Roberto Firmino lost his father Jose Roberto Cordeiro de Oliveira during a family trip to Dubai after he had a heart attack.
The news was shared by Brazilian outlet UOL with Firmino's representatives since confirming it. But the footballer didn't say anything about it untill recently.
Firmino's father, Jose Roberto Cordeiro de Oliveira, who was 62 years old, passed on after a brief heart attack.
The former Liverpool star took to his Instagram page to pay tribute to his father on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
Firmino wrote: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4: 7.”
"Father, just like you, speaking in public has never been my forte. I've always struggled to put into words my feelings, but it's NEVER, EVER been this hard."
"Amid so much pain, that I have never felt before in my life, I thank God for the privilege of having you rested in my arms, seeing your last breath took a piece of me, but it didn't take away everything we lived together and not my faith and that it gives me the strength to carry on after your death, the Holy Spirit brought me back to memory all our beautiful moments since my childhood and how proud of you, Varão, you were such a good person, loved by everyone, a fighter..."
Roberto Firmino also went on to add: "One of the greatest joys the Lord has given me without a doubt was his baptism and so father I carry on because I know soon we will be together."
"You were proud to wear my shirts, but I was proud to have a father who cheered for me so much. Thank you, Father. Everything I am and everything I have is because of you. I pray that God will empower me to honor his name, love, and care until the day he calls me to. I love you pole!"
“Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even though he dies, yet shall he live; João 11: 25.”
The former Liverpool man has always been close to his parents and he ensured that was captured in his book ‘Si Senor – My Liverpool Years’.
Writing about his father in the book, he said: "Not all heroes wear capes; some are called father. My father, Jose, was my childhood hero, an inspiration, and an example. A generous, serious, honest man and dedicated to his family.”
Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira is a Brazilian footballer who was born on 2 October 1991 and plays for Al-Ahli, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.
Firmino started his career in 2009 with Figueirense before he moved to TSG Hoffenheim where he spent four-and-a-half seasons.
He was named the Bundesliga's Breakthrough Player of the 2013–14 season after scoring 16 goals in 33 games.
Firmino joined Liverpool in July 2015, and the team praised him for his creativity, goal-scoring prowess, and work ethic. Manager Jürgen Klopp called Firmino the "engine" that drove the counter-pressing tactics employed by the team.
After Philippe Coutinho left, he teamed up with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané to form an impressive attacking trio.
In the 2018–19 season, Firmino won the UEFA Champions League, and in the following campaign, he won the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup (after scoring the winner in the final), and the 2019–20 Premier League title.
The news was shared by Brazilian outlet UOL with Firmino's representatives since confirming it. But the footballer didn't say anything about it untill recently.
Firmino's father, Jose Roberto Cordeiro de Oliveira, who was 62 years old, passed on after a brief heart attack.
The former Liverpool star took to his Instagram page to pay tribute to his father on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
Firmino wrote: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4: 7.”
"Father, just like you, speaking in public has never been my forte. I've always struggled to put into words my feelings, but it's NEVER, EVER been this hard."
"Amid so much pain, that I have never felt before in my life, I thank God for the privilege of having you rested in my arms, seeing your last breath took a piece of me, but it didn't take away everything we lived together and not my faith and that it gives me the strength to carry on after your death, the Holy Spirit brought me back to memory all our beautiful moments since my childhood and how proud of you, Varão, you were such a good person, loved by everyone, a fighter..."
Roberto Firmino also went on to add: "One of the greatest joys the Lord has given me without a doubt was his baptism and so father I carry on because I know soon we will be together."
"You were proud to wear my shirts, but I was proud to have a father who cheered for me so much. Thank you, Father. Everything I am and everything I have is because of you. I pray that God will empower me to honor his name, love, and care until the day he calls me to. I love you pole!"
“Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even though he dies, yet shall he live; João 11: 25.”
The former Liverpool man has always been close to his parents and he ensured that was captured in his book ‘Si Senor – My Liverpool Years’.
Writing about his father in the book, he said: "Not all heroes wear capes; some are called father. My father, Jose, was my childhood hero, an inspiration, and an example. A generous, serious, honest man and dedicated to his family.”
Roberto Firmino
Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira is a Brazilian footballer who was born on 2 October 1991 and plays for Al-Ahli, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.
Firmino started his career in 2009 with Figueirense before he moved to TSG Hoffenheim where he spent four-and-a-half seasons.
He was named the Bundesliga's Breakthrough Player of the 2013–14 season after scoring 16 goals in 33 games.
Firmino joined Liverpool in July 2015, and the team praised him for his creativity, goal-scoring prowess, and work ethic. Manager Jürgen Klopp called Firmino the "engine" that drove the counter-pressing tactics employed by the team.
After Philippe Coutinho left, he teamed up with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané to form an impressive attacking trio.
In the 2018–19 season, Firmino won the UEFA Champions League, and in the following campaign, he won the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup (after scoring the winner in the final), and the 2019–20 Premier League title.