Julio César Romero
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| Romerito | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Julio César Romero | |
| Date of birth | August 28, 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | |
| Playing position | creative midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1977-1979 1980-1983 1983-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1992 1993-1994 1995 1995 1996 |
Sportivo Luqueño New York Cosmos Fluminense FC Barcelona Puebla Sportivo Luqueño Olimpia Asunción Sportivo Luqueño Deportes La Serena Club Cerro Corá Sportivo Luqueño |
? (?) 88 (28) 78 (19) 7 (1) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 3 (1) ? (?) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1979-1990 | Paraguay | 32 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Julio César Romero "Romerito" (born August 28, 1960 in Luque, Paraguay) was a Paraguayan football midfielder considered among the best players in Paraguayan football history. He was the only Paraguayan footballer named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
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[edit] Career
Romero started his career at local club Sportivo Luqueño in 1977, by 1979 Romerito's consistent performances had earned him a place in the Paraguay national football team that played in the FIFA World Youth Championship and was considered one of the best players of the tournament along with Diego Maradona. In the same year, Romerito played the Copa América which was eventually won by Paraguay.
In 1980 he joined now defunct New York Cosmos where he played alongside such greats as Carlos Alberto and Franz Beckenbauer.
Romero moved to Brazil to play for Fluminense where he was selected as the South American Footballer of the Year in 1985. He became a fan favorite after leading the team to a Campeonato Brasileiro.
After a short spell with FC Barcelona in Spain and a stint in Mexico with CF Puebla Romero returned to South America where he played out his career with Olimpia, Club Cerro Corá and Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay and La Serena in Chile.
During his career, he scored more than 400 goals.
[edit] Titles
- NASL champion: 1980, 1982 (with New York Cosmos)
- Campeonato Carioca: 1984, 1985 (with Fluminense)
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1984 (with Fluminense)
- Torneo República: 1992 (with Olimpia)
- Copa América: 1979 (with Paraguay)
[edit] Awards
| Preceded by Enzo Francescoli |
South American Footballer of the Year 1985 |
Succeeded by Antonio Alzamendi |
[edit] Facts
Romero is the equal 3rd highest goalscorer in the history of the Paraguay national team with 13 goals.
Romerito is a politician for the Colorado Party in his native city of Luque and works as a city counselor.
In September of 2006 Romerito made his debut as a rock singer in the Paraguayan music festival called "Pilsen Rock". He took the stage as a guest of the popular local band Revolber and sang the opening words of the song "Siete hermanos, 1 misil" in front of a crowd of 40,000. [1]
[edit] External links
- Romerito Bio (in Spanish)
- Romerito's debut as a rock singer (video)
- Midfield Dynamo's 10 Heroes of the Copa América Romerito listed in the top 10
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