Roberto Dinamite

Carlos Roberto de Oliveira (13 April 1954 – 8 January 2023), better known as Roberto Dinamite, was a Brazilian footballer and politician. He played for the Brazil national team.

Roberto Dinamite

Dinamite in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Roberto de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1954-04-13)13 April 1954
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Date of death	8 January 2023(2023-01-08) (aged 68)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1969–1972	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1979	Vasco da Gama	161	(92)
1979–1980	Barcelona	8	(2)
1980–1993	Vasco da Gama	150	(89)
1989	→ Portuguesa (loan)	17	(9)
1991	→ Campo Grande (loan)	14	(0)
Total		350	(192)
National team
1975–1984	Brazil	38	(20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	1971	Série A	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
	1972		11	4	11	2	—		—		22	6
	1973		32	13	19	5	—		—		51	18
	1974		26	16	20	17	—		—		46	33
	1975		19	15	28	25	—		6	2	53	42
	1976		19	12	26	15	—		—		45	27
	1977		17	7	27	25	—		—		44	32
	1978		17	14	21	19	—		—		38	33
	1979		14	10	35	33	—		—		49	43
	Total		161	92	187	141	0	0	6	2	354	235
Barcelona	1979–80	La Liga	8	2	—		1	0	2	1	11	3
Vasco da Gama	1980	Série A	6	8	24	14	—		—		30	22
	1981		19	14	27	31	—		—		46	45
	1982		16	12	20	15	—		—		36	27
	1983		21	9	14	7	—		—		35	16
	1984		21	16	17	9	—		—		38	25
	1985		22	16	20	12	—		—		42	28
	1986		15	5	24	19	—		—		39	24
	1987		14	6	29	14	—		—		43	20
	1988		10	3	3	1	—		—		13	4
	1989		0	0	16	9	—		—		16	9
	1990		4	0	15	3	2	0	8	1	29	4
	1992		2	0	19	9	3	1	—		24	10
	Total		150	89	228	143	5	1	8	1	391	234
Portuguesa (loan)	1989	Série A	17	9	0	0	—		—		17	9
Campo Grande (loan)	1991	Série B	0	0	14	0	—		—		14	0
Career total			336	192	429	284	6	1	16	4	787	481

International career statistics

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1975	2	0
1976	6	6
1977	10	6
1978	6	3
1979	2	1
1980	0	0
1981	1	1
1982	2	0
1983	7	3
1984	2	0
Total	38	20

Honours

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1974
• Campeonato Carioca: 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992

Individual

• Vasco da Gama all-time top goalscorer: 502 goals
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A all-time top goalscorer: 190 goals
• Campeonato Carioca all-time top goalscorer: 284 goals
• 42nd-highest official goalscorer in football history: 517 goals (according to RSSSF)
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer: 1974 (16 goals), 1984 (16 goals)
• Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 1978 (19 goals), 1981 (31 goals), 1985 (12 goals)
• Bola de Prata: 1979, 1981, 1984
• Copa América top scorer: 1983 (3 goals)
• Maior Ídolo do Rio (Rio's Greatest Idol) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper: 1985
• Craque do Brasil (Outstanding player of Brazil) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper: 1985