Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros

Roberto

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros
Date of birth	(1977-07-25) 25 July 1977
Place of birth	Osasco, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	Volta Redonda
1999	→ Juventude (loan)
2001–2002	→ Vila Nova (loan)
2003–2006	Penafiel	93	(36)
2006–2009	Leixões	60	(23)
2009–2011	Feirense	55	(19)
2011–2012	Arouca	26	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros (born 25 July 1977), known simply as Roberto, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, representing four different clubs and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 83 games and 19 goals over the course of four seasons.

Football career

Born in Osasco, São Paulo, Roberto played mainly for Volta Redonda Futebol Clube in his country, also being loaned twice during his contract. In February 2003 he moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Penafiel, scoring 20 second division goals in his first full season, which ended in top flight promotion. He netted only 13 in the following two combined, however, with the team being relegated in 2006.

Roberto then returned to the Portuguese second level, with Leixões SC, scoring 17 goals in 30 games in his first year en route to another promotion. After an average 2007–08 he could only appear in three matches in the following campaign, as the Matosinhos side finished in sixth position.

In the 2009 summer, aged 32, Roberto returned to the "silver category" as he signed for C.D. Feirense. He scored nine league goals in his second season, being an essential offensive unit as the club returned to the top division after an absence of 23 years.

External links

• SambaFoot profile
• Roberto at footballzz.co.uk
• Roberto profile at ForaDeJogo