Babá (footballer, born 1944)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Caveanha | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Mogi Guaçu, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1962–1964 | Guarani | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1965 | Guarani | ||
1966–1971 | São Paulo | 216 | (94) |
1971 | Barcelona | ||
1971–1974 | Guarani | ||
1975 | São Bento | ||
1976–1977 | Colorado-PR | ||
International career | |||
1968 | Brazil | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023 |
Roberto Caveanha (born 7 July 1944), better known as Babá, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as forward.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Babá drew attention when he was featured in a 5–1 victory for Guarani against Santos, with Pelé in field. Hired by São Paulo, he stayed at the club until he had problems with the club manager Zezé Moreira, when he returned to Guarani for the second time.
International career
[edit]Babá just be called up for Brazil in the friendly match against Yugoslavia, 17 December 1968, and scored one goal.[3]
Honours
[edit]São Paulo
[edit]Barcelona
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Que fim levou? Babá". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967-1968". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Todos los Extranjeros que Jugaron en Barcelona". enciclopediadeportiva.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- São Paulo state football team players
- São Paulo FC players
- Guarani FC players
- Esporte Clube São Bento players
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football forward stubs