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Bebeto de Freitas
Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paulo Roberto de Freitas, best known as Bebeto (January 15, 1950 – March 13, 2018), was a Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager. He was the president of Botafogo FR football club.
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Volleyball playing
As a volleyball player, Bebeto competed in the volleyball tournaments at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1]
Volleyball coaching
Bebeto coached several Brazilian and Italian volleyball teams; as coach of Brazil men's national team, he won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2] He won the 1998 FIVB World Championship with the Italian men's national team.[3]
In 2015, Bebeto was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]
Football management
Bebeto began his career as football manager for Clube Atlético Mineiro, moving to Botafogo in 2002, bringing the team back to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2003.
Personal life and death
Bebeto was born in Rio de Janeiro. He died on March 13, 2018, of a heart attack inside the Atlético Mineiro training center.[5] He was 68.
Education
Master's Degree 1992
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, S.A.
Master's Degree 2004
Fluminense Federal University[6]
References
External links
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