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Romário

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Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈmaɾiu]), is a Brazilian politician and former professional footballer who is currently a Senator for Rio de Janeiro and the president of football club America-RJ. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 700 goals for his clubs and country, and 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Romário is the 46th most popular soccer player (up from 48th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Brazil and the 13th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Romário is most famous for being a Brazilian footballer who played for clubs like Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, and PSV Eindhoven.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Romário ranks 46 out of 21,273. Before him are Sándor Kocsis, Ronaldinho, Lothar Matthäus, Paolo Rossi, Ruud Gullit, and László Kubala. After him are Antonín Panenka, Fernando Santos, Ricardo Zamora, Omar Sívori, Mircea Lucescu, and Pak Sung-hyok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Romário ranks 3. Before him are Jimmy Wales, and Sinéad O'Connor. After him are Mike Tyson, Sophie Marceau, George Weah, Salma Hayek, Grigori Perelman, Hristo Stoichkov, Eric Cantona, Tony Adams, and Helena Bonham Carter.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Romário ranks 28 out of 2,236. Before him are Getúlio Vargas (1882), Jorge Amado (1912), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), João Havelange (1916), Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), and Ronaldinho (1980). After him are Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Paulo Freire (1921), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Vavá (1934), and Djalma Santos (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Romário ranks 13. Before him are Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), and Ronaldinho (1980). After him are Vavá (1934), Djalma Santos (1929), Nílton Santos (1925), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Rivaldo (1972), and Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930).

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