Roberto Calmon Félix (born 29 July 1978), known simply as Roberto, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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. He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, mainly with

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

where he arrived at the age of 30. He amassed

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totals of 95 games and 15 goals over the course of six seasons, adding 133 matches and 38 goals in the Segunda Liga.

Playing career

Roberto was born in

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Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

. He played almost exclusively in

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during his career, spending most of his early years in the

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, representing

F.C. Maia Futebol Clube da Maia is a Portuguese football club based in Maia, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Founded on 4 April 1954, it currently plays in the Porto Regional League, holding home matches at the Estádio Professor Doutor Vieira de Carv ...

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and Académica de Coimbra, where he first arrived in the

. After another slow year, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Roberto returned to the second level with

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Está ...

F.C. Marco Futebol Clube do Marco was a Portuguese football team based in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District. Founded in 1927, it held home games at ''Estádio Municipal de Marco de Canaveses'', which has a 10,000-seat capacity. History Futebol Clube do Mar ...

and

Varzim SC Varzim Sport Club () is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club si ...

. In January 2008, after solid performances for the latter, he signed a -year contract with top-flight club

Vitória SC Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

, being a relatively important attacking unit – 14 matches, two goals – as they finished third only one year after promoting. After two more seasons in the top tier with Vitória being used regularly (and averaging six league goals in the process), the 32-year-old Roberto joined

Asteras Tripolis F.C. Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...

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, signing for one year. In March 2011, however, he moved teams and countries again, transferring to

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side Beijing Guoan FC.

Coaching career

After retiring in 2014 at his first club

Linhares Futebol Clube Linhares Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Linhares, is a Brazilian football club from Linhares, Espírito Santo. History The club was founded on August 16, 2001, after the Escolinha de Futebol Companhia de Craques, which was a football y ...

, Roberto started his managerial career precisely there. After leading them to the

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vice-championship, he returned on 6 January 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberto 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Espírito Santo Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Linhares Futebol Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Maia players Moreirense F.C. players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players G.D. Chaves players F.C. Marco players Varzim S.C. players Vitória S.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players Super League Greece players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Chinese Super League players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian football managers Linhares Futebol Clube managers