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My Take
Beto is the kind of footballer I quietly admire most: a one-club spine rather than a headline-grabbing star. Ten seasons and over 300 games at Sporting CP, anchoring the back line through five major titles, tells you everything about his reliability. At 185 cm he was built to win duels, and his stints in France and Spain show a man willing to test himself abroad. Earning the Order of Prince Henry suggests Portugal recognized something beyond statistics. I find understated, durable defenders like him far more compelling than flashier names who burn bright and fade.
Overview
Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo (born 3 May 1976), known as Beto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛtu]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender. He played most of his professional career with Sporting CP (ten seasons, 315 official games and five major titles), but also had spells in France and Spain, which included spending three years with Recreativo de Huelva.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Beto
- Name (Japanese)
- ロベルト・セベロ
- Reading
- ろべると・せべろ
- Born
- May 3, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Portugal →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.