Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raúl Basilio Román Garay | ||
Date of birth | (1977-10-25) 25 October 1977 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Nacional Asunción | 18 | (9) |
1997 | Estudiantes | 8 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Beijing Guoan | 11 | (1) |
1998–1999 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 34 | (7) |
2000 | Sportivo Luqueño | 8 | (2) |
2001 | Libertad | 20 | (1) |
2002 | 12 de Octubre | 4 | (0) |
2002 | Sol de América | 18 | (5) |
2003–2004 | Tacuary | 43 | (11) |
2004 | Olimpia Asunción | 18 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Tacuary | 55 | (21) |
2006 | Cerro Porteño | 19 | (5) |
2007 | Deportes Concepción | 17 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Nacional Asunción | 44 | (9) |
2009 | Barcelona SC | 17 | (4) |
2010 | Sportivo Luqueño | 32 | (3) |
2011–2013 | Tacuary | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Deportivo Capiatá | 13 | (2) |
2015 | 12 de Octubre | ||
2016 | Olimpia Itá | ||
2017 | Sportivo Trinidense | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | General Caballero ZC | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
1997 | Paraguay U20 | ||
1999–2005 | Paraguay | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raúl Basilio Román Garay (born 25 October 1977) is a Paraguayan former football striker who played for clubs in his homeland, Argentina, China, Chile and Ecuador.
Club career
On 28 November 1997, he signed a contract for more than a million dollars with the Beijing Guoan, making him the highest-paid player in China, but he did not play well in China. He was sent out in the Asian Cup Winners Cup 1998 Semifinals, then he was loaned back to Paraguay for two seasons. Román returned to Beijing in 2000 but found it hard to play in the Chinese football league, then moved back to Paraguay in the summer.
Abroad, Román also played for Estudiantes de La Plata in Argentina (1997), Deportes Concepción in Chile (2007) and Barcelona in Ecuador (2009).
In his last years as a footballer, Román played for Deportivo Capiatá, 12 de Octubre, Olimpia de Itá, Sportivo Trinidense and General Caballero de Zeballos Cué.
International career
Román was the member of Paraguay U-20 National football team in 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.
Personal life
Román is nicknamed Ratón (Mouse).
References
- ^ "Raúl Román y una brillante trayectoria profesional". PARAGUAY TV (in Spanish). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "Club Offers Record Pact to Paraguayan". The New York Times. 30 November 1997.
- "Concepcion 2007 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- "Román ya no será torero en el 2010". El Universo (in Spanish). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "Raúl Román vestirá la franja… iteña". Diario HOY (in Spanish). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "Así fue el mercado de pases". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- "Chuta con ¡41 años!". Crónica (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- FIFA.com
External links
- Raúl Román at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Raúl Román – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 July 2012) (in Spanish)
- Raúl Román at WorldFootball.net
- Raúl Román at ESPN FC
- Raúl Román at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from San Lorenzo, Paraguay
- Sportspeople from Central Department
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguay men's international footballers
- Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
- Club Nacional footballers
- Cerro Porteño players
- Sportivo Luqueño players
- Club Libertad footballers
- 12 de Octubre Football Club players
- Club Sol de América footballers
- Tacuary footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Club Deportivo Capiatá players
- Club Olimpia (Itá) players
- Sportivo Trinidense footballers
- General Caballero Sport Club footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Paraguayan División Intermedia players
- Paraguayan Tercera División players
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Beijing Guoan F.C. players
- China League One players
- Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in China
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Men's association football forwards