Roberto Dinamite

Football player infobox| playername= Roberto Dinamite
fullname = Carlos Roberto de Oliveira
nickname = Roberto Dinamite


dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1954|4|13|mf=y
cityofbirth = Duque de Caxias
countryofbirth = Brazil
height =
currentclub =
position = Striker "(Retired)"
youthyears = 1970–1971
youthclubs = Vasco da Gama
years = 1971–1979 1979–1980 1980–1989 1989–1990 1990
1991 1992–1993| clubs = Vasco da Gama
FC Barcelona Vasco da Gama
Portuguesa Vasco da Gama Campo Grande Vasco da Gama
caps(goals) = 161 (91)
008 0(2)
134 (90)
016 0(9)
004 0(0)
014 0(0)
002 0(0)
nationalyears = 1975–1984
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 047 (25)
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Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed Roberto Dinamite (born April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro) is a former footballer and politician. With a career as center-forward spanning over twenty years, Dinamite rose to legendary status playing for CR Vasco da Gama, becoming the club's player with the most appearances and all-time top-scorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Brazilian Série A. [ [http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/0,,MUL34060-4276,00.html Globoesporte.com] ] [ [http://guiadoscuriosos.ig.com.br/index.php?cat=4268&PHPSESSID=9ebcdd84f3c5d97e0c9db1ea1b23b74b Guia dos Curiosos] ] [ [http://guiadoscuriosos.ig.com.br/index.php?cat=4245&PHPSESSID=9ebcdd84f3c5d97e0c9db1ea1b23b74b Guia dos Curiosos: Roberto Dinamite] ] At the national level, Dinamite played in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups and the 1972 Olympic Games. He is the current president of Vasco da Gama.

Club career

Roberto Dinamite was developed at Vasco da Gama youth squad. He is one of the most famous Vasco da Gama players, and is the greatest goal scorer of the club. He scored 698 goals wearing the club's shirt and 864 goals in all his career. He played 1022 matches (768 official matches, and 254 friendly matches).

He was nicknamed Dinamite by the journalist Aparício Pires, of Jornal dos Sports newspaper, after scoring a spectacular goal in his debut in the professional team, on November 25, 1971, against Internacional, at Maracanã stadium. The journalist wrote in the newspaper that the "Dynamite-Boy detonates at Maracanã".

In 1989 and 1990, he played for Portuguesa of São Paulo state, scoring 11 goals.

His last goal was scored on October 26, 1992, when, in Campeonato Carioca, Vasco da Gama beat Goytacaz 2-0 at São Januário stadium.

He retired on March 24, 1993, when he was 39 years old. His last match was on that day, when Deportivo de La Coruña beat Vasco da Gama 2-0 at Maracanã stadium.

Goals scored in Campeonato Brasileiro

National team

Roberto Dinamite earned 47 caps with the Brazilian national team, between September 1975 and June 1984, scoring 25 goals, including matches against combined teams, and clubs. He played 38 matches against national teams (20 of them were official FIFA matches), and scored 20 goals, and the nine other matches were against combined teams, and clubs, scoring 5 goals in those matches. His first national team match was played on September 30, 1975, when the Peruvian national team beat Brazil 3-1. Roberto Dinamite's first Brazilian national team goal was scored on May 23, 1976, when Brazil beat England 1-0. His last cap was earned on June 17, 1984, when Brazil and Argentina drew 0-0.

He was a reserve player in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals. He was also reserve player for Serginho Chulapa in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was called by Telê Santana after Careca got injured.

Roberto Dinamite played five Brazil Olympic team matches, all of them in 1972. He scored one goal in his last match, played on August 11, 1972, when Brazil and Tuna Luso drew 1-1.

Honours as a player

*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1974
*Campeonato Carioca: 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992

Individual honours

*Bola de Prata: 1979, 1981, 1984
*Maior Ídolo do Rio ("Rio's Greatest Idol") by "Jornal dos Sports" newspaper: 1985
*Craque do Brasil ("Outstanding player of Brazil") by "Jornal dos Sports" newspaper: 1985

Politics

After his retirement from football, he became a politician. In 1992, after joining the PSDB party, he ran for the State Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, being elected with 34,893 votes, and being re-elected twice since.

As a member of PMDB, Roberto Dinamite was elected Rio de Janeiro state deputy in 1994, with 68,516 votes, in 1998, with 44,993 votes, in 2002, with 53,172 votes and in 2006, with 49,097 votes.

He is currently a member of PMDB party.

Roberto Dinamite was a candidate to Vasco da Gama presidency in 2003 and in 2006. He was elected president of Vasco da Gama in 2008.

References

*cite book
last = Lance!
first =
coauthors =
title = Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 2 Lance!
publisher = Aretê Editorial S/A
date = 2001
location = Rio de Janeiro
id =
*cite book
last = Napoleão
first = Antônio Carlos
coauthors = Roberto Assaf
title = Seleção Brasileira - 90 Anos 1914-2004
publisher = MAUAD
date = 2004
location = Rio de Janeiro
id = ISBN 85-7478-142-8

External links

* [http://www.robertodinamite.com.br/ Official Website]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=18689 national-football-teams.com]