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He was part of the U.S. team that won the 1998 Mundialito de Futebol de Praia in Portugal, scoring two goals in the 8–2 final victory. He scored 6 goals across 6 appearances in the tournament. [2]
In regional play, Lima appeared for Florida-based teams, including Miami United at the 2014 BagoSports Beach Soccer Championships in Trinidad and Tobago, where he scored four goals in the group stage. [3]
As CONCACAF Beach Soccer Development Manager, he coordinated coaching courses and workshops across the region, including the organization's inaugural beach soccer training course in Fort Lauderdale (2014) and sessions in Turks and Caicos, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago. [4] [5] [6]
He was a guest celebrity at the 2014 North American Sand Soccer Championships. [7]
Lima has had long-term involvement in footvolley, a hybrid beach sport combining elements of soccer and volleyball.
in 2002, Betto Lima won gold at an international tournament in Canada. In 2004, he partnered with Sergio Menezes for Team USA at the Kellogg's Footvolley International tournament in Vienna, Austria, where they reached the final and finished second after losing to a French Brazilian-based team. [8]
He was runner-up in the inaugural United States Footvolley Association national championship on December 11, 2005, partnering with Adriano Boente.
In later years, he won the U.S. national championships in December 2016, partnering with Antonio DiMasio (Miami Beach) to defeat Sergio Menezes and Oscar Calvacante. [9]
He also competed internationally, including in events like the 2022 EFVL World Challenge. [10]
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