Raúl Román
Raúl Basilio Román Garay (born 25 October 1977) is a Paraguayan football striker currently playing for Deportivo Capiatá.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Basilio Román Garay | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Capiatá | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | 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) |
| 2014–2015 | Deportivo Capiatá | ||
| 2016–2017 | Olimpia Itá | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2005 | Paraguay | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2005 | |||
Career
Román was the member of Paraguay U-20 National football team in 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.[1] 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,[2] 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.
References
- FIFA.com
- "Club Offers Record Pact to Paraguayan". The New York Times. 30 November 1997.
External links
- 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
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