Beto (footballer, born May 1976) explained

Beto
Fullname:Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo
Birth Date:3 May 1976
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.85 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:1987–1988
Youthclubs1:CAC Pontinha
Youthyears2:1988–1994
Youthclubs2:Sporting CP
Years1:1994–2006
Caps1:241
Goals1:21
Years2:1994–1995
Clubs2:→ União Lamas (loan)
Caps2:21
Goals2:0
Years3:1995–1996
Clubs3:→ Campomaiorense (loan)
Caps3:18
Goals3:1
Years4:2006–2007
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:2006–2007
Clubs5:→ Recreativo (loan)
Caps5:25
Goals5:2
Years6:2007–2009
Caps6:26
Goals6:2
Years7:2009–2010
Caps7:10
Goals7:0
Years8:2011
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:345
Totalgoals:26
Nationalyears1:1996–1998
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:1997–2004
Nationalcaps2:31
Nationalgoals2:2

Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo (born 3 May 1976), known as Beto (pronounced as /pt/), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

He played most of his professional career with Sporting CP (ten seasons, 315 official games and five major titles),[1] but also had spells in France and Spain, which included spending three years with Recreativo de Huelva.

Beto represented the Portugal national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships, winning 31 caps.

Club career

Sporting CP

A product of Primeira Liga club Sporting CP, Lisbon-born Beto established himself in the first team in the 1996–97 season at the age of just 20, after two loans.[2] As a defensive force and captain he scored some important goals, including against FC Porto, but also two own goals in a single match against rivals S.L. Benfica, a 1–2 home loss.[3]

Beto won the national league twice, in 2000 and 2002, conquering the double the latter year.[4] During his ten-year spell at the Estádio José Alvalade, he managed to net at least once in every season.[5]

Recreativo

After falling out with Sporting coach Paulo Bento in January 2006,[6] Beto joined Ligue 1 club FC Girondins de Bordeaux for €1 million,[7] but appeared sparingly for the French in his five-month stint. On the last day of the summer transfer window that year, he was sent on loan to La Liga returnee Recreativo de Huelva.[8]

On 1 July 2007, Beto signed a three-year permanent deal with the Andalusia side.[9] After two solid first campaigns (netting twice in each, and partnering compatriots Carlos Martins and Silvestre Varela in 2007–08),[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] he only played three matches in his last due to recurrent physical problems,[15] as they eventually ranked last.

Retirement

After terminating his contract with Recreativo,[16] the 33-year-old Beto signed for one year with C.F. Os Belenenses, in August 2009.[17] As in latest years, his first season was blighted by constant injuries, and the capital side was also relegated.[18] [19]

In late January 2011, aged almost 35, Beto returned to Spain and agreed to a short-term deal at UD Alzira in the Segunda División B. He reunited at the club with former Sporting teammate Luís Lourenço,[20] and both were released in June after the team's relegation, having appeared in a combined total of three games.

Beto returned to Sporting in August 2011, being appointed external public relations director.[21] He quit his post two years later.[22]

International career

Beto made his Portugal debut on 6 September 1997, in a 1–1 draw against Germany for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Berlin. He was subsequently part of the nation's squads at the 2002 World Cup – where he scored against the United States, as the national team lost 3–2 and exited in the group stage (he played that competition as a right-back)[23] [24] – and both the 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Championships.[25]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beto goal.|}

Honours

Sporting CP

1999–2000, 2001–02[4]

2001–02[4]

2000, 2002

Portugal

Orders

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sporting.pt/pt/noticias/opiniao/2023-01-05/a-galeria-dos-300 A galeria dos 300 (The 300 gallery)
  2. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/sporting/detalhe/beto-tenho-boas-recordacoes-dos-jogos-em-guimaraes Beto: «Tenho boas recordações dos jogos em Guimarães» (Beto: "I have good memories of the games in Guimarães")
  3. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/beto-importante-foi-a-atitude-da-equipa Beto: «Importante foi a atitude da equipa» (Beto: "The attitude of the team was the most important")
  4. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/sporting/detalhe/beto-solidariedade-viu-se-dentro-de-campo Beto: «Solidariedade viu-se dentro de campo» (Beto: "Solidarity was shown on the pitch")
  5. https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/el-capitan-o-central-goleador-coates-subiu-ao-podio-dos-defesas-com-mais-golos-no-sporting 'El Capitán', o central goleador: Coates subiu ao pódio dos defesas com mais golos pelo Sporting ('El Capitán', the scoring stopper: Coates reached podium of defenders with the most goals for Sporting)
  6. https://www.publico.pt/2006/01/14/jornal/caso-beto-continua-a-fervilhar-no-sporting-58275 Caso Beto continua a fervilhar no Sporting (Beto affair still abuzz at Sporting)
  7. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/national-associations/news/01b1-0f848427aab0-a2e74226d381-1000--bordeaux-bring-in-beto/ Bordeaux bring in Beto
  8. https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/beto-apresentado-no-recreativo-de-huelva Beto apresentado no Recreativo de Huelva (Beto presented at Recreativo de Huelva)
  9. http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2007/07/01/mas_futbol/1183240804_850215.html El Recreativo de Huelva confirma el fichaje del portugués 'Beto' (Recreativo de Huelva confirm signing of Portuguese 'Beto')
  10. https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/el-racing-simposa-al-recreativo-en-un-festival-de-gols-al-sardinero-4-3/noticia/159354/ El Racing s'imposa al Recreativo en un festival de gols al Sardinero (4–3) (Racing best Recreativo in goal festival at Sardinero (4–3))
  11. https://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/recre-real-liga-203269/0/ El Recre hunde un poquito más a la Real Sociedad (1–0) (Recre sink Real Sociedad a little more (1–0))
  12. https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/espanha-portugueses-do-recreativo-huelva-tem-novo-treinador Espanha: portugueses do Recreativo Huelva têm novo treinador (Spain: Recreativo Huelva's Portuguese have a new manager))
  13. https://www.lne.es/deportes/1901/sevilla-goles-luis-fabiano-hunde-recreativo/603479.html El Sevilla, con dos goles de Luis Fabiano, hunde al Recreativo (Sevilla, with two goals from Luis Fabiano, sink Recreativo)
  14. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/amp/noticia/deportes/2008/02/17/deportivo-cae-huelva-ante-rival-diez-jugadores-durante-40-minutos/00031203270543516738362.htm El Deportivo cae en Huelva ante un rival con diez jugadores durante 40 minutos (Deportivo fall in Huelva against opposition with ten players for 40 minutes)
  15. http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2008/11/29/mas_futbol/1227913227_850215.html El portugués Beto se resiente de su lesión de pubis y es baja ante el Villarreal (Portuguese Beto relapses from pubis injury and is not an option against Villarreal)
  16. http://www.marca.com/2009/08/21/futbol/equipos/recreativo/1250852745.html Beto deja de ser jugador del Recreativo (Beto is no longer a Recreativo player)
  17. http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-belenenses-news/3473-official-beto-signs-for-belenenses Official: Beto signs for Belenenses
  18. https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/futebol-nacional/belenenses-recebe-o-porto-com-plantel-desfalcado_d312011 Belenenses recebe o Porto com plantel desfalcado (Belenenses host Porto with undermanned squad)
  19. https://www.dn.pt/desporto/belenenses-despromovido-11-anos-depois-1554419.html Belenenses despromovido 11 anos depois (Belenenses relegated 11 years later)
  20. http://www.lasprovincias.es/v/20110128/ribera-costera/ettien-escudero-beto-lourenco-20110128.html Ettien, Escudero, Beto, Lourenço y ya están en la UD Alzira (Ettien, Escudero, Beto, Lourenço and Tiquinho are already in UD Alzira)
  21. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/beto-objetivo-e-estar-na-final-e-vencer-a-taca-733379 Beto: «Objetivo é estar na final e vencer a taça» (Beto: "The goal is to be in the final and win cup")
  22. https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/beto-abandona-cargo-de-diretor-de-relacoes-publicas-e-internacionais Beto abandona cargo de diretor de Relações Públicas e Internacionais (Beto leaves post of head of Public and International Relations)
  23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/usa_v_portugal/default.stm USA stun Portugal
  24. https://ionline.sapo.pt/artigo/287827/2002-coreia-do-sul-portugal-um-soco-violento-no-park?seccao=Desporto 2002, Coreia do Sul-Portugal. Um soco violento no Park (2002, South Korea-Portugal. A violent jab in the Park)
  25. https://pt.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b6742f052-894afae6f681-1000--grecia-conquista-a-europa/ Grécia conquista a Europa (Greece conquer Europe)
  26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4555475.stm Sporting 1–3 CSKA Moscow

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