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Romário

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Born
1966 (58 years old)

Birth Place
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Position
Forward

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169 cm

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Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (Brazilian Portuguese: ), is a Brazilian politician who previously achieved worldwide fame as a professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 750 goals and was the first player to score at least 100 goals for three different clubs. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time. Romário starred for Brazil in their 1994 FIFA World Cup triumph, receiving the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. He was named FIFA World Player of the Year the same year. He came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll in 1999, was elected to the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004.

At club level, after developing his early career in Brazil, Romário moved to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands in 1988. During his five seasons at PSV the club became Eredivisie champions three times, and he scored a total of 165 goals in 167 games. In 1993, he moved to FC Barcelona and became part of Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team", forming an exceptional strike partnership with Hristo Stoichkov. He won La Liga in his first season and finished as the top goalscorer with 30 goals in 33 matches. During the second half of his career Romário played for clubs within the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He won the Brazilian league title with CR Vasco da Gama in 2000 and was top scorer three times in the league. At the end of his career he also played briefly in Qatar, the United States and Australia.

Considered a master of the confined space of the penalty area, his rapid speed over short distances (aided by his low centre of gravity) took him away from defenders, and he was renowned for his trademark toe poke finish. With 55 goals in 70 appearances, Romário is the fourth-highest goalscorer for the Brazil national team, behind Pelé, Neymar and Ronaldo. He is third on the all-time list of Brazilian league's top scorers with 155 goals. He is the seventh-highest goalscorer in the history of football with 780 goals in 1000 official games.

Romario started his political career in 2010, when he was elected deputy for the Brazilian Socialist Party. He was then elected senator in 2014. In 2017, he switched parties for Podemos, and in 2021, he joined the Liberal Party.

Romário has appeared in commercials for the sportswear company Nike. In 1998, he starred in a Nike commercial set in an airport with a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos. Romário features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was included in the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team Legends.

His son, Romarinho, also played for Vasco da Gama in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.


Career Honours

Brasileirao
2000

Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Carioca
1999

Flamengo

FIFA Confederations Cup
1997

Valencia

Campeonato Carioca
1996

Flamengo

FIFA The Best
1994

Barcelona

FIFA Golden Ball
1994

Brazil

Supercopa de España
1994

Barcelona

FIFA World Cup
1994

Brazil

La Liga Trofeo Pichichi
1993-1994

PSV Eindhoven

La Liga
1993-1994

Barcelona

Johan Cruijff Schaal
1992

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie
1991-1992

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie
1990-1991

PSV Eindhoven

KNVB Cup
1989-1990

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie
1988-1989

PSV Eindhoven

KNVB Cup
1988-1989

Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Carioca
1988

Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Carioca
1987

Vasco da Gama


Career Milestones


UEFA Champions League Hat-Trick
1992-11-04


Former Youth Teams

1981-1985


Former Senior Teams

1985-1988

1987-2005

1988-1993

1993-1995

1995-1996

1997-1999

1999

1999-2002

2002-2004

2003 (Loan)

2005-2008

2006 (Loan)

2006


Former Club Staff

2007-2007
Caretaker Manager


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Vasco da GamaMins PlayedCopa Sudamericana200723


Adelaide UnitedAppearancesAustralian A-League2006-20071

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PSV EindhovenAppearancesDutch Eredivisie1992-199326

PSV EindhovenAppearancesDutch KNVB Cup1992-19933

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BrazilAppearancesInternational Friendlies19922

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PSV EindhovenAppearancesDutch Eredivisie1991-199214

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BrazilAppearancesCopa America19896

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PSV EindhovenAppearancesDutch Eredivisie1988-198924

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BrazilAppearancesCopa America19872

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BrazilGoalsCopa America19871

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BrazilMins PlayedCopa America198761

BrazilMins PlayedInternational Friendlies198790



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