A Brazilian player of Japanese descent, Roberto wore the number 10 for the national team before his career was cut short by retinal detachment. The diagnosis hit him hard—he fell into severe depression and attempted suicide, but Kodai Ozora intervened and convinced him to start over in Japan. There, Roberto reinvented himself as a coach and mentor, most notably training the young Tsubasa Ozora, which gave his life new meaning.
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