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Roberto Dinamite

ロベルト・ディナミッチ　/　ろべると・でぃなみっち

Association football player from Brazil

April 13, 1954 – January 8, 2023　・　Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro
association football player
politician

My Take

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.

Overview

Carlos Roberto de Oliveira (13 April 1954 – 8 January 2023), known as Roberto Dinamite, was a Brazilian footballer and politician, who was born in Duque de Caxias, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. With a career as forward spanning over twenty years, Roberto is the Vasco da Gama player with the most appearances and all-time top goalscorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and t…

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1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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