Ebert Willian Amâncio or simply Betão (born 11 November 1983), is a Brazilian former professional

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. He played as a

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and can also play on the right side of the back four. Betão is known for his positioning, aerial ability, strength and coverage of the opposing players.

Career

Betão began his career in

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before signing a four-year contract with

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for €1 million on 6 August 2007. On 14 August 2007,

decided to sell him, which led to Betão returning to

. Betão's contract with Corinthians expired on 31 December 2007. He was offered a three-year renewal but declined. On 8 January 2008, Betão trained with Santos and signed a three-year contract the following day. Betão made his debut for Santos on 16 January 2008 in the

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, where they lost 0–2 against Portuguesa. He scored his first goal on 24 February 2008 in the 4–1 victory over Ituano for the

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. On 14 January 2015, Betão announced his return to

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signing a contract until the end of the season. After only making appearances in the

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, he ended up winning the cup and the

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that season. In June 2015, the president of Dynamo

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has confirmed that the club has not renewed Betao's contract and have ended their cooperation with him. On 3 July 2015, he signed a three-year contract with

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. On 15 August 2016, Betão returned to Brazil and joined second tier club

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. Following the side's promotion to Série A, his contract was extended for a year on 7 December 2018.

Career statistics

Honours

Corithians * Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 2002 *

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: 2003 *

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Dynamo Kyiv *

: 2008–09, 2014-15 *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2009–10 Avaí *

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, 2021

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