Beto Fuscão

Beto Fuscão (born Rigoberto Costa; 13 April 1950 – 6 December 2022) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

Life and career
Born in Florianópolis, Fuscão started his career as a Fluminense defender, and later went to play for Grêmio and Palmeiras, with whom he was vice-champion in the 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In 1976 he was awarded a Bola de Prata (Silver Ball) for best defender, and the same year he received his first call from the Brazil national team, with whom he played several 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification games.

Fuscão died of stomach cancer on 6 December 2022, at the age of 72.