- Born
- Birth nameRomário de Souza Faria
- Nickname
- Baixinho
- Height5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
- Romário De Souza Faria, known simply as Romário, Baixinho or Rei Da Grande Área, is a Brazilian politician who previously achieved worldwide fame as a professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 750 goals and was the first player to score at least 100 goals for three different clubs. 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- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpousesIsabella Bittencourt(2002 - present) (2 children)Danielle Favato(1998 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Mônica Santoro(1983 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Went to 2 world cups (1990/1994), scoring 5 goals in 1994, when Brazil won.
- Won a silver medal in the 1988 Olympiad (Seoul), where he scored most goals and was elected the best footballer.
- Brazilian soccer player.
- Scored 71 goals in his 85 internationals for Brazil National Team (the "Seleção").
- Romário played his last game for the Brazilian National Team in 2005 against Guatemala. Fittingly Romário marked his 85th cap for his country by notching his 70th International Goal.
- O Pelé calado é um poeta( Silent Pelé is a poet)
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