Roberto Mendes da Silva, known simply as Beto is a retired

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ian professional footballer, who spent most of his football career in Indian club football.

Career

After spending six seasons with

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, Beto switched to

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in 2011. After winning the

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with Churchill brothers, he switched back to Dempo in the summer of 2013. He has scored a total of 12 goals for

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in AFC Cup, the continental club tournament.

Personal life

Beto formed the Brasil Futebol Academia in 2009 with Jose Ramirez Barreto. He has two daughters.

Honours

Dempo *

: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009-10 *

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: 2006 *

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: 2007, 2009, 2010 Churchill Brothers *

: 2012–13 *

: 2011 Individual * FPAI Foreign Player of the Year:

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References

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