Romário

Romário belongs in the conversation about the greatest pure strikers ever, and I will defend that fiercely. At only 168 cm he was lethal inside the box, with finishing so economical it looked lazy until you realized it was pure genius. His 1994 was a masterclass: World Cup glory and the FIFA World Player of the Year. What fascinates me almost as much is the second act, trading the pitch for a Senate seat in Rio de Janeiro. On the field or in parliament, he does things his own stubborn way, and I respect that consistency. He embodies the beautiful arrogance that great goalscorers earn.

Name (English)

Romário

Name (Japanese)

ロマーリオ

Reading

ろまーりお

Born

January 29, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

168 cm

Occupation

association football player / politician / association football coach / beach soccer player

Awards & achievements

• 1994 World Cup Golden Ball
• 1994 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1994 L'Équipe Champion of Champions

• Official sitehttps://www.romario.com.br
• Xhttps://x.com/RomarioOnze
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178649

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player
• politician
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.