About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1966-01-29
Place of birth:
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Romário

Overview

Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário, is a Brazilian politician who previously achieved worldwide fame as a professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, having scored over 1,000 goals, 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, another left-wing party.

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Acting

2024 Romário, The One Actor Self 70
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2023 Galvão: Olha o Que Ele Fez Actor N/A
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2022 The Phenomenon Actor Self 59
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2022 Bello: O Rei do Futevôlei Actor N/A
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2018 Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments Actor Self 72
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2015 Geraldinos Actor himself 59
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2014 Looking for Rio Actor Self 59
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2013 Santo Marcos Actor Himself 59
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2013 Fla x Flu - 40 Minutos Antes do Nada Actor Himself 59
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2005 Two Sons of Francisco Actor Segurança da Rádio 4 62
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1999 Histórias do Flamengo Actor N/A
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Nike | The Wall Actor Romario N/A
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