Roberto Dinamite
Roberto Dinamite is undoubtedly one of the most forgotten legendary Brazilian players in the history of football. He is among the best scorers in the history of this sport.
Trophies
Goals
Games
1971/79 Vasco da Gama (BRE) 355 matches, 235 goals
1979/80 FC Barcelona (ESP) 10 matches, 3 goals
(Spanish Championship: 8 matches, 2 goals)
(UEFA Super Cup: 2 matches, 1 goal)
1980/89 Vasco da Gama (BRE) 393 matches, 240 goals
1989/90 AD Portuguesa (BRE) 16 matches, 9 goals
1990 Vasco da Gama (BRE) 4 matches
1991 Campo Grande (BRE) 14 matches
1992/93 Vasco da Gama (BRE) 2 matches
With the National Team :
38 caps, 20 goals
(Friendly matches: 15 caps, 7 goals)
(World Cup qualifiers: 6 caps, 4 goals)
(World Cup: 5 caps, 3 goals)
(Copa America: 10 caps, 4 goals)
(Oswaldo Cruz Cup: 1 cap, 2 goals)
(Atlantic Cup: 1 cap)
1st cap: September 30 against Peru (1-3)
Last cap: June 17, 1984 against Argentina (1-1)
Olympic: 5 caps, 1 goal
Carlos Roberto de Oliveira
Born on April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias (BRE)
Died on January 8, 2023 in Rio de Janeiro (BRE)
Brazilian, Striker, 1m86
Nicknames: Dinamite, the Duke of Caixas
The top scorer in the history of Vasco de Gama
Roberto Dinamite was born on April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Brazil. Very quickly attracted to football, he impressed those around him with his talent from a very young age. An incredible finisher, he always seemed to be in the right place at the right time to conclude actions in the best possible way.
Also capable of building the game, he began his professional career at the age of 17 in the club of his life, Vasco de Gama. After scoring his first goal as a professional, he was nicknamed "Dinamite". With more than 700 matches played for his club between 1971 and 1993, he will have scored 465 official goals, phenomenal statistics.
A legend of Brazilian football
An attacker with outstanding finishing instincts, he had incredible ball technique and undeniable participation in his team's game, loving to touch the ball. His greatest quality was undoubtedly his ball strike and his always decisive offensive positioning. He is also the top scorer in the history of the derby against Flamengo.
With the Brazilian national team, the player was also a notable figure. He scored 20 goals in 38 games for his country with the A team between 1975 and 1984 in a period where Brazil unfortunately did not win any major trophies despite a fantastic team.
He still reached the final of the 1983 Copa America in which he finished top scorer with 3 goals. He also scored 3 goals during the 1978 World Cup. A World Cup during which he achieved 2 very high-level performances. First against Peru, scoring 1 goal, completing 70% of his passes, delivering 2 key passes, winning 5 out of 6 duels on the ground and 3 out of 4 in the air. Then against Poland, he scored twice, completed 83% of his passes and delivered 2 key passes.
With an incredible talent, he also played 10 matches for FC Barcelona during the 1979/80 season when he was 25 years old. Relegated to the bench, he returned to Brazil, gradually becoming a legend of his country and the Brazilian championship that he won in 1974. He finally retired in 1993, at the age of 39.
Trophies :
3rd at World Cup x1
- 1978 (Brazil)
Finalist Copa America x1
- 1983 (Brazil)
Copa Rio Branco x1
- 1976 (Brazil)
Copa Roca x1
- 1976 (Brazil)
Copa Oswaldo Cruz x1
- 1976 (Brazil)
Copa del Atlántico x1
- 1976 (Brazil)
Finalist UEFA Supercup x1
- 1979 (FC Barcelona)
Brazilian League x1
- 1974 (Vasco de Gama)
Vice-Champion Brazilian League x2
- 1979 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1984 (Vasco de Gama)
Rio Championship x5
- 1977 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1982 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1987 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1988 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1992 (Vasco de Gama)
Guanabara Cup x6
- 1976 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1977 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1986 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1987 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1990 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1992 (Vasco de Gama)
Rio Cup x7
- 1975 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1977 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1980 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1981 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1984 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1988 (Vasco de Gama)
- 1992 (Vasco de Gama)
Individual Trophies :
- Voted best player of the year in the Brazilian championship in 1974
- Bola de Prata in 1979, 1981 and 1984
- Revelation of the year in the Brazilian championship in 1971
- Top scorer in the Copa America in 1983 (3 goals)
- Top scorer in the Copa Oswaldo Cruz in 1976 (2 goals)
- Top scorer in the Brazilian championship in 1974 (16 goals) and 1984 (16 goals) (Vasco de Gama)
- Top scorer in the Rio championship in 1978 (19 goals), 1981 (31 goals) and 1985 (12 goals) (Vasco de Gama)
- Voted "Idol of Rio" by the Brazilian daily "Jornal Dos Sport" in 1985