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

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. He plays 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

Amâncio 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 and was offered a three-year renewal but declined. After 14 years playing for

and wearing the captain's armband during the 2007 season, Betão was released from Corinthians after being made the scapegoat of the team's relegation by the chairman at the time. On 8 January 2008, Betão trained with Santos and the following day, signed a three-year contract with the team. 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 Campeonato Paulista 2008. 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 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

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Dynamo Kyiv *

: 2008–09, 2014-15 *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2009–10 Avaí *

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, 2021

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Betao 1983 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in France São Paulo state football team players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Santos FC players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players Avaí FC players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Ukrainian Premier League players Ligue 1 players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Footballers from São Paulo