Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 50 | |
| 1984 | 55 | |
| 1985 | 59 | |
| 1986 | 64 | |
| 1987 | 69 | |
| 1988 | 74 | |
| 1989 | 78 | |
| 1990 | 83 | |
| 1991 | 88 | |
| 1992 | 92 | |
| 1993 | 97 | |
| 1994 | 90 | |
| 1995 | 82 | |
| 1996 | 75 | |
| 1997 | 67 | |
| 1998 | 60 | |
| 1999 | 52 | |
| 2000 | 45 | |
| 2001 | 37 | |
| 2002 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bebeto ranks #162 in Football
Bebeto ranks 162nd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 321st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 895 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1983–2002 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1993, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 1, south american footballer of the year awards 2, copa américa titles 2, career goals 391.
Immediately ahead sits Barbara Bonansea on 85.6, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Bixente Lizarazu on 85.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Bebeto GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bebeto stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1993. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Bebeto comparisons
Bebeto — frequently asked
- Is Bebeto the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bebeto ranks 162nd in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.5, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Bebeto's GOAT Score?
- 85.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bebeto rank all time?
- 321st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 162nd within Football.
- Bebeto vs Barbara Bonansea: who ranks higher?
- Barbara Bonansea, on 85.6 against Bebeto's 85.5 — a margin of 0.1 points.