Roberto Fronza (; born 10 July 1984), also known as Beto, is a former Brazilian professional

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who played as a

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. He currently serves as an assistant coach for

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club

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Club career

Pegasus

Beto scored the first goal in

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' 2008–09 Senior Shield Final win over

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. Pegasus went on to win 3–0 to claim their first ever trophy.

Tuen Mun

On 4 January 2012,

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announced the signing of Beto on loan from Rangers. In August 2012, Beto signed a permanent contract with Tuen Mun SA.

Eastern

On 11 June 2013,

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announced that Beto has joined the club for free.

Southern

Beto joined

in 2016. His contract was renewed in July 2017. On 7 June 2018, Beto signed a new contract with Southern for the following season. On 1 June 2019, Southern announced that Beto's contract would be renewed for the 2019–20 season.

Managerial career

On 21 June 2021, Beto announced his retirement from professional football to become an assistant coach for Southern. He is now the head coach of Southern.

Honours

Club

;Pegasus *

Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only the teams in the Hong Kong Pr ...

: 2008–09 ;Eastern *

Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. Th ...

: 2013–14

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Roberto Fronza
at HKFA * 1984 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Shek Kip Mei SA players Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Eastern Sports Club footballers Hong Kong Rangers FC players Southern District FC players Hong Kong League XI representative players {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub