Dinamite is Gigante da Colina's top scorer, with 708 goals. Furthermore, the Vasco idol is responsible for the team's goal record. Brazilian Championship and the Campeonato Carioca, with 190 and 279 goals, respectively.
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Dynamite was the biggest of all with the Maltese Cross
The former goalscorer had been battling bowel cancer for two years. In the history of Vasco da Gama, Dinamite wore the crossed stripe shirt in 1.110 games, between 1971 and 1989. With the help of his idol, the Rio club won a Brasileirão (1974) and five Carioca Championships (1977, 1982, 1987, 1988 and 1992).Roberto Dinamite played 1.110 games for Vasco between 1971 and 1989, another record. With Vasco, Roberto won a Brazilian Championship (1974) and five Carioca Championships (1977, 1982, 1987, 1988 and 1992). Off the field, Dinamite was also president of the Vasco da Gama Regatas Club.
The nickname Dinamite came after a “bombastic” performance in 1971
Born Carlos Roberto Gama de Oliveira, on April 13, 1954, in Duque de Caxias (RJ), Dinamite received his nickname after a brilliant and “bombastic” performance against Internacional, in a match at Maracanã, in 1971. Vasco won by 2-0, and at just 17 years old the striker was already showing signs that he would bring great happiness to the Vasco fans.
On social media, personalities demonstrated mourning and paid tribute to the Cruz-Maltino idol
Names like Ronaldinho, Juninho Pernanbucano, Dinamite's friends, Zico and Júnior, and fans, like streamer Casimiro, mourned the death of the former player.
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Clubs paid tribute to the best scorer of the Brazilian Championship
Dinamite, who was able to make Zico, the greatest idol in Flamengo's history, wear Vasco's mantle, in a tribute paid by Galinho, also received condolences from the teams he rivaled for a long time.
