RomarioRomário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário, is a former Brazilian footballer. Roberto Baggio said: "Romário is one of the greatest players of all time. He has good technique and personality. He is a master of art in the penalty area".
With 55 goals in 70 appearances for Brazil, Romário is the third highest goalscorer for his national team. He is second on the all-time list of Brazilian league's top scorers with a total of 154 goals. While finishing as a top goalscorer in many different competitions, he is one of very few strikers to surpass the mark of 1,000 goals, and is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of football. He helped Brazil win the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 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 chosen in 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. Senior career "Appearance (Goals)" 1985–1988 Vasco da Gama 47 (17) 1988–1993 PSV 107 (96) 1993–1995 Barcelona 46 (34) 1995–1996 Flamengo 19 (8) 1996–1998 Valencia 11 (5) 997 → Flamengo (loan) 4 (3) 1998–1999 Flamengo 39 (26) 2000–2002 Vasco da Gama 46 (41) 2002–2004 Fluminense 60 (34) 2003 → Al-Sadd (loan) 3 (0) 2005–2006 Vasco da Gama 31 (22) 2006 Miami FC 25 (19 2006 Adelaide United 4 (1 2007 Vasco da Gama 6 (3) 2009 America-RJ 0 (0) Total 309 goals in 449 appearances National Career National team 1987–2005 Brazil 70 (55) |
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