Beto Fuscão
Brazilian footballer (1950–2022)
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Beto Fuscão (born Rigoberto Costa; 13 April 1950 – 6 December 2022) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.
Birth name
Rigoberto Costa
Date of birth
13 April 1950
Place of birth
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Date of death
6 December 2022 (aged 72)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Rigoberto Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 2022 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Figueirense | ||
| 1971–1972 | América-SC | ||
| 1973–1977 | Grêmio | ||
| 1977–1980 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1981–1983 | São José | ||
| 1984 | Operário-MS | ||
| 1985 | Araçatuba | ||
| 1986–1987 | Uberaba | ||
| 1988 | Tiradentes-DF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Brazil | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
Born in Florianópolis, Fuscão started his career as a Figueirense defender, and later went to play for Grêmio and Palmeiras, with whom he was vice-champion in the 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1][2] In 1976 he was awarded a Bola de Prata (Silver Ball) for best defender, and the same year he received his first call from the Brazil national team, with whom he played several 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification games.[1][2]
Fuscão died of stomach cancer on 6 December 2022, at the age of 72.[1]
