Bebeto de Freitas explained

Bebeto de Freitas
Birth Name:Paulo Roberto de Freitas
Birth Date:15 January 1950

Paulo Roberto de Freitas, best known as Bebeto (January 15, 1950 – March 13, 2018), was a Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager. He was the president of Botafogo FR football club.

Bebeto was born in Rio de Janeiro. He coached several Brazilian and Italian volleyball teams; as coach of Brazil men's national team, he won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics. He won the 1998 World Championships with Italy men's national team.[1] He also competed in the volleyball tournaments at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

The following year he began his career as football manager for Clube Atlético Mineiro, moving to Botafogo in 2002, bringing the team back to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2003.

De Freitas died on March 13, 2018, of a heart attack inside the Atlético Mineiro training center.[3] He was 68.

Education

Master's Degree 1992

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, S.A.

Master's Degree 2004

Fluminense Federal University[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://sportsmission.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=34 Titles won by de Freitas
  2. Bebeto de Freitas Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032443/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/bebeto-de-freitas-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 March 2018.
  3. News: Bebeto de Freitas morre após passar mal na Cidade do Galo. TEMPO. O. 2018-03-13. SuperFC. 2018-03-13. pt-BR. 2018-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043435/http://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/bebeto-de-freitas-morre-ap%C3%B3s-passar-mal-na-cidade-do-galo-1.1584066. dead.
  4. Web site: Paulo Roberto De Freitas: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com. 2018-05-18.