Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

Romário (born 29 January 1966) is a Brazilian politician and retired football player. He has played for Brazil national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time.[1]

Romário Faria
Official Senate portrait of Romário, 2015
Senator for Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 February 2015
Second Vice President of the Federal Senate
Assumed office
1 February 2021
PresidentRodrigo Pacheco
Preceded byIzalci Lucas
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2011 – 1 February 2015
Personal details
Born (1966-01-29) 29 January 1966 (age 58)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPL (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PP (2001–09)
  • PSB (2009–17)
  • PODE (2017–21)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse(s)
  • Mônica Santoro
    (m. 1988; div. 1995)
  • Danielle Favatto
    (m. 1996; div. 2001)
  • Isabelle Bittencourt
    (m. 2010; div. 2012)
Children6
ProfessionFootballer, politician
Association football career
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1979–1980 Olaria
1981–1985 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Vasco da Gama 141 (80)
1988–1993 PSV Eindhoven 145 (129)
1993–1995 Barcelona 65 (39)
1995–1996 Flamengo 79 (68)
1996–1997 Valencia 12 (6)
1997Flamengo (loan) 36 (35)
1998–1999 Flamengo 94 (81)
2000–2002 Vasco da Gama 136 (131)
2002–2004 Fluminense 75 (47)
2003Al Sadd (loan) 3 (0)
2005–2006 Vasco da Gama 54 (39)
2006 Miami FC 26 (19)
2006Adelaide United (loan) 4 (1)
2007 Vasco da Gama 19 (15)
2009 America Football Club 1 (0)
Total 890 (690)
National team
1985 Brazil U20 11 (11)
1988 Brazil U23 7 (8)
1987–2005 Brazil 70 (56)
Teams managed
2007–2008 Vasco da Gama
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994 USA
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1997 Saudi Arabia
Copa América
Winner 1989 Brazil
Winner 1997 Bolivia
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place 1998 USA
Olympic Games
Runner-up 1988 Seoul Team
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 1985 Paraguay
Beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Third place 2005 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In February 2015, he was elected to the Brazilian Senate. In February 2021, he became Second Vice President of the Senate.

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Season Club League Regional league Cup Continental Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco da Gama 1985 Série A 7 0 21 11 0 0 28 11
1986 Série A 23 9 25 20 48 29
1987 Série A 17 8 24 16 41 24
1988 Série A 0 0 24 16 24 16
Total 47 17 94 63 141 80
PSV 1988–89 Eredivisie 24 19 5 4 2 2 3 1 34 26
1989–90 Eredivisie 20 23 3 2 4 6 27 31
1990–91 Eredivisie 25 25 3 5 2 0 30 30
1991–92 Eredivisie 15 9 1 0 2 0 1 0 19 9
1992–93 Eredivisie 26 22 3 3 9 7 1 0 39 32
Total 110 98 15 14 19 15 5 1 149 128
Barcelona 1993–94 La Liga 33 30 2 0 10 2 2 0 47 32
1994–95 La Liga 13 4 0 0 5 3 18 7
Total 46 34 2 0 15 5 2 0 65 39
Flamengo 1995 Série A 16 8 21 26 5 1 4 2 46 37
1996 Série A 3 0 19 26 5 1 0 0 6 4 33 31
Total 19 8 40 52 10 2 4 2 6 4 79 68
Valencia 1996–97 La Liga 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 4
1997–98 La Liga 6 1 1 1 7 2
Total 11 5 1 1 0 0 12 6
Flamengo 1997 Série A 4 3 18 18 8 7 0 0 6 7 36 35
1998 Série A 20 14 11 10 4 6 3 4 2 1 40 35
1999 Série A 19 12 15 16 7 7 7 8 6 3 54 46
Total 43 29 44 44 19 20 10 12 14 11 130 116
Vasco da Gama 2000 Série A 28 20 17 19 2 1 14 14 10 12 71 66
2001 Série A 18 21 6 11 0 0 9 5 6 3 39 40
2002 Série A 0 0 4 8 7 5 14 13 25 26
Total 46 41 27 38 9 6 18 16 35 31 135 132
Fluminense 2002 Série A 26 16 0 0 0 0 26 16
2003 Série A 21 13 4 5 0 0 0 0 25 18
2004 Série A 13 5 9 6 2 2 24 13
Total 60 34 13 11 2 2 75 47
Al-Sadd (loan) 2002–03 Qatar Stars League 3 0 0 0 3 0
Vasco da Gama 2005 Série A 30 22 10 7 3 1 43 30
2006 Série A 0 0 10 6 1 3 0 0 11 9
Total 30 22 20 13 4 4 54 39
Miami FC 2006 USL 1st 25 19 1 0 26 19
Adelaide United 2006–07 A-League 4 1 0 0 4 1
Vasco da Gama 2007 Série A 6 3 9 10 3 2 1 0 19 15
América-RJ 2009 Campeonato Carioca Série B1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 450 311 248 231 66 51 67 50 62 47 893 690

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1987 6 4
1988 7 2
1989 11 4
1990 1 0
1991 0 0
1992 2 0
1993 1 2
1994 10 10
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 17 19
1998 7 3
1999 0 0
2000 2 7
2001 5 3
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 1
Total 70 55
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romário goal.
List of international goals scored by Romário[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 May 1987 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland   Finland 1–1 3–2 Friendly [4]
2 1 June 1987 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel   Israel 1–0 4–0 Friendly [5]
3 3–0
4 28 June 1987 Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, Argentina   Venezuela 5–0 5–0 1987 Copa América
5 7 July 1988 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia   Australia 1–0 1–0 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup [6]
6 17 July 1988 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia 1–0 2–0 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup [7]
7 12 July 1989 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Argentina 2–0 2–0 1989 Copa América
8 14 July 1989 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Paraguay 3–0 3–0 1989 Copa América [8]
9 16 July 1989 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Uruguay 1–0 1–0 1989 Copa América [9]
10 30 July 1989 Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas, Venezuela   Venezuela 2–0 4–0 1990 World Cup qualifier [10]
11 19 September 1993 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Uruguay 1–0 2–0 1994 World Cup qualifier [11]
12 2–0
13 5 June 1994 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada   Canada 1–0 1–1 Friendly [12]
14 8 June 1994 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States   Honduras 1–0 8–2 Friendly [13]
15 2–0
16 5–1
17 12 June 1994 Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, United States   El Salvador 1–0 4–0 Friendly [14]
18 20 June 1994 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, United States   Russia 1–0 2–0 1994 FIFA World Cup [15]
19 24 June 1994 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, United States   Cameroon 1–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup [16]
20 28 June 1994 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, United States   Sweden 1–1 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup [17]
21 9 July 1994 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States   Netherlands 1–0 3–2 1994 FIFA World Cup [18]
22 13 July 1994 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States   Sweden 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup [19]
23 2 April 1997 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil   Chile 1–0 4–0 Friendly [20]
24 3–0
25 30 April 1997 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States   Mexico 2–0 4–0 Friendly [21]
26 3–0
27 4–0
28 31 May 1997 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Norway 1–1 2–4 Friendly [22]
29 8 June 1997 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France   Italy 3–3 3–3 Tournoi de France [23]
30 10 June 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   England 1–0 1–0 Tournoi de France [24]
31 13 June 1997 Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia   Costa Rica 5–0 5–0 1997 Copa América [25]
32 26 June 1997 Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia   Peru 3–0 7–0 1997 Copa América [26]
33 5–0
34 7 December 1997 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa   South Africa 1–0 2–1 Friendly [27]
35 12 December 1997 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Saudi Arabia 2–0 3–0 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup [28]
36 3–0
37 16 December 1997 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Mexico 1–0 3–2 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup [29]
38 19 December 1997 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup [30]
39 21 December 1997 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Australia 3–0 6–0 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup [31]
40 4–0
41 6–0
42 5 February 1998 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States   Guatemala 1–1 1–1 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup [32]
43 8 February 1998 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States   El Salvador 2–0 4–0 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup [33]
44 15 February 1998   Jamaica 1–0 1–0 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup [34]
45 3 September 2000 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Bolivia 1–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
46 3–0
47 4–0
48 8 October 2000 Estadio Jose Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela   Venezuela 3–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
49 4–0
50 5–0
51 6–0
52 7 March 2001 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Mexico 2–2 3–3 Friendly [37]
53 3–3
54 25 April 2001 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Peru 1–1 1–1 2002 World Cup qualifier [38]
55 27 April 2005 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil   Guatemala 2–0 3–0 Friendly [39]

Honours change

References change

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