
Roberto Costa Cabral or Roberto Costa, as he was known, (born December 8, 1954 in
Santos
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People
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*Santos Benavides (1823–1891), Confederate general in the American Civil War
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* Santos (footballer, ...
) is a former
football player from
Brazil
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. He played goalkeeper (height : 1,85m), mainly with
Atlético Paranaense
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. He twice received the
Bola de Ouro
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award (Golden Ball in English) given to the best player in the
Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian championship).
He has one cap with the
Brazil national team.
Clubs
* Flamengo of Varginha
*
Santos FC
Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in ...
*1978–1983:
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
* 1984–1984:
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
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* 1984–1984:
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...
*
Internacional
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*
Taguatinga
*
Caldense.
* 1987–1987:
Atlético Paranaense
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He adopted the surname “Costa” to differentiate himself from “
Roberto Dinamite
Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, known as Roberto Dinamite (born 13 April 1954) is a Brazilian former footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Roberto ...
” who played at that time. After two
Paraná State championship
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Format
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, gained with
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
, he joined
Vasco Vasco may refer to:
* Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish
* ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos
* Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
* Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco
* Club de Regatas Va ...
and was vice-champion of the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
in 1984.
Honours
*Winner of
Paraná State championship
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Format
The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, a ...
in 1982 and 1983 with
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
*
Bola de Ouro
The ''Bola de Ouro'' (Golden Ball) is an annual award given each year, since 1973, by Brazilian sports magazine '' Placar'' to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro. A group of sports journalists watch every match of the competition and ra ...
in 1983 and 1984
External links
*
history Roberto Costa
1954 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Santos, São Paulo
Brazilian footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Brazil international footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Sport Club Internacional players
Santos FC players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
CR Vasco da Gama players
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