |
47 (25) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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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 legendary former football center-forward, most associated with the club Vasco da Gama.
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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 864 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 spectacular 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 47 caps with the Brazilian national team, between September 1975 and June 1984, scoring 25 goals, including matches against combined teams, and clubs. He played 38 matches against national teams (20 of them were official FIFA matches), and scored 20 goals, and the nine other matches were against combined teams, and clubs, scoring 5 goals in those matches. His first national team match was played on September 30, 1975, when the Peruvian national team beat Brazil 3-1. Roberto Dinamite's first Brazilian national team goal was scored on May 23, 1976, when Brazil beat England 1-0. His last cap was earned on June 17, 1984, when Brazil and Argentina drew 0-0.
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.
Roberto Dinamite played five Brazil Olympic team matches, all of them in 1972. He scored one goal in his last match, played on August 11, 1972, when Brazil and Tuna Luso drew 1-1.
[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 |
[edit] 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 twice since.
As a member of PMDB, Roberto Dinamite was elected Rio de Janeiro state deputy in 1994, with 68,516 votes, in 1998, with 44,993 votes, in 2002, with 53,172 votes and in 2006, with 49,097 votes.
He is currently a member of PMDB party.
Roberto Dinamite was a candidate to Vasco da Gama presidency in 2003 and in 2006.
[edit] References
- Lance! (2001). Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 Lance!. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A.
- Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Roberto Assaf (2004). Seleção Brasileira - 90 Anos 1914-2004. Rio de Janeiro: MAUAD. ISBN 85-7478-142-8.
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