Beto (footballer, born 1979)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Roberto Mendes da Silva, known simply as Beto is a retired Brazilian professional footballer, who spent most of his football career in Indian club football.^[2]

Beto

Beto after scoring for Churchill Brothers in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Mendes da Silva
Date of birth	(1978-09-14) 14 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Campaiorense	8	(0)
2004–2005	Mohun Bagan	24	(23)
2005–2011	Dempo	76	(27)
2011–2013	Churchill Brothers	35
2013–2014	Dempo		(35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Career

Beto (No 10) in action with Churchill Brothers in Federation Cup.

After spending six seasons with Dempo, Beto switched to Churchill Brothers in 2011.^[3] After winning the I-League with Churchill brothers, he switched back to Dempo in the summer of 2013.^[4]

He has scored a total of 12 goals for Dempo SC in AFC Cup, the continental club tournament.^[5][6]

Personal life

Beto formed the Brasil Futebol Academia in 2009 with Jose Ramirez Barreto.^[7] He has two daughters.^[8]

Honours

Dempo

• I-League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009-10^[9]
• Durand Cup: 2006^[10]
• Goa Professional League: 2007, 2009, 2010^[11]

Churchill Brothers

• I-League: 2012–13^[4]
• Durand Cup: 2011^[10]

Individual

• FPAI Foreign Player of the Year: 2010–11^[12]