In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is de Miranda.
 Roberto with Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roberto Lopes de Miranda | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1943-07-31) 31 July 1943 (age 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1970 | Botafogo | 351 | (153) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | Flamengo | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Corinthians | 77 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 439 | (177) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | Brazil | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Roberto Lopes de Miranda, sometimes known as just Roberto or Roberto Miranda (born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, 31 July 1943) is a former association footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. His nickname was "Vendaval" (meaning: Gale).
Throughout his career (1962–1976) he played for Botafogo, Flamengo, Corinthians and América. He won two Rio de Janeiro State Championship (1967, 1968) and one Brazilian Cup in 1968. For the Brazilian national team he played 12 games between 1968 and 1972 and scored 6 goals. He was also part of the team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, playing in two matches.
Together with Jairzinho, Robert Miranda formed a potent strike force which helped Botafogo to win the Rio (Carioca) Championship consecutively in 1967 and 1968. Roberto was a forthright striker much loved by the Botafogo supporters.
In the 1960s, Santos of Pelé, Coutinho, Zito, Edu etc. and Botafogo of Zequinha, Gérson, Jairzinho, Roberto Miranda and Paulo Cesar were the two best teams in Brazil. Botafogo supporters believe that this attack is one of the best attacks of all time in world football history.
Roberto Miranda left Botafogo to play in Mexico. He may have played for other teams but he will always be best known as a Botafogo striker.
Honours
Botafogo
- Campeonato Brasileiro: 1968
- Campeonato Carioca: 1962, 1967, 1968
- Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1964, 1966
- Torneio de Caracas: 1967, 1968, 1970
Brazil
References
- "Roberto Miranda". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- Roberto Miranda – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Pequeña Copa del Mundo and Other International Club Tournaments in Caracas Archived October 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. rsssf.org
External links
- Roberto Miranda at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Miranda at kicker (in German)
- Roberto Miranda at Olympedia
| Brazil football squad – 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Brazil squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup winners (3rd title) | ||
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Brazil
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup–winning players
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Footballers from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen