Roberto Dinamite

Roberto Dinamite was developed at Vasco da Gama youth squad. He is one of the most famous Vasco da Gama players, and is the club's greatest goal scorer. He scored 698 goals wearing the club's shirt and 864 goals in all his career. He played 1022 matches (768 official matches, and 254 friendly matches). Roberto was nicknamed Dinamite by the journalist Aparício Pires, of Jornal dos Sports newspaper, after scoring a spectacular goal in his debut for the professional team, on 25 November 1971, against Internacional, at Maracanã stadium. The journalist wrote in the newspaper that the Dynamite-Boy detonates at Maracanã. He helped Vasco da Gama win the 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the 1977 Campeonato Carioca before moving to Barcelona in 1979. After only scoring 3 goals at Barcelona, he returned back to Vasco da Gama and won four more Campeonato Carioca (1982, 1987, 1988, 1992) In 1989–90, he played for Portuguesa of São Paulo state, scoring 11 goals. His last goal was scored on 26 October 1992, when, in Campeonato Carioca, Vasco da Gama beat Goytacaz 2–0 at São Januário Stadium. Dinamite retired on 24 March 1993, when he was 39 years old. His last match was on that day, when Deportivo de La Coruña of Spain beat Vasco da Gama 2–0 at Maracanã stadium, in a friendly game in which Zico also played (for Vasco).

Roberto Dinamite earned 47 caps with the Brazil national team, between September 1975 and June 1984, scoring 25 goals, including matches against combined teams, and clubs. He played 38 matches against national teams (20 of them were official FIFA matches), and scored 20 goals, and the nine other matches were against combined teams, and clubs, scoring five goals in those matches. His first national team match was played on 30 September 1975, when the Peru national team beat Brazil 3–1. Roberto Dinamite's first Brazil national team goal was scored on 23 May 1976, when Brazil beat England 1–0. His last cap was earned on 17 June 1984, when Brazil and Argentina drew 0–0. Dinamite was a reserve player in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals. He was also reserve player for Serginho in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was called by Telê Santana after Careca got injured. Roberto Dinamite played five Brazil Olympic team matches, all of them in 1972. He scored one goal in his last match, played on 11 August 1972, when Brazil and Tuna Luso drew 1–1.

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Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dinamite goal.

Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1974 Campeonato Carioca: 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992 Copa Rio: 1992 Taça Guanabara: 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992 Taça Rio: 1984, 1988, 1992 Torneio Extra: 1990 Brazil

FIFA World Cup third place: 1978 Copa América runner-up: 1983 Copa América third place: 1979 Taça do Atlântico: 1976 Copa Río Branco: 1976 Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1976 Bicentennial Cup: 1976 Brazil U23

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic: 1971 Brazil Masters

World Cup of Masters: 1991 Rio de Janeiro

Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 1987 Records and Individual

22nd-highest official goalscorer in football history: 517 goals (according to RSSSF) 3rd-highest official free-kick goalscorer in football history: 73 goals Vasco da Gama all-time top goalscorer: 702 goals Campeonato Brasileiro Série A all-time top goalscorer: 190 goals Campeonato Carioca all-time top goalscorer: 284 goals Clássico dos Milhões (vs Flamengo) all-time top goalscorer: 27 goals Clássico dos Gigantes (vs Fluminense) all-time top goalscorer: 36 goals Clássico da Amizade (vs Botafogo) all-time top goalscorer: 25 goals Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer: 1974 (16 goals), 1984 (16 goals) Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 1978 (19 goals), 1981 (31 goals), 1985 (12 goals) Bola de Prata: 1979, 1981, 1984 Copa América top scorer: 1983 (3 goals) Maior Ídolo do Rio (Rio's Greatest Idol) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper: 1985 Craque do Brasil (Outstanding player of Brazil) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper:…