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.

Volleyball playing

As a volleyball player, Bebeto competed in the volleyball tournaments at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1]

Volleyball coaching

Bebeto coached several Brazilian and Italian volleyball teams; as coach of Brazil men's national team, he won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2] He won the 1998 FIVB World Championship with the Italian men's national team.[3]

In 2015, Bebeto was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]

Football management

Bebeto 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.

Personal life and death

Bebeto was born in Rio de Janeiro. He died on March 13, 2018, of a heart attack inside the Atlético Mineiro training center.[5] He was 68.

Education

Master's Degree 1992

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, S.A.

Master's Degree 2004

Fluminense Federal University[6]

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. News: The Seoul Olympics: Men's Volleyball; Americans Top Brazil, 3-0, to Gain Final . 30 September 1988 . . Vecsey . George . A15 . 24 September 2024 .
  3. Web site: Titles won by de Freitas . Sportsmission.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728045239/http://sportsmission.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=34 . 2011-07-28 . dead . 2010-12-27 .
  4. Web site: Bebeto de Freitas . . 24 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422102120/https://www.volleyhall.org/bebeto-de-freitas.html . 22 April 2024 . live .
  5. News: Bebeto de Freitas morre após passar mal na Cidade do Galo . . 2018-03-13 . 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.
  6. Web site: Paulo Roberto De Freitas: Executive Profile & Biography . . 2018-05-18.

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