Roberto Dinamite

Roberto Dinamite is the kind of footballer I gravitate toward: a one-club legend whose loyalty is etched into the record books. Most appearances and most goals in Vasco da Gama's history, plus the all-time scoring lead in Brazil's top flight, is a staggering monument to consistency over two decades. The nickname Dinamite says it all, and his later pivot into politics shows a man who never stopped serving his community. I love that he stayed where he was loved rather than chasing richer pastures. His passing in 2023 closed a chapter, but loyalty like his rarely fades from a club's collective memory.

Name (English)

Roberto Dinamite

Name (Japanese)

ロベルト・ディナミッチ

Reading

ろべると・でぃなみっち

Born

April 13, 1954 – January 8, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

Origin

Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player / politician

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/rdinamite10
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.