Beto Fuscão Explained

Beto Fuscão
Birth Name:Rigoberto Costa
Birth Date:13 April 1950
Death Place:Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Position:Defender

Beto Fuscão (born Rigoberto Costa; 13 April 1950 – 6 December 2022) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

Life and career

Born in Florianópolis, Fuscão started his career as a Fluminense defender, and later went to play for Grêmio and Palmeiras, with whom he was vice-champion in the 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1] In 1976 he was awarded a Bola de Prata (Silver Ball) for best defender, and the same year he received his first call from the Brazil national team, with whom he played several 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification games.[2]

Fuscão died of stomach cancer on 6 December 2022, at the age of 72.

Notes and References

  1. News: Morre Beto Fuscão, zagueiro que brilhou por Palmeiras, Grêmio e seleção brasileira . 8 December 2022 . . 6 December 2022 . pt-br.
  2. News: Morre Beto Fuscão, zagueiro do Grêmio na década de 1970 . 8 December 2022 . . 6 December 2022 . pt-BR.