Full name: Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
In 1979, Romario joined the Olaria Junior Team.
In 1981, Romario joined The Brazilian Professional League Da Gama.
In 1988, Romario joined the European champion team PSV Eindhoven and participated in the 1988 Toyota Cup competition, when Romario scored a goal in the competition, but the team eventually lost the Toyota Cup, Eindhoven's career is a lifelong memory for Romario, because it was his first time to play in the European League, the first time to show his extraordinary strength in European competitions. Romario scored 98 goals in his 5-year career at Eindhoven, helping the team to win the Dutch First Division three times.
In 1988, Romario represented brazil at the Seoul Olympics, becoming the top scorer with seven goals.
In the 1988–1989 season, Romario won the League Golden Boot with 19 goals in 24 games, helping the team win the Dutch First Division and the Dutch Cup double.
In the summer of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the 24-year-old Romario participated in the World Cup for the first time. After two consecutive wins in the group stage, Brazil qualified early, and in the final round of the group stage against Scotland, Romario was given the opportunity to play and appear on the stage of the World Cup for the first time.
In the summer of 1993 , Romario moved to La Liga side Barcelona.
In the 1993–1994 season, Romario scored 30 goals in the La Liga Golden Boot and Barca won la Liga. In the national derby Barca vs Real Madrid, Romario scored a hat-trick. Barca boss Cruyff recalled the match: "The day before the game, Romario came to me and said he was going to take 8 days off to go back to Brazil to go to carnival, and I said unless you scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid on Sunday. As a result, he really scored 3 goals in that game, and after the game, Romario went straight to the airport without even saying hello. ”
At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Romario played all seven games in Brazil and scored 5 goals. In the final, the final meeting with Italy, Brazil and Italy in the final 120 minutes of the two sides 0-0 draw, Romario in the penalty shootout penalty shootout. For his brilliant performances at the World Cup, Romario won the 1994 World Cup Ballon d'Or.
In 1995, Romario left Barca for The Brazilian flamenco team.
In the halfway point of the 1996–1997 season, Romario returned to La Liga to join Valencia. During his time at Valencia, Romario once again clashed with the manager and went to court. In the halfway point of the 1997-1998 season, Romario returned to flamenco.
In 1997, the Copa America was arguably the most impressive, with both Ronaldo and Romario being rare top strikers in Brazilian history. The starting point of the Roro combination is also the end, this Copa America Ronaldo and Romario for everyone to show the charm of Brazil samba, in that game, Ronaldo and Romario scored a total of 8 goals in 6 games, leading Brazil to win the Copa America championship, but then for various reasons, the dream duo did not get the opportunity to appear in the world's largest football stage, the World Cup. The unexpected injury of Romario before the 1998 World Cup made the peak Ofro combination an eternal regret.
In 2008, the 42-year-old Romario announced his retirement. Romario claims to have scored 1,000 goals in his career, but FIFA officials believe he scored fewer than a thousand goals, as 71 of Romario's own 1,000 goals were from amateur games or against small clubs.
On August 12, 2009, the 43-year-old Romario announced his comeback to join Rio 2 side América. Romario said in an interview: "América is the team my father loves the most, I will play for América in some games and I think it is the best way for me to fulfill my father's wishes.