Roberto Dinamite

Roberto Dinamite
Dinamite playing for Vasco da Gama in 1980s
President of Vasco da Gama
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byEurico Miranda
Succeeded byEurico Miranda
Personal details
BornCarlos Roberto de Oliveira
(1954-04-13)13 April 1954
Died8 January 2023(2023-01-08) (aged 68)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
OccupationFootballer

Association football career
Position(s)
Youth career
1969–1972 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1979 Vasco da Gama 360 (235)
1979–1980 Barcelona 11 (3)
1980–1992 Vasco da Gama 413 (244)
1989Portuguesa (loan) 17 (9)
1991Campo Grande (loan) 11 (1)
Total 812 (492)
International career
1971–1972 Brazil U23 1 (0)
1975–1984 Brazil 38 (20)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
1978 Argentina
Copa América
1983 South America
1979 South America
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Roberto de Oliveira (13 April 1954 – 8 January 2023), known as Roberto Dinamite, was a Brazilian footballer and politician, who was born in Duque de Caxias, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. With a career as forward spanning over twenty years, Roberto is the Vasco da Gama player with the most appearances and all-time top goalscorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Campeonato Carioca. At the national level, Roberto Dinamite played in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups and the 1972 Olympic Games. He also was president of Vasco da Gama from 2008 to 2014, and Rio de Janeiro state deputy for five consecutive terms.

In 2022, Vasco da Gama honored him with a statue at São Januário. In December 2024, the Brazilian Football Confederation designated the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top-scorer award as the "Roberto Dinamite Trophy", establishing the title for all subsequent editions of the competition.