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Roberto Fronza (; born 10 July 1984), also known as Beto, is a former Brazilian professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
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. He currently serves as an assistant coach for
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural seaso ...
club
Southern Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...
.


Club career


Pegasus

Beto scored the first goal in
Pegasus Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...
' 2008–09 Senior Shield Final win over
Sun Hei Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after declining to parti ...
. Pegasus went on to win 3–0 to claim their first ever trophy.


Tuen Mun

On 4 January 2012,
Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...
announced the signing of Beto on loan from Rangers. In August 2012, Beto signed a permanent contract with Tuen Mun SA.


Eastern

On 11 June 2013,
Eastern Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Li ...
announced that Beto has joined the club for free.


Southern

Beto joined
Southern Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...
in 2016. His contract was renewed in July 2017. On 7 June 2018, Beto signed a new contract with Southern for the following season. On 1 June 2019, Southern announced that Beto's contract would be renewed for the 2019–20 season.


Managerial career

On 21 June 2021, Beto announced his retirement from professional football to become an assistant coach for Southern. He is now the head coach of Southern.


Honours


Club

;Pegasus *
Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only the teams in the Hong Kong Pr ...
: 2008–09 ;Eastern *
Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. Th ...
: 2013–14


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Roberto Fronza
at HKFA * 1984 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Shek Kip Mei SA players Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Eastern Sports Club footballers Hong Kong Rangers FC players Southern District FC players Hong Kong League XI representative players {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub