Raúl Román

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Román and the second or maternal family name is Garay.

Raúl Román
Personal information
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.[1]

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,[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.

Abroad, Román also played for Estudiantes de La Plata in Argentina (1997), Deportes Concepción in Chile (2007)[3] and Barcelona in Ecuador (2009).[4]

In his last years as a footballer, Román played for Deportivo Capiatá, 12 de Octubre, Olimpia de Itá,[5] Sportivo Trinidense[6] and General Caballero de Zeballos Cué.[7]

International career

Román was the member of Paraguay U-20 National football team in 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.[8]

Personal life

Román is nicknamed Ratón (Mouse).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Raúl Román y una brillante trayectoria profesional". PARAGUAY TV (in Spanish). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Club Offers Record Pact to Paraguayan". The New York Times. 30 November 1997.
  3. ^ "Concepcion 2007 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Román ya no será torero en el 2010". El Universo (in Spanish). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Raúl Román vestirá la franja… iteña". Diario HOY (in Spanish). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Así fue el mercado de pases". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Chuta con ¡41 años!". Crónica (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  8. ^ FIFA.com