Roberto Taylor dos Santos Moraes (born 4 February 1963), better known as Betão, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in Pelotas, Betão began his career at EC Pelotas, and later played for SC Internacional. In 1982 he had his first spell at Sport Recife, a team for which he became an idol and in 1987 when he won the Brazilian championship. He also had spells at Santos, Guarani, Portuguesa, Botafogo among other teams, until he ended his career in 1996 at Itumbiara EC.

International career

Betão played for the Brazil under-20 team in 1981, being runner-up in

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and champion of the Toulon Tournament. In 1983 he played two friendly matches with the main Brazil team, against

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and

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Personal life

After retiring, Betão worked in football schools and selling sports equipment.

Honours

;Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 1981 ;Sport Recife * Campeonato Brasileiro:

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Campeonato Pernambucano The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...

: 1982, 1988 ;Brazil U20 *

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: 1981

References

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