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Bebeto

1964 - Today

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José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (Brazilian Portuguese: [beˈbɛtu]), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian general elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro representing the Democratic Labour Party. With 39 goals in 75 appearances for Brazil, Bebeto is the sixth highest goalscorer for his national team. He was the top scorer for Brazil at the 1989 Copa América when they won the tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bebeto is the 110th most popular soccer player (down from 85th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 39th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Bebeto is most famous for being the mascot of the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bebeto ranks 110 out of 21,273. Before him are Cha Bum-kun, Andriy Shevchenko, Nándor Hidegkuti, Rudi Völler, Cafu, and Gordon Banks. After him are Miguel Muñoz, Kaká, Zito, Tameo Ide, Peter Schmeichel, and Kim Yong-sik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Bebeto ranks 23. Before him are Klaus Ebner, Boris Johnson, Rocco Siffredi, Juliette Binoche, Roberto Mancini, and Michael Laudrup. After him are Doug Emhoff, Jürgen Klinsmann, Ray Stevenson, Lenny Kravitz, Duff McKagan, and Halla Margrét Árnadóttir.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Bebeto ranks 48 out of 2,236. Before him are Hebe Camargo (1929), Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), Cafu (1970), and Juscelino Kubitschek (1902). After him are Kaká (1982), Zito (1932), Astrud Gilberto (1940), José Altafini (1938), Dunga (1963), and Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Bebeto ranks 22. Before him are Nílton Santos (1925), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Rivaldo (1972), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), and Cafu (1970). After him are Kaká (1982), Zito (1932), José Altafini (1938), Dunga (1963), Tostão (1947), and Ademir de Menezes (1922).

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