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{{short description|Brazilian footballer and politician (born 1964)}}
{{other people}}
{{Portuguese name|Gama|Oliveira}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Bebeto
| image               = Bebeto brazil (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Bebeto in 2010
| office              = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Rio&nbsp;de Janeiro]]
| term_start          = 1 February 2011
| term_end            = 31 January 2023
| party               = [[Podemos (Brazil)|PODE]] (2017–present)
| otherparty          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|PDT]] (2009–13; 2016–17)
* [[Solidariedade|SD]] (2013–16)
}}
| birth_name          = José Roberto Gama de Oliveira
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|02|16}}
| birth_place         = [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]], Brazil
| height              = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| spouse              = {{Marriage|Denise de Oliveira|1988}}
| children            = 3, including [[Mattheus Oliveira|Mattheus]]
| profession          = Former football player and coach
| module              = {{Infobox football biography
| embed = yes
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1981
| youthclubs1 = [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]]
| youthyears2 = 1981–1982
| youthclubs2 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| years1 = 1982
| clubs1 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| caps1  = 
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 1983–1989
| clubs2 = [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]]
| caps2 = 80
| goals2 = 34
| years3 = 1989–1992
| clubs3 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps3 = 53
| goals3 = 28
| years4 = 1992–1996
| clubs4 = [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]]
| caps4 = 131
| goals4 = 86
| years5 = 1996
| clubs5 = [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]]
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 1996–1997
| clubs6 = [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1997
| clubs7 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 8
| years8 = 1997
| clubs8 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1998–1999
| clubs9 = [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
| caps9 = 17
| goals9 = 9
| years10 = 1999
| clubs10 = [[Toros Neza]]
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2000
| clubs11 = [[Kashima Antlers]]
| caps11 = 8
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2000
| clubs12 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| caps12 = 3
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2001
| clubs13 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps13 = 8
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2002
| clubs14 = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
| caps14 = 5
| goals14 = 1
| totalcaps = 342
| totalgoals = 178
| nationalyears1 = 1996
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]])
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 1985–1998
| nationalteam2 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps2 = 75
| nationalgoals2 = 38
| manageryears1 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs1 = [[America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro)|America (RJ)]]
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Brazil}}}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 France]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1989 Copa América|1989 Brazil]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup|FIFA U–20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983 Mexico]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[South American Youth Football Championship|South American U-20 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1983 South American U-20 Championship|1983 Bolivia]]|}}
| medaltemplates-expand =
}}
}}

'''José Roberto Gama de Oliveira''' (born 16 February 1964), known as '''Bebeto''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|beˈbɛtu|lang}}), is a Brazilian former professional [[Forward (association football)|football]] player who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He entered politics in the [[2010 Brazilian general election]]s and was elected to the [[Legislative Assemblies of Brazilian states|Legislative Assembly]] of Rio de Janeiro representing the [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]].

With 39 goals in 75 appearances for Brazil, Bebeto is the [[Brazil national football team#Top goalscorers|sixth highest goalscorer]] for his national team. He was the top scorer for Brazil at the [[1989 Copa América]] when they won the tournament. At the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], he formed a formidable strike partnership with [[Romário]] to lead Brazil to a record fourth World Cup title. He was also a member of the Brazilian team that won the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]], while he won Olympic silver and bronze medals with Brazil at the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] and [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996]] Summer Olympic Games respectively. In 1989, Bebeto was named [[South American Footballer of the Year]].

In January 2013 and August 2014, Bebeto was named as one of the six Ambassadors of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] and Rio 2016 in Brazil, others being [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]], [[Amarildo Tavares da Silveira|Amarildo]], [[Marta (footballer)|Marta]], [[Carlos Alberto Torres]], [[Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo|Mário Zagallo]].

==Early career==
[[File:Bebeto.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Bebeto in 2009]]
Bebeto, who was born in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]], started his career in 1983 with [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]].

==Club career==
He played for [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]], [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]], [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] and [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] in Brazil, [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] and [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in Spain, [[Toros Neza]] in [[Mexico]], [[Kashima Antlers]] in [[J.League|Japan]], and [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al Ittihad]] in [[Saudi Arabia]], finally retiring in 2002.

===Deportivo La Coruña===
Bebeto spent four years in Spain at Deportivo La Coruña, scoring an impressive 86 goals in 131 games. Bebeto became the top scorer in La Liga in his first season at Deportivo, scoring 29 goals in the 1992–93 season. In the next season, 1993–94 season, Deportivo had the chance to win their first ever [[La Liga]] title by beating [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] in the last match of the season. In a very evenly matched contest Deportivo had a golden opportunity to seal the victory and thus the league title. They were given a penalty kick just minutes from the end. The official penalty taker all season had been Bebeto (after [[Donato Gama da Silva|Donato]], who wasn't in the field), who this time, refused to take the penalty. Eventually, [[Miroslav Đukić]] took the penalty and failed to score; hence, the match ended with a 0–0 draw, effectively handing [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] the title.

===Later career===
In 1996 Bebeto returned to play for native club Flamengo, but after just 15 games, Bebeto returned to Spain to play for [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], for whom he never scored. In 1997, Bebeto joined [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] for just one match, the [[1997 Intercontinental Cup]] final against [[Borussia Dortmund]]. Despite his presence, the [[Belo Horizonte]] side lost the match 2–0. Bebeto returned to goalscoring form at native clubs Vitória in late 1997 and [[Botafogo]] in early 1998, which saw him being picked for Brazil's World Cup defence in 1998.

In 2001, he was rejected by [[Scotland|Scottish]] side [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]], who were willing to pay his wages but had reservations about his fitness.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/1213708.stm |title=St Mirren knock back Bebeto |publisher=BBC Sport | date=10 March 2001}}</ref> On 5 September 2002, he joined his final club at the age of 38, [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] of Saudi Arabia, after pledging to join Vasco da Gama on 28 August.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brazilian star Bebeto joins Ittihad club|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/223957|access-date=5 April 2014|newspaper=Arab News|date=5 September 2002}}</ref>

==International career==
For Brazil, Bebeto scored 39 goals in 75 caps after making his debut in 1985. He played in three [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], and [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]. In 1994, he was one of the best players of the tournament, scoring three goals and providing two assists for the eventual champions,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/scorer/wm-1994-in-den-usa/ |title=World Cup 1994 ABD » Scorers |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisbevan/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1994_world_cu.html |title=The Story of the 1994 World Cup |work=BBC Sport |last=Bevan |first=Chris |date=27 May 2010 |access-date=11 October 2012 }}</ref> and then repeated the feat four years later as Brazil finished second to hosts France.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/scorer/wm-1998-in-frankreich/ |title=World Cup 1998 Fransa » Scorers |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 April 2020 }}</ref><ref name="cnnsi_fit">{{ Cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/15/ronaldo_hotel/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010609061136/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/15/ronaldo_hotel/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 9 June 2001 | title = Ronaldo's fit caused hotel panic | publisher=[[CNN/SI]] | date = 15 July 1998 }}</ref>

During the 1994 World Cup, Bebeto formed a formidable partnership with [[Romário]], after they succeeded in putting their personal differences aside. Bebeto and Romário were fierce rivals in the Spanish League. Bebeto led the Spanish first division with 29 goals in 1992–93 and Romário led it with 30 goals in 1993–94. It was Romário who gave Bebeto the nickname Chorao, or Crybaby, for his habit of pouting to referees. It was also Romário who called a news conference before the World Cup to announce that he would not sit next to Bebeto on the team's flight to the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=WORLD CUP '94; Romario Is Short on Humility, Long on Talent |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/05/sports/world-cup-94-romario-is-short-on-humility-long-on-talent.html |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=5 June 1994 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/13/sports/world-cup-94-for-now-just-call-it-a-truce.html “WORLD CUP '94; For Now, Just Call It a Truce”]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> Today, however, Bebeto and Romario are friends, with Bebeto claiming that they talk often. In an interview in 2018, Bebeto praised his partnership with Romario: "I played with Romario only in the national team. We played only one game together at Flamengo before he left for Europe. Do you know that Brazil have never lost a game when Bebeto and Romario played together? Not a single game! Besides, every time we played together at least one of us scored."<ref>[https://gong.bg/football-sviat/drugi/bebeto-prez-94-a-bylgariia-imashe-potencial-za-svetovnata-titla-511952 “Бебето: През 94-а България имаше потенциал за световната титла”]. Gong.bg.</ref>

Bebeto became a household name for his [[goal celebration]] in the 1994 World Cup in the United States. His wife had delivered their third child two days before a quarter-final match against [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in the scorching heat of [[Dallas]]. After scoring, Bebeto ran to the sideline, brought his arms together and began rocking an imaginary baby.<ref name="celebration">{{Cite journal |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=790168&cc=5739&ver=global |title=First XI: World Cup celebrations |author=Jon Carter |journal=[[ESPN]] |date=26 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603233147/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=790168&cc=5739&ver=global |archive-date=3 June 2010}}</ref> Teammates Romário and [[Mazinho]] quickly joined in.<ref name="celebration"/> That child, a boy who was named [[Mattheus Oliveira|Mattheus]], started his football career with the youth side of Brazilian club [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thescore.ie/bebetos-son-matheus-signs-for-flamenco-249068-Oct2011 |title=Bebeto's son Matheus signs for Flamenco |publisher=thescore.ie |date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205023654/http://www.thescore.ie/bebetos-son-matheus-signs-for-flamenco-249068-Oct2011/ |archive-date=5 February 2012}}</ref>

He won a silver medal for Brazil in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]. He was later chosen to be an over-23 player at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], scoring a [[hat-trick]] in the Bronze medal match against Portugal.

On 8 December 2012 a friendly match was played by Brazil Masters vs IFA All Stars at [[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]], India. Bebeto scored a goal for Brazil Masters as they defeated All Stars by 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2012/12/brazilian-master-win-3-1-against-ifa.html |date=8 December 2012 |title=Brazilian Master win 3-1 against IFA Allstars in Kolkata |website=Arunava about Football |access-date=8 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720191519/http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2012/12/brazilian-master-win-3-1-against-ifa.html |archive-date=20 July 2015}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Regarded one of Brazil's greatest strikers, Bebeto was a prolific goalscorer and an excellent finisher, who was known for his consistency and determination throughout his career, although he was also injury-prone and was criticised for his character. Despite not being imposing physically due to his lack of height and slender physique, he was a fast and opportunistic player, who used his agility, offensive movement, and intelligence to lose his markers in tight spaces. Due to his vision, outstanding technical skills, close control on the ball, and his ability to play off other strikers and provide them with [[Assist (football)|assists]], he was often employed as a [[Playmaker|playmaking]] [[attacking midfielder]] or as a [[supporting striker]] early on in his career, drawing influence from [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]]'s playing style. He was later deployed as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] or as a [[centre-forward]], however, where he excelled, due to his eye for goal, and remained in this position for the rest of his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/bebeto_%28Enciclopedia_dello_Sport%29/ |work=Treccani, Enciclopedia dello Sport |title=BEBETO (Jose Roberto Gama de Oliveira) |language=it|author1=Darwin Pastorin|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br/que-fim-levou/bebeto-3914|title=QUE FIM LEVOU? Bebeto|website=terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br|language=pt|author1=Rogério Micheletti|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.netvasco.com.br/mauroprais/vasco/idolos2.html#bebeto |title=C. R. Vasco da Gama: Ídolos do Vasco B – BEBETO|website=netvasco.com.br|access-date=2 April 2015|language=pt|author1=Mauro Prais|date=14 April 2014}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Bebeto was hired on 16 December 2009 as the [[America Football Club (RJ)|América Football Club]]'s head coach. After an average performance at the [[Taça Guanabara]], he was sacked on 13 February 2010. He had a record of three wins, one draw and four losses.

==Personal life==
Bebeto is married to Denise Oliveira, who played volleyball for Flamengo in 1988, with whom he has two sons and one daughter,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://extra.globo.com/famosos/bebeto-completa-25-anos-de-casado-revela-segredo-de-uniao-duradoura-nao-tem-so-coisas-boas-as-vezes-um-tem-que-ceder-8813195.html |title=Bebeto completa 25 anos de casado e revela segredo de união duradoura: 'Não tem só coisas boas, às vezes um tem que ceder' |website=globo.com |language=pt |date=26 June 2013 }}</ref> Stéphannie who is married to [[Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves|Carlos Eduardo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/yes/2019/12/25/stephannie-oliveira-futuro-marido-igual-igual-igual-padre/00031577295513387584802.htm |title=La hija de Bebeto: "Mi futuro marido es igual, igual, pero que igual, a mi padre" |website=La Voz de Galicia |language=es |date=25 December 2019 }}</ref> His son, [[Mattheus Oliveira|Mattheus]], is a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/31868/juventus-net-son-bebeto|title=Juventus net son of Bebeto|date=14 March 2013|publisher=football-italia.net}}</ref> Bebeto's brother-in-law, Luiz Fernando Petra, was murdered in 2002, during a federal deputy election in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://extra.globo.com/esporte/campeonato-carioca/bebeto-para-ajudar-eu-seria-presidente-do-flamengo-4701759.html |title=Bebeto: 'Para ajudar, eu seria presidente do Flamengo' |website=globo.com |language=pt |date=21 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Media==
Bebeto features in [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA video game series|''FIFA'' video game series]]; he was on the cover of certain editions of ''[[FIFA 97]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Soccer 97|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/fifa-soccer-97/3030-3383/|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
<ref>{{NFT player|13642}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|State league
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa do Brasil]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[Copa MX]], [[Emperor's Cup]], [[King Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]]
|[[1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1983]]
|rowspan="6"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|2||0||||||||||||||||||2||0
|-
|[[1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1984]]
|11||5||||||||||7{{efn|name=LIB|Appearances in [[Copa Libertadores]]}}||4||||||18||9
|-
|[[1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1985]]
|22||9||||||||||||||||||22||9
|-
|[[1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1986]]
|17||5||||||||||||||||||17||5
|-
|[[Copa União|1987]]
|14||6||||||||||||||||||14||6
|-
|[[1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1988]]
|14||9||||||||||||||||||14||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!80!!34!!!!!!!!!!7!!4!!!!!!87!!38
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
|[[1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1989]]
|rowspan="4"|Série A
|12||6||||||||||||||||||12||6
|-
|[[1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1990]]
|8||1||||||||||5{{efn|name=LIB}}||1||||||13||2
|-
|[[1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1991]]
|8||3||||||||||||||||||8||3
|-
|[[1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1992]]
|25||18||||||||||||||||||25||18
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!53!!28!!!!!!!!!!5!!1!!!!!!58!!29
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]]
|[[1992–93 Deportivo de La Coruña season|1992–93]]
|rowspan="4"|[[La Liga]]
|37||29||colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||38||29
|-
|[[1993–94 Deportivo de La Coruña season|1993–94]]
|34||16||colspan="2"|–||1||0||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||3||colspan="2"|–||39||19
|-
|[[1994–95 Deportivo de La Coruña season|1994–95]]
|26||16||colspan="2"|–||1||0||3{{efn|name=UC}}||4||colspan="2"|–||33||20
|-
|[[1995–96 Deportivo de La Coruña season|1995–96]]
|34||25||colspan="2"|–||2||0||5{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||6||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Supercopa de España]]}}||1||43||32
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!131!!86!!colspan="2"|–!!5!!0!!12!!13!!2!!1!!150!!100
|-
|Flamengo
|[[1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1996]]
|Série A
|15||7||||||||||||||||||15||7
|-
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|[[1996–97 La Liga|1996–97]]
|La Liga
|5||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|Vitória
|[[1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1997]]
|Série A
|8||8||||||||||||||||||8||8
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|[[1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1998]]
|rowspan="2"|Série A
|17||9||||||||||||||||||17||9
|-
|[[1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1999]]
|colspan="2"|–||||||||||||||||||||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!17!!9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!17!!9
|-
|[[Toros Neza]]
|1998–99
|[[Mexican Primera División|Primera División]]
|8||2||colspan="2"|–||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||2
|-
|[[Kashima Antlers]]
|[[2000 Kashima Antlers season|2000]]
|[[J1 League]]
|8||1||colspan="2"|–||||||colspan="2"|–||||||8||1
|-
|[[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
|[[Copa João Havelange|2000]]
|Série A
|3||0||||||||||||||||||3||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|Vasco da Gama
|[[2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2001]]
|rowspan="2"|Série A
|8||2||||||||||||||||||8||2
|-
|[[2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2002]]
|colspan="2"|–||||||||||||||||||||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!8!!2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!8!!2
|-
|[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
|[[2002–03 Saudi Premier League|2002–03]]
|[[Saudi Professional League|Saudi Premier League]]
|5||1||colspan="2"|–||||||||||||||5||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!341!!178!!!!!!5!!0!!24!!18!!2!!1!!372!!197
|}
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=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bebeto-intlg.html |title=José Roberto Gama de Oliveira "Bebeto" – Goals in International Matches |publisher=Rsssf.com |date=25 October 2003 |access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!style="width:40px;"|Apps!!style="width:40px;"|Goals
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|1985||6||0
|-
|1986||0||0
|-
|1987||0||0
|-
|1988||0||0
|-
|1989||18||10
|-
|1990||3||0
|-
|1991||5||0
|-
|1992||8||7
|-
|1993||9||6
|-
|1994||11||8
|-
|1995||2||2
|-
|1996||1||1
|-
|1997||3||1
|-
|1998||9||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!75!!38
|}

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bebeto goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Bebeto
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || {{dts|format=dmy|1989|05|10}} || [[Fortaleza]], Brazil || {{fb|PER}} || || align="center"|4–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || {{dts|format=dmy|1989|06|08}} || [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil || {{fb|POR}} || || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || {{dts|format=dmy|1989|07|01}} || [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Brazil || {{fb|VEN}} || || align="center"|3–1 || [[1989 Copa América]]
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| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1989|07|09}} || rowspan="2"|[[Recife]], Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{fb|PAR}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|1989 Copa América
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| align="center"|5 || 
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| align="center"|6 || {{dts|format=dmy|1989|07|12}} || Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|ARG}} || || align="center"|2–0 || 1989 Copa América
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| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1989|07|14}} || rowspan="2"|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|PAR}} Paraguay || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|1989 Copa América
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| align="center"|8 || 
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1989|07|30}} || rowspan="2"|[[Caracas]], Venezuela || rowspan="2"|{{fb|VEN}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 
|-
| align="center"|11 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1992|04|15}} || rowspan="2"|[[Cuiabá]], Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{fb|FIN}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|12 || 
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| align="center"|13 || {{dts|format=dmy|1992|05|17}} || London, England || {{fb|ENG}} || || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|14 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1992|07|31}} || rowspan="2"|Los Angeles, United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MEX}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|1992 Friendly Cup
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| align="center"|15 || 
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| align="center"|16 || {{dts|format=dmy|1992|08|02}} || Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|USA}} || || align="center"|1–0 || 1992 Friendly Cup
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| align="center"|17 || {{dts|format=dmy|1992|12|16}} || [[Porto Alegre]], Brazil || {{fb|GER}} || || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|18 || {{dts|format=dmy|1993|07|14}} || Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{flagicon|PAR}} Paraguay || ||align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
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| align="center"|19 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1993|08|01}} || rowspan="2"|Pueblo Nuevo, Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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| align="center"|20 || 
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| align="center"|21 || {{dts|format=dmy|1993|08|22}} || [[São Paulo]], Brazil || {{fb|ECU}} || || align="center"|2–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|22 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1993|08|29}} || rowspan="2"|[[Recife]], Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BOL}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6–0 || rowspan="2"|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|23 || 
|-
| align="center"|24 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1994|03|23}} || rowspan="2"|Recife, Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|25 || 
|-
| align="center"|26 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1994|06|08}} || rowspan="2"|[[San Diego]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HON}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|27 || 
|-
| align="center"|28 || {{dts|format=dmy|1994|06|12}} || [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], United States || {{fb|SLV}} || || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|29 || {{dts|format=dmy|1994|06|24}} || [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], United States || {{fb|CMR}} || || align="center"|3–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]
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| align="center"|30 || {{dts|format=dmy|1994|07|04}} || Palo Alto, United States || {{flagu|United States}} || || align="center"|1–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup
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| align="center"|31 || {{dts|format=dmy|1994|07|09}} || [[Dallas]], United States || {{fb|NED}} || || align="center"|3–2 || 1994 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|32 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1995|02|22}} || rowspan="2"|Fortaleza, Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SVK}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|33 || 
|-
| align="center"|34 || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|04|24}} || [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] || {{fb|RSA}} || || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly
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| align="center"|35 || {{dts|format=dmy|1997|12|06}} || Johannesburg, South Africa || {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa || || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|36 || {{dts|format=dmy|1998|06|16}} || [[Nantes]], France || {{fb|MAR}} || || align="center"|3–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]
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| align="center"|37 || {{dts|format=dmy|1998|06|23}} || [[Marseille]], France || {{fb|NOR}} || || align="center"|1–2 || 1998 FIFA World Cup
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| align="center"|38 || {{dts|format=dmy|1998|07|03}} || Nantes, France || {{fb|DEN}} || || align="center"|3–2 || 1998 FIFA World Cup
|}

==Honours==
'''Flamengo'''
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1983]], [[Copa União|1987]]
* [[Campeonato Carioca]]: [[1986 Campeonato Carioca|1986]]
* [[Taça Guanabara]]: 1984, 1988, 1989

'''Vasco da Gama'''
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: [[1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1989]]
* Taça Guanabara: 1990

'''Deportivo La Coruña'''
* [[Copa del Rey]]: [[1994–95 Copa del Rey|1994–95]]
* [[Supercopa de España]]: [[1995 Supercopa de España|1995]]

'''Botafogo'''
* [[Torneio Rio-São Paulo]]: 1998

'''Kashima Antlers'''
* [[J League]]: [[2000 J.League Division 1|2000]]
* [[Emperor's Cup]]: [[2000 Emperor's Cup|2000]]
* [[J.League Cup]]: [[2000 J.League Cup|2000]]

'''Brazil U20'''
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]: [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983]]

'''Brazil U23'''
* [[Pan American Games]]: [[Football at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]]
* [[Olympic Games]] Silver medal: [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]; Bronze medal: [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]

'''Brazil'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
* [[Copa América]]: [[1989 Copa América|1989]]
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Campeonato Carioca]] top scorer: 1988, 1989
* [[Copa América]] top scorer: [[1989 Copa América|1989]]
* [[South American Footballer of the Year]]: 1989
* South American Team of the Year: 1989<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html |title=South American Team of the Year |date=16 January 2009 |access-date=18 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121064015/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html |archive-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Bola de Prata (Brazil)|Bola de Prata]]: 1992
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorers|Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer]]: 1992
* [[Pichichi Trophy]]: [[1992–93 La Liga|1992–93]]
*[[Mundo Deportivo|La Liga Team of The Year]]: 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1993/06/23/pagina-24/1280761/pdf.html |website=Hemeroteca - El Mundo Deportivo |title=Mundo Deportivo La Liga Team of the Year|access-date=30 October 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Olympic Games]] top scorer: 1996
* [[Torneio Rio-São Paulo]] top scorer: 1999
* [[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]]: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time] Retrieved on 20 November 2015</ref>
* [[Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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