Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros (born 25 July 1977), known simply as Roberto, is a Brazilian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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. He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, representing four clubs and amassing

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totals of 83 matches and 19 goals over four seasons.

Club career

Born in

Osasco Osasco () is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in ...

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

, Roberto played mainly for

Volta Redonda Futebol Clube Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Volta Redonda, is a Brazilian professional club based in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro founded on 9 February 1976. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazil ...

in his country, also being loaned twice during his contract. In February 2003, he moved to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

and joined

F.C. Penafiel Futebol Clube de Penafiel ( or ) is a Portuguese football club founded on 8 February 1951 and based in the city of Penafiel. Brief history Penafiel first reached the first division in 1980–81, first lasting two seasons. They also played the ...

, scoring 20

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goals in his first full season, which ended in

promotion. He netted only 13 the following two combined, however, with the team being relegated in 2006. Roberto then returned to the Portuguese second level, with

Leixões SC The Port of Leixões ( pt, Porto de Leixões, ) is one of Portugal's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto. Leixões Sport Club The Port of Leixões ( pt, P ...

, scoring 17 goals in 30 games in his first year ''en route'' to another promotion. After an average 2007–08, he could only appear in three matches the following campaign as the

Matosinhos Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal () is a city and a municipality in the northern Porto district of Portugal, bordered in the south by the city of Porto (8 km from the city centre). The population in 2011 was 175,478, and covered an area of approx ...

side finished in sixth position, mainly due to injury. In the summer of 2009, aged 32, Roberto returned to the second tier as he signed for

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chairm ...

. He scored nine league goals in his second season, being an essential attacking player as the club returned to the top flight after an absence of 23 years. Roberto joined

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity. History Foun ...

of the second division on 2 August 2011.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberto 1977 births Living people People from Osasco Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Volta Redonda FC players Esporte Clube Juventude players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Penafiel players Leixões S.C. players C.D. Feirense players F.C. Arouca players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers from São Paulo (state)