Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto da Rosa Pinto | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Mendes, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 1994 | (aged 56–57)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1955 | Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1956–1962 [1] | Vasco da Gama | 204 | (46) |
1962–1966 | Bangu | ||
1966–1967 | Fluminense | 56 | (4) |
1967–1968 | Botafogo-SP | ||
1969–1971 [2] | Ponte Preta | ||
1972–1974 | Olaria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024 |
Roberto da Rosa Pinto (24 September 1937 – 1994), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Trained in Vasco da Gama's own youth categories, Pinto became a hero when deciding the title of the 1958 Campeonato Carioca, on 17 January 1959 against Flamengo. [3] [4] He also played for Bangu, Fluminense, Botafogo-SP, Ponte Preta and Olaria. [5] [6]
Roberto is nephew of the footballers Jair Rosa Pinto and Orlando Rosa Pinto. [7]
Pinto died after being run over in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in 1994. [5]