Bebeto de Freitas


Paulo Roberto de Freitas, best known as Bebeto, was a Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager. He was the president of Botafogo FR football club.
Bebeto was born in Rio de Janeiro. He coached several Brazilian and Italian volleyball teams; as coach of Brazil men's national team, he won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics. He won the 1998 World Championships with Italy men's national team. He also competed in the volleyball tournaments at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
The following year he began his career as football manager for Clube Atlético Mineiro, moving to Botafogo in 2002, bringing the team back to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2003.
De Freitas died on March 13, 2018, of a heart attack inside the Atlético Mineiro training center. He was 68.

Education

Master's Degree 1992
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, S.A.
Master's Degree 2004
Fluminense Federal University