| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Luís Gaspar Deus Severo | ||
| Date of birth | May 3, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | CAC Pontinha | ||
| 1988–1994 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–2006 | Sporting CP | 241 | (21) |
| 1994–1995 | → União Lamas (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Campomaiorense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2006 | Bordeaux | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Recreativo | 51 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Belenenses | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | Alzira | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (4) |
| 1997–2004 | Portugal | 31 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, OIH (born 3 May 1976), aka Beto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛtu]), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
He played most of his professional career with Sporting (ten seasons, more than 300 official games and five major titles), but also had spells in France and Spain.
Beto represented the Portuguese national team in one World Cup and two European Championship, gaining more than 30 caps.
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A product of Portuguese League powerhouse Sporting Clube de Portugal, Lisbon-born Beto established himself in the first team in the 1996–97 season, at the age of just 20, after two loans. As a defensive force and team captain, he scored some important goals, namely against F.C. Porto, but also two own goals in a single match against rivals S.L. Benfica.
He won the national league twice, in 1999–2000 and 2001–02, conquering the double in the latter year. During his 10-year spell with the Lions, he managed to net at least one goal in every season.
After falling out with Sporting coach Paulo Bento in January 2006, Beto signed for French first division's FC Girondins de Bordeaux for €1 million,[1] but appeared sparingly during his five-month stay. On the last day of the summer transfer window of the same year, he was sent on loan to La Liga returnee Recreativo de Huelva.
On 3 July 2007, Beto signed a three-year permanent deal with the Andalusia outfit. After two solid first seasons (netting twice in each, and partnering compatriots Carlos Martins and Silvestre Varela in 2007–08), he only played three times in his last, due to recurrent physical problems, as Recreativo eventually ranked last.
After terminating his contract with Recreativo, 33-year old Beto signed a one-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses, in August 2009.[2] As in latest years, his first season was blighted by constant injuries, and the Lisbon club was also relegated.
In late January 2011, aged almost 35, Beto returned to Spain and signed a short-term contract with UD Alzira, in the third division. He reunited at the club with former Sporting teammate Luís Lourenço, and both were released in June after the team's relegation, having appeared in a total of three games combined.
Beto returned to main club Sporting in August 2011, being appointed external public relations director.
Beto made his Portugal debut in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Germany in Berlin (1–1), on 6 September 1997.
He was subsequently part of the nation's squads at the 2002 World Cup – where he scored against the United States, as the national side lost 2–3 and exited in the group stage (he played that competition as a right back)[3] – and both the 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Football Championships.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 16 August 2000 | Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, Portugal | Lithuania | 4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 June 2002 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | United States | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
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