Club Career
Roberto Dinamite was developed at Vasco da Gama youth squad. He is one of the most famous Vasco da Gama players, and is the greatest goal scorer of the club. He scored 698 goals wearing the club's shirt and 864 goals in all his career. He played 1022 matches (768 official matches, and 254 friendly matches).
He was nicknamed Dinamite by the journalist Aparício Pires, of Jornal dos Sports newspaper, after scoring a spectacular goal in his debut in the professional team, on November 25, 1971, against Internacional, at Maracanã stadium. The journalist wrote in the newspaper that the Dynamite-Boy detonates at Maracanã.
In 1989 and 1990, he played for Portuguesa of São Paulo state, scoring 11 goals.
His last goal was scored on October 26, 1992, when, in Campeonato Carioca, Vasco da Gama beat Goytacaz 2–0 at São Januário stadium.
He retired on March 24, 1993, when he was 39 years old. His last match was on that day, when Deportivo de La Coruña of Spain beat Vasco da Gama 2–0 at Maracanã stadium, in a friendly game that Zico played for Vasco together with him.
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