Cruyff Said Romário was the best striker he ever coached. Cruyff also Said that Romário wanted a break to go to Brazil for carnival, Cruyff gave him one condition: Score 2 goals, he scored 2 goals against Real Madrid in 20 minutes and asked to be replaced and said coach "the plane leaves in 1 hour..." Guys who does that???? Him. Off he went to get the plane. Some people don't really understand how lethal this guy was.
same way when he played for PSV. the season was starting and everyone came back from a break and romario did show up 3 weeks later. Guus Hiddink was coach at that time and was very pissed about that .So romario said coach dont worry how much shall i score 3? in 35 minutes he scored 3 goals and everyone would love him again. romario"s first touch was always perfect but the most deadly thing about him is that nobody would knew what he was gonna do. for me always the best striker
Romario in Profissional 1985: 39 jogos / 24 gols -19 anos 1986: 66 jogos / 42 gols -20 anos 1987: 69 jogos / 42 gols -21 anos 1988: 57 jogos / 49 gols -22 anos 1989: 53 jogos / 47 gols -23 anos 1990: 26 jogos / 24 gols -24 anos 1991: 32 jogos / 37 gols -25 anos 1992: 37 jogos / 37 gols -26 anos 1993: 59 jogos / 49 gols -27 anos 1994: 58 jogos / 36 gols -28 anos 1995: 63 jogos / 48 gols -29 anos 1996: 50 jogos / 43 gols -30 anos 1997: 66 jogos / 63 gols -31 anos 1998: 53 jogos / 42 gols -32 anos 1999: 58 jogos / 51 gols -33 anos 2000: 74 jogos / 73 gols -34 anos 2001: 46 jogos / 45 gols -35 anos 2002: 52 jogos / 44 gols -36 anos 2003: 29 jogos / 20 gols -37 anos 2004: 30 jogos / 17 gols -38 anos 2005: 47 jogos / 36 gols -39 anos 2006: 50 jogos / 41 gols -40 anos 2007: 17 jogos / 12 gols -41 anos Romario: 29 times Topscorer in official Competition (Record). 3 times topscorer in Netherlands league 1 time topscorer in Spain league 3 times topscorer in Brasilian League (Record) 2 times topscorer in Champions League 2 times topscorer in South America Mercosur Cup (Record) 2 times topscorer Netherlands Cup 2 times topscorer Brasil Cup (Record) 1 time topscorer in Confederations cup 1 time topscorer in World club cup 1 time topscorer in Olympic football 1 time topscorer in American League 7 times topscorer in Rio State League (Record) 2 times topscorer in RioSao tournament 1 time topscorer in South American cup under 18 Hatrick: 83 Superhatrick: 16 Cinquo: 2 Before 30 anos: 435 gols/ 559 jogos After 30 anos: 490 gols/ 569 jogos Total: 925 gols / 1128 jogos
Se vc comparar com os números de Messi e CR7 está pau a pau. Falo em relação a gols por temporada. Por isso ele foi sim um dos melhores de todos os tempos
Nowadays, kids have no clue about football. they only know about it as of 2010. When you talk about Socrates, Zico, Rivelino, Edmundo, Batistuta, Valderrama, Brasil '82, etc they look at you as if you were talking an alien language.
I was watching a laliga game this year and the commentator said that vinicius junior moves like romario ...i was like WTF !! The second commentator started laughing n told him with all due respect to vinicius but r u joking right? Cuz i hope ure joking!!.. I couldnt stop laughing... how can anyone compare that joke finishitssius chewnior to a legend like Romario??? Romario was a lethal striker, combined realism, strentgh, power, vision, sharpness, quick decision making, speed, technique and extra ordinary accuracy, he always knew where n how to position himself in the area in front of the goal and he had so much confidence!!! He might b small but oh boy he intimidated the bigger/biggest defenders.. Cesare Maldini once said that U cant mark Romario n the only way to stop him is to mark the players that provide him with passes.. italy in 94 had to give up attacking just to have 2-3 players watching him n covering for his main providers/passers Sometimes i can only imagine if Romario and Maradona played in the same team.....
I think that people talking about football today (from the profissional media to the keyboard-warrior kids) are very focused on the players of this decade only. A few more years and they'll be forgetting about Ronaldinho and Ronaldo too. They even dare comparing a 3-time WC-champion to somenone that failed 3 times to win a single Copa America.
I don't think he was the type who played to be recognized or complain about not being considered to to be one of the greats unlike Pele.He just played football and enjoyed life.
The hardest thing in football is making it look simple to score, and Romario made it look so easy. An absolute legend and goal machine. I'm sure there's been times at his former clubs when the coach wouldn't know what to do but just say, "pass it to Romario, he'll figure it out!"👏🤠😎⚽️
@@emreakem320 Well... I said he is the reason Ballon D'Ors are awarded to people outside Europe (not that he won it right there) because it made no sense to have someone other than him (and both Fifa and France football association agreed) given the fact he won a world cup by himself and taking Barcelona to the final of the Champions League basically single-handedly. Besides that, if we want to get technical, France Football did retroactively declared winners for other years where Latin Americans would have won them... guess who got one for 1994. (This was in 2015 or 2016, not sure I remeber). But your comment is _PRECISELY_ what I'm talking about.
@@niespeludo I got your point now..I didnt know that non european players ever won it in that years..confuses me Ronaldo won it in 1996 maybe as you said Romario was the reason
@@emreakem320 He was. Imagine Messi or Cristiano won a world cup and got to the final of UCL on the same season and DONT get Ballon D'Or... that's precisely what it was like back then when that happened. He was a beast.
@@gertipuleshi5420 MULLER DOESNT HAVE SHIFTING GEARS ACCELERATION AND ARSENAL OF DRIBBLING. THO I AGREE GERD IS UP THERE , NO1 IS NEAR ROMARIO FINISHING. GUY IS CPU PROGRAM THAT CANT MISS GOAL.
@@luiss.7038 DOUBT EVEN THAT BECAUSE MBAPPE HAVE TOP SPEED AND ACCELERATION BUT ROMARIO IS NOT HUMAN IN PERCENTAGE. HE IS LIKE CPU. HE CANT MISS GOAL. MBAPPE IS RAW TALENT ROMARIO IS BORN LIKE CPU PROGRAM.
He was short, always appeared to be tired and looked like he couldn't be bothered, but fuck me, could he play! I'll never forget his first match in La Liga against Real Sociedad - he scored a hat-trick (all goals assisted by Guardiola) and the last one he controlled a long pass with his chest and without letting the ball bounce he lobbed it over the goal keeper from outside the box. He made it all look so easy and beautiful. He had incredible dribbling skills, but he seldom used them as usually a simple flick of the shoulder and a burst of acceleration was enough to leave defenders for dead. His classic finish was flicking the ball with the outside of his foot and in the opposite direction of his run, tricking goalies and defenders alike. Lob goals were also one of his specialities - I saw him lob the ball to the back of the net from impossible angles and ridiculous distances. Another image that will always stay with me was his opening goal against the 5-0 against Madrid - he did a 'cola de vaca' (first time I ever so someone pull that move) to get rid of Alkorta and then put the ball in the back of the net. Romario, together with Laudrup, the real Ronaldo, Figo and Messi, are the players I have enjoyed watching the most at the Camp Nou. I feel privileged.
@@AK-lm2xi Marco Van Basten was one of my favorite center forwards, every body has their own opinions, for me Romario was the best, but Van Basten was a member of one of the best clubs in football history the great AC Milan from the 90's, Van Basten, Gullit and Frank Rikard, the 3 power houses from Holland, any way the best center forwards that come to my mind at this moment: Romario Van Basten Ronaldo Nazario Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge Gabriel Batistuta Gerd Muller Paolo Rossi Farenk Puskas All were great, take your pick. Cheers!
Crazy how people says that romario is underrated.. Romario is a legend.. and every football fan knows who romario is...one of the greatest strikers of all time
@@IndranilRC actually you would be wrong Cruijff is the actual spelling and pronunciation Cruyff is the name that was used in the global world So I'd suggest you to do a quick Google search before making an idiotic joke
Im a psv fan , my dad is an ajax fan but the one player he told me the most about and admired the most as a kid was romario… romario is now my hero , proud that he’s a legend of my club ❤️🤍
Para mi es el mejor definidor de la historia sin nadie que se compare a El. Talento...intuicion...inteligencia... y una frialdad frente al arco sin igual. Vieron el gol que perdio messi en la final de la copa america? . .Romario no hubiera fallado. Jamas. En el area el mejor de todos los tiempos. O Baixiño cada vez tu figura se agiganta mas y mas en el futbol mundial. Abrazo a los hermanos brasileños porque el futbol es un deporte y no odio. Gracias Romario por tu talento. Gracias hermanos brasileños por tantas estrellas que han dado al futbol mundial. Se me cae una lagrima al pensar que maravilla hubiese sido ver jugar a Romario y a Diego juntos. Abrazo muy respetuoso desde Argentina.
Romario came back to Brazil when he was at his height. I guess that's why he isn't as famous as other great 90 players such as Ronaldo or Zidane. But he was the best striker I've ever seen, undoubtedly.
@@leandrou100 Do they actually? I honestly thought at least after Pele, Ronaldo was the golden boy in Brazil and even at that Ronaldinho is definitely up there?
The ridiculous amount of headers he scored for a player of his height show how amazing was his positioning in the field. He was a killer inside the box.
I have seen better dribblers, tricksters, faster players and more powerful forwards but I have never seen anyone as clinical in front of goal as Romario. His finishing is without mercy. Literally the best finisher I have ever seen.
No man, he is definitelly up there with the best dribblers, tricksters and obviously fastest and quickest forwards ever...it's easy to see " E O baxinho!!!! Porra!!! ". He's part of the greatest ever hands down!!! He's like Rivaldo, two geniuses who don't get the respect that they deserve!!! Romario did what maradona did in 86 with Argentina, he put Brazil on his back during that 94 WC, those who watched that WC know exactly what I'm talkin' about. Plus he managed to qualify them during that 93 campain, which wasn't an easy task...
I was able to see how Parreira and Zagallo were refusing to call him to the qualifiers until the very last game. He made 2 goals, qualified us. And then got called again just before the WC. Romario did the possible and the impossible to bring the title that was HIS WC. He could play in another 3, but injuries in '90, '98 and the age in '02 were his bad luck. The only WC he reached healthy and ready, he won. BTW, I NEVER understood the preference for Careca in '90. Lazzaroni was indeed stupid. Careca was good, but wouldn't grease Romario's boots...
The best striker that ever lived. Over 1000 goals in his career. Genius. He was the top scorer of the Brazilian league at 39yo in 2007 playing for Vasco da Gama, where he scored his 1000th goal.
I remember in 1994 me, Bayern fan, went to Mallorca. In-between the typical beach relaxation, hotel swimming pool and exploring the island one morning I went to a area called Cala Bona (I think) and played fußball with Spanish kids... everyone wanted to be Romario or Stoichkov. But Romario was beloved by the Spanish kids...who played incredible. I played as Libero at a club in Berlin and these kids only played in the streets...and they were incredible for their age. I was Bayern fan so my role model was Lothar Matthäus...great times. I'm just saying, every Spanish kid in Mallorca wanted to be Romario.
A skill I have not seen since. He scores in one or two touches most time. He didn't need to think about it. He knew what he was going to do long before he got the ball. This is pre talent and mastery. I think he is the best finisher ever.
Without a doubt, you’ve hit the nail right on the head. He has such a mastery of the ball, and such technical ability that when the ball gets to him he doesn’t even need to bother with control, he already knows where and how he’s gonna put it past the goalie. Incredible foresight, not even R9 or Van Basten or Van Nistelrooy or any other elite finisher through history has had that.
You are spot on-----scoring was so easy for him; unlike other great strikers, he didn't have to force anything----just a simple delicate touch and it is over for his opponent. A true master of his craft.
he is my favourite player ever ... Thank you Brazil for giving us Romario ....watching his skill and technique ... the speed of the movement ... he was a football version of a ballerina and a matador at the same time ... For me he is the greatest of the greats
ITS NOT MY FAVE , I LOVE BATI AND GULLIT , BUT MAN, THIS IS BEST PLAYER IN HISTORY AFTER JOHAN CRUYFF. I LOVE BATISATUTA AND GULLIT BUT ITS NOT FAIR THAT ROMARIO IS BORN TO BE GOD. GUY IS PROGRAMED CPU. HE CANT MISS THE GOAL. THANK U FOR MY CHILDHOOD ROMARIO.
Same for me.. During a dinner with many Brazilians I asked who is the best Brazilian player, they all said Romario, they were like 10 guys and all of them said Romario.
@@NotoriousFunk dude is 87% finisher messi not even 68% in career. Yes Messi have 750+ goals but with far more chance . Romario is literally 1 touch 1 goal.
A class Act! An artist at work. I had the fortune to watch him play in 1994 WC. His acceleration and change of speed in the penalty box was mind boggling. Combine that with his skill and talent, he was the most deadly striker the world had ever seen. In today’s game most of his goals would have been “goal of the season”. Somehow he never got the fame he deserved.❤️
He was very famous, I always followed him when he was at PSV. The thing is, PSV landed Ronaldo after selling Romario, so Barca's next transfer was baking already.
@@mikeias_ oxi. Vê oq? Ele andando no campo, tocando a bola, ou outras banalidades? Esses vídeos do CZcams são os melhores momentos dos caras Man, não há nada melhor a se ver. Além disso tu não lembra nem o que comeu ontem, lá iria lembrar só que viu a dezenas de anos atrás por exemplo?
ROMARIO My favorite player of all time. He was like god for me when i was kid , allways talked about him and used to write his name and no 11 on my all tshirts. My friends called me romario cause I was good dribler and had bracket legs.i really miss those times.
Este brasilero es un extraterrestre, el mejor delantero de todos los tiempos...No existe ni existirá otro jugador más letal, más certero y con mayor olfato de gol que Romario....Un referente de área ejemplo para las juventudes de todo el planet, Con justa razón este genial e irrepetetiblle jugador es y será recordado como un de los 5 grandes de toda la historia.Mauro Ynga
To understand how good he is, you have to know the guy would run away from the club, spend 5 days immersed in the nightlife, drinking and chasing women, then show up at the club on game day and score 3 goals.
He was my favourite player from I was child. Romario is a special gem. Spectacular, unpredictable game and enjoyment. He came to Barcelona promising +30 goals in La Liga and he did it. The first goal against Real Sociedsd was an artwork. That year he became in of the best footballers ever.
It´s actually funny to read things like : "there are better trickers, dribblers, but he was the best finisher". Yes, he was the best finisher ever (alongside Gerd Muller). but he also was one of the most technical players ever. Many of Ronaldinho-Ronaldo style they copied from Romario, with the substancial difference that Romario usually did his tricks inside the box, as Cruyff used to say: ' He is the genius of the area, the genius of the tight spaces'. While Ronaldinho used to does his sombreros in the midfield, Romario used to did it inside the area as a resource to score. He had the best one touch I ever seen from a striker. With his one touch he even did not need to dribble past the defenders many times. A genius of the game, as great Cruyff used to say.
That's why when I make a comment about Romario being great inside of the box, I always qualify it by saying to not compare him to Inzaghi, Van Nistelrooy, or someone like that. I'd say no one is better than him near the penalty box, and that includes Messi, O Fenomeno, Ronaldinho, Pele, or Maradona. None of the players mentioned are better finishers than him, nor were they more technical. What I usually say--being that Ronaldo is my favorite player of all time--is that Ronaldo was a threat from inside of his own half, and that mostly has to do with athleticism. As a result of that, it was easier to stop starve Romario of possession. If I were to describe Romario to a youngster, I'd say that he was Aguero with the technical ability of Messi and the flair of Neymar. My favorite goal of his is the third goal of a hat trick he scored in his La Liga debut. He chested a pass from outside of the box and "volley-lobbed" the keeper without looking.
gerd, romario, puskas... three of the best ever strikers and maybe the three best until someone called cristiano ronaldo appears :) the cyborg is on a level where he is the only member
@@notdn CR7 Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.72 Romario Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.79 Gerd Muller Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.9 to 0.97 Púskas Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.99 Cristiano Ronaldo Is Better In All Other Stats, Dude Is Really A Cyborg, But In Finishing, Some People Are Far Better...
@@znhait I do think maybe that messi is a better finisher. And maybe Pele. I have them too two all time. Then I have 6 players behind them including Romario.
Não treinava e jogava mais que todo mundo. Socou a cara do Simeone. Entortou o Amaralzinho. Era rei do camarote. Desceu a porrada no torcedor que foi cobra-lo. Carregou a seleção em 94. Foi melhor do mundo. Baixinho era fod@.
Ali Foreman. Tu quase me mata do coração peixe... Romário eterno... Os Nutella de hj,com todo respeito... Deixa quieto!!! Pena que não inventaram uma máquina do tempo. 😕
I saw Romario live in the summer of 1993 play one of his first games for Barça, a friendly against Ajax in the olympic stadium in Amsterdam. The match was won by Barça 2-4, Romario scoring the last 2 goals. In the first half he received a loud verrbal abuse from the Ajax fans but those went over in admiration and applause the second half. Memorable evening...
It's pure joy and fun to see how he is so focused in putting the ball in the net. If it was acrobatic or just rolling the ball to the goal, he always chose the simplest way. That meaning the most guaranteed way of doing it, as soon as the gap opened, which he was so prompt to make it appear by himself. Since he had the pure finest brazilian football technique, he could take a magic trick out of the hat without any warning, and achieved to deliver some of the greatest moments in football. Pure state of art.
One can only imagine having seen Romario, Ronaldo and Rivaldo playing together in that world Cup or in 2002 which also included Dihno, four all time talents in one team.
In the friendly matches to prepare for the WC 98, they played together and they were indeed unstoppable. They played against Mexico 4-0. It is too bad they couldn't play together that tournament czcams.com/video/hgPs6M9wxiA/video.html
talents like these must never be forgotten. this video is a treasure. what a player! Brazilians are the reason football is called the beautiful game. we should always play this game with a smile on our faces, skills comes naturally then.
Romario was my heroe when I was a kid, I loved his elegance, speed variations, his amazing technique, also what a way to punch the ball, he was unique player
@@ymcomps9580 Brazilian TV once made a spot with him using a heart rate monitor in a training session. Unlike normal players (there was another two or three being monitored to serve as base line), everytime he received a ball inside box, his heart rate decreased to an average of 50 bpm. All other players monitored, offensive or defensive, when tested in same situation would have HR reaching more than 120 bpm. Cold blood striker, at his best.
kenhimurabr the guy was born poor in Brazil and used to play championships when he was a kid against other kids, sometimes much stronger Than him, and taller. Had to play in very bad conditions fields. You wonder how he felt playing in profesional conditions. Paradise for him.
O que mais impressionava no Romário, além da qualidade técnica absurda que ele tinha, era a frieza dele. Romário nunca aparentava o menor desespero em qualquer situação, diversas vezes ele estava cercado de grandes zagueiros e goleiros, e a frieza dele era tão grande que ele resolvia a jogada de forma tão simples como uma criança. Tudo parecia fácil pra ele.
O Amaral agradece o Romario até hj por ter "arrumado" a lombar dele heheheheheh E q puta golaço contra o Corinthians diga-se de passagem... Sem angulo...
Sim, inclusive ele levou a copa de 94 por causa disso. Hoje os jogadores não podem ver um empate após uma vantagem no placas…lamentavelmente perdem por terem psicológico fraco, isso desde 2006….
Looks and plays like Maradona. I loved the World Cup when he and Bebeto played together! This guy destroyed defences and goalkeepers whilst making it look easy. A true footballing genius.
Não fazia malabarismo, não inventava graça mas tinha recursos de sobra... futebol frio, objetivo e eficiente! Simplesmente o terror dos goleiros, ainda mais daqueles que gostavam de ficar avançados!
I feel he is a bit underrated in PES. Van Basten has a better overall card, or am I wrong? I watched both and, as much as Van Basten was great and complete, Romario´s technique is only equalled by 5 or 6 players in history. R9 was a better dribbler, but not a better striker than Romario or Van Basten, by the way.
La mejor definición la hizo Jorge Valdano: " Es un jugador de dibujos animados". Único e irrepetible, el jugador que marcó mi vida futbolística desde niño. Gracias Don Romario da Souza Faria!!!
great vid. been watching football for like 40+ years now, Im an addict. IMHO Romario was indeed the best finisher ever, no one compares. Ronaldo, Cristiano, Messi, Pelé, no one. Genius level: great speed/explosion, skills, no weak foot, but IMHO what made him truly special were his awareness and creativity. Goalkeepers nightmare, he always knew where everybody was, all the time. He didnt smash the ball unless he needed to, pure class.
@@JeanCarlos-vf5vu No son comparables, Romario fue un "9 puro", Maradona un "10 puro". El objetivo de Romario era convertir goles, el de Diego era crear juego y conducir a su equipo, los goles eran secundarios.
Desculpa amigo, mas não tem comparação. O único que se compara a "apresentação solo" de Maradona em 1986 é Z. Zidane em 2006. O time brasileiro de 1994 era muito bom e isso do Romário carregando o Brasil é mito.
@@Caloi-Cringe né não . Dá mesma maneira se a Argentina não tivesse Maradona em 86 eles não chegaria nem nas quartas ,o time era muito ruim . Esse baixinho que vc está falando foi o artilheiro dessa copa de 94 e se ele não tivesse em campo no mata mata principalmente contra a Suécia, levava não meu amigo.
Ouvir que o Gabriel Jesus não marcou gols mas cumpriu "função tática" é desonrar a história de atacantes que já usaram a amarelinha como Ronaldo e Romário. A função tática do atacante é essa, e como era bom o baixinho, artilheiro até no auge dos seus 39 anos no Brasileirão de 2005.
How this little magician is not in the 🐐 conversation is beyond me. He’s like a Brazilian version of Maradona but with more goals in his arsenal. Absolute genius
I actually almost forgot about Romario, don't know why media hasn't been more kind to him when mentioning about the greats. Never seen anyone more critical than him in front of the goal.
Allen Iverson is a better comparison, even with Romário being more accomplished. Both were small, pure talented, came from the hood, fiercely competitive, hated practices, bigmouths.
Romario was just scary good ... all the time !! Throughout his whole career, even when he was old way past his prime he still kept scoring great goals; just an incredible striker.
I've not seen Pele in action during his time, or even Maradona at his peak, except for in some of these footages available on CZcams. But I've seen the likes of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, ... from Brasil, and the likes of Batistuta, Messi, ... from Argentina .... To me, with all due respect to all of them who've graced this wonderful game for decades, Romario remains by far the best allround player. I know Ronaldinho has scored some extraordinary goals, at times on his own too despite playing mostly in the position of a midfielder, Batistuta has been largely underrated despite his quite outstanding performances amidst the hype surrounded the likes of Maradona and Messi, and Ronaldo (from Brasil) had been one of the biggest names of the game from mid '90s to 2000s, the likes of Marco Van Basten, Roberto Baggio and Zinedin Zidane too had been worldclass players in their own right despite the latter two being mostly midfielders .... Still no one comes quite in par with this guy Romario as the title here too implies; "The Most Clinical Striker Ever ...." (in my mind, at least after '90s ...)....
I think he's VASTLY underrated. Imo he deserves top 3 (top 5 at worst honestly) when you rank the greatest Brazilians ever (let's limit to attackers and offensive mids, since it's harder to objectively compare other positions). However, you will see him out of the top 5 in many lists lol Him, Ronaldo, Pelé, Garrincha and Zico. This is a fair top 5. Imo, Neymar already deservers a top 5 but I believe we're only having a consensus if Neymar wins a World Cup for us, then Zico leaves the top 5*. But back to Romário, his spot won't and can't be changed anytime soon. He has done much more than Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and others. Edit: I would have loved to see Romário in a team like the modern day Manchester City. He would have eclipsed Aguero in every way possible and I'm not even being disrespectful to Aguero. It's just that Romário was far better. Too bad he played in the late 80s and early 90s + took some horrible career decisions. Just imagine if peak C. Ronaldo or Messi decided to join a Portuguese/Argentinian clube then returned to the major leagues just to play for a smaller club than Real Madrid/Barcelona... different times. Still, Romário deserves a lot of respect and more recognition imo (here in Brazil he's rated fairly I think). *Neymar will be our top scorer with good ratio; as our main player in WCs, he never really had a meltdown like Ronaldinho in 2006; our first ever gold medal as the protagonist, which is a big deal since we lost multiple times with great squads; may not ever win a WC, but then again, it's a team sport and Ronaldo had the likes of Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, and Zico had the 82 generation and was unlucky to miss the chance to beat France in 86; arguably the best of the decade other than Messi and Ronaldo (these two will retire as the top 2 scorers in football history and much more, so they don't count, I'm not talking about GOAT status for Neymar); holds multiple records in Europe; has the numbers to put him alongside Messi in terms of dribbling (eye test he's also incredible); "Joga Bonito" mentality; first to win both Libertadores and Champions League as the top scorer; most goals for Santos ever since Pelé's era and he left as a ~21 yr old, imagine what he would have done here if he spent as many years as Zico playing here; already at ~400 goals as a WINGER; unless his injuries ruin him, he's definitely ending his career with over 500 official goals, which hasn't been done by a winger (for comparison, most recent players to do so are Messi, Cristiano, Suarez, Lewa and Zlatan); good playmaker; etc.
The last years Neymar definitly lost reputation. Lewandowski passed him and by far. Last 10 years i think for me: 1.Messi 2. Ronaldo 3. Iniesta 4.Lewandowski 5.Neymar/Mbappé
Possibly the greatest striker ever. Actually criminally underrated, did the impossible on a regular basis at the highest level. Almost alien ability to trick his marker and then get clean away from him
a lot of his moves are fairly predictable. sure he's in the top 50 or so but he doesn't compare to someone like kaka if we are being totally honest. he lacks speed, has only a couple 1v1 moves, and relies on his hyper intelligence and amazing technical shooting to make himself useful in all areas. his lobbing ability is pretty high too but he isn't near r9 etc. his movement seems fairly average and he doesn't look physically imposing. most of the defensive displays in this video were terrible to say the least. romario used his intelligence to exploit their lack of ability to defend and guys like kaka, r9, dinho, hail above him without doubt, because they rely more so on their own ability
@@ccesar1997 I w.ouldn't dare to say that. Much more amazing then Maradona. Different features. As good as Maradona, at least. Both were fantastic players.
The best striker I've seen ever. It was a delight to watch Barcelona games at that time. I remember watching games where Romario barely touched the ball for 70 mins and suddenly he had a chance and scored. Truly clinical.
Personally i think both Ronaldo and Romario were even better than Messi, but he is right up there with them as the three best players of the last 30+ years
People forget how fast this guy was! The best striker inside the small box! Ronaldo was also great, but this guy here had ice in his veins! For u young people who think CR7 is great! This is what great is all about!
@@miguelpereira8683 Did u forget his best years with vasco, then he went to psv, then Barcelona and came back to Brasil and played in a very high level until he was 40.
@@miguelpereira8683 Brasil na década de 90 só ficava atrás do Italiano filho, futebol era diferente naquela época... Brasileirão era uma liga fortíssima e cheia de craques, vc fala cm se fosse a Europa de hoje e o Campeonato Brasileiro de hoje...
He is my ultimate player of all times. My favorite of all. He made me cry of joy just by scoring a goal. Noone ever did that to me. He is the best to me.
The football world , BBC and others try to discredit Romario goals but it can't work, facts remains and he even did pass Pele but they tryna ta discredit with claims while facts remain
A real menace to any defender, sometimes completely invisible, but when the right moment arrived, he was very clinical and precise without remorse, brutal striker!
Romario: 29 times Topscorer in official Competition (Record). 3 times topscorer in Netherlands league 1 time topscorer in Spain league 3 times topscorer in Brasilian League (Record) 2 times topscorer in Champions League 2 times topscorer in South America Mercosur Cup (Record) 2 times topscorer Netherlands Cup 2 times topscorer Brasil Cup (Record) 1 time topscorer in Confederations cup 1 time topscorer in World club cup 1 time topscorer in Olympic football 1 time topscorer in American League 7 times topscorer in Rio State League (Record) 2 times topscorer in RioSao tournament 1 time topscorer in South American cup under 18
@@anonymous2964 this is bulshit He is top scorer of champions league twice in 4 participations He scored in one season at La Liga a hattrick against Real Madrid plus 2 Hattricks against Atletico Madrid plus one hattrick against Real Sosiedad and one against Usasuna ... He never scored 5 hattrick in one season in what you called farmers league !!! He scored 30 goals in la Liga without any penalty and with top scorer title while he never scored more than 22 goals in what you called farmers league and many of them were penalties!!
Fast Networks Dunno about the dutch league back then. But in the 80’s and 90’s the most strong domestic leagues were definetly the ‘Brasileirao’ and the ‘Serie A’. Romário played more years in the brazilian league than in europe. So...
Cruyff Said Romário was the best striker he ever coached. Cruyff also Said that Romário wanted a break to go to Brazil for carnival, Cruyff gave him one condition: Score 2 goals, he scored 2 goals against Real Madrid in 20 minutes and asked to be replaced and said coach "the plane leaves in 1 hour..." Guys who does that???? Him. Off he went to get the plane. Some people don't really understand how lethal this guy was.
The otjer was maradona
Those are great players who i c media hyping these now a day to!
He scored a hat trick actually before he left lol
same way when he played for PSV. the season was starting and everyone came back from a break and romario did show up 3 weeks later. Guus Hiddink was coach at that time and was very pissed about that .So romario said coach dont worry how much shall i score 3? in 35 minutes he scored 3 goals and everyone would love him again. romario"s first touch was always perfect but the most deadly thing about him is that nobody would knew what he was gonna do. for me always the best striker
scored 3
Romario in Profissional
1985: 39 jogos / 24 gols -19 anos
1986: 66 jogos / 42 gols -20 anos
1987: 69 jogos / 42 gols -21 anos
1988: 57 jogos / 49 gols -22 anos
1989: 53 jogos / 47 gols -23 anos
1990: 26 jogos / 24 gols -24 anos
1991: 32 jogos / 37 gols -25 anos
1992: 37 jogos / 37 gols -26 anos
1993: 59 jogos / 49 gols -27 anos
1994: 58 jogos / 36 gols -28 anos
1995: 63 jogos / 48 gols -29 anos
1996: 50 jogos / 43 gols -30 anos
1997: 66 jogos / 63 gols -31 anos
1998: 53 jogos / 42 gols -32 anos
1999: 58 jogos / 51 gols -33 anos
2000: 74 jogos / 73 gols -34 anos
2001: 46 jogos / 45 gols -35 anos
2002: 52 jogos / 44 gols -36 anos
2003: 29 jogos / 20 gols -37 anos
2004: 30 jogos / 17 gols -38 anos
2005: 47 jogos / 36 gols -39 anos
2006: 50 jogos / 41 gols -40 anos
2007: 17 jogos / 12 gols -41 anos
Romario: 29 times Topscorer in official Competition (Record).
3 times topscorer in Netherlands league
1 time topscorer in Spain league
3 times topscorer in Brasilian League (Record)
2 times topscorer in Champions League
2 times topscorer in South America Mercosur Cup (Record)
2 times topscorer Netherlands Cup
2 times topscorer Brasil Cup (Record)
1 time topscorer in Confederations cup
1 time topscorer in World club cup
1 time topscorer in Olympic football
1 time topscorer in American League
7 times topscorer in Rio State League (Record)
2 times topscorer in RioSao tournament
1 time topscorer in South American cup under 18
Hatrick: 83
Superhatrick: 16
Cinquo: 2
Before 30 anos: 435 gols/ 559 jogos
After 30 anos: 490 gols/ 569 jogos
Total: 925 gols / 1128 jogos
😱👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷
Se vc comparar com os números de Messi e CR7 está pau a pau. Falo em relação a gols por temporada. Por isso ele foi sim um dos melhores de todos os tempos
@@Winpimenta mas ele é melhor que esses dois em talento
wow
Top 3 of the World in the year 2000
Kids today will NEVER understand just how good this man was.....One of the greatest footballers to have ever graced the great game
Nowadays, kids have no clue about football. they only know about it as of 2010. When you talk about Socrates, Zico, Rivelino, Edmundo, Batistuta, Valderrama, Brasil '82, etc they look at you as if you were talking an alien language.
@@JulianBetancourt1 I dont blame them for not knowing every single Brazilian player that ever existed. They have other things too.
I was watching a laliga game this year and the commentator said that vinicius junior moves like romario ...i was like WTF !! The second commentator started laughing n told him with all due respect to vinicius but r u joking right? Cuz i hope ure joking!!.. I couldnt stop laughing... how can anyone compare that joke finishitssius chewnior to a legend like Romario??? Romario was a lethal striker, combined realism, strentgh, power, vision, sharpness, quick decision making, speed, technique and extra ordinary accuracy, he always knew where n how to position himself in the area in front of the goal and he had so much confidence!!! He might b small but oh boy he intimidated the bigger/biggest defenders.. Cesare Maldini once said that U cant mark Romario n the only way to stop him is to mark the players that provide him with passes.. italy in 94 had to give up attacking just to have 2-3 players watching him n covering for his main providers/passers
Sometimes i can only imagine if Romario and Maradona played in the same team.....
I am 14, I know quite a lot as I love looking at old leagues and games, I especially love watching 80/90s games, Im a rare breed but I exist
Not ever?
And to think people freak out with Halland these days, this guy would be considered literally a football god in todays game. Naturally gifted.
Very underrated. Nobody ever mentions him when talking about great players.
Besides being critically acclaimed (by the press media) as one of the greatest brasilian player ever..yeah underrated.
I think that people talking about football today (from the profissional media to the keyboard-warrior kids) are very focused on the players of this decade only. A few more years and they'll be forgetting about Ronaldinho and Ronaldo too. They even dare comparing a 3-time WC-champion to somenone that failed 3 times to win a single Copa America.
I don't think he was the type who played to be recognized or complain about not being considered to to be one of the greats unlike Pele.He just played football and enjoyed life.
Agree with you 💯 %.
Very underrated. Very gifted player and clinical at the same time. Would be worth over £100M today. Priceless.
And this dumb idiot say messi is best?
😆
Respect a master as romario
"Nobody was better than me inside the box, I'm the KING of the box" - Romário
As you see in this video, he takes the ball even in the middle of the field.
Absolutely!!!!
Inzaghi
Not better than Jack in the box.
cristiano ronaldo is better
I have watched this video over a 100x, this man is a pure killer on football pitch
The hardest thing in football is making it look simple to score, and Romario made it look so easy. An absolute legend and goal machine. I'm sure there's been times at his former clubs when the coach wouldn't know what to do but just say, "pass it to Romario, he'll figure it out!"👏🤠😎⚽️
Romario would say it to his team.. ;) just give me the ball and I’ll win it for us ;)
unbelievable
In fact Pep guardiola says that the first thing they were instructed to do after receiving the ball was to see where Romario was.
He was the Brazilian League top scorer at age of 39
For me he was the best brazilian striker ever. A lot of good memories when Romário played for my club, Vasco da Gama, here in Brazil.
I love Romario so much
@@igorbarreto6604 last time Vasco was a relevant team
And turned 40 one month after the tournament lol
When all good brasilian atackers played in Europe ,It.s not such great thing .
Remember kids... HE IS THE REASON BALLON D'OR AWARDS PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF EUROPE SINCE 1994.
@Heisenberg-SchrodingerEmc2 Most people don't... they just spit out Wikipedia facts without context. His influence on the game was really big.
He never had Ballon dor. I guess you mean Fifa world player of the year.
@@emreakem320 Well... I said he is the reason Ballon D'Ors are awarded to people outside Europe (not that he won it right there) because it made no sense to have someone other than him (and both Fifa and France football association agreed) given the fact he won a world cup by himself and taking Barcelona to the final of the Champions League basically single-handedly. Besides that, if we want to get technical, France Football did retroactively declared winners for other years where Latin Americans would have won them... guess who got one for 1994. (This was in 2015 or 2016, not sure I remeber). But your comment is _PRECISELY_ what I'm talking about.
@@niespeludo I got your point now..I didnt know that non european players ever won it in that years..confuses me Ronaldo won it in 1996 maybe as you said Romario was the reason
@@emreakem320 He was. Imagine Messi or Cristiano won a world cup and got to the final of UCL on the same season and DONT get Ballon D'Or... that's precisely what it was like back then when that happened. He was a beast.
"Romário. Incomparável. Único".
- Pep Guardiola
pep is pretty terrible at picking out talents. zlatan is above romario and look at how he was used
@@temposetter1091 Romário 100000 X >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zlatan
@@putin6399
false
Romario a thousand times better than zlatan
@@temposetter1091bro, Romário destroys zlatan
The best finisher in history. So intelligent & surgical. Also he used his incredible acceleration from standing position as key to penetration.
cirurgic
id say gerd muller is the best finisher in history, but romario is up there
@@matthewrichardson4487 no, Romário
@@legolassouza2073 gert muller
@@gertipuleshi5420 MULLER DOESNT HAVE SHIFTING GEARS ACCELERATION AND ARSENAL OF DRIBBLING. THO I AGREE GERD IS UP THERE , NO1 IS NEAR ROMARIO FINISHING. GUY IS CPU PROGRAM THAT CANT MISS GOAL.
Ronaldo and Romario in World Cup 1998 would be one of the greatest attack ever. The history missed this opportunity to see two GOATs together.
When i was a kid i never realized how good he was, but when i see the players nowadays i know that he was a real genius and the best striker ever.
You are absolutely right my friend. Romario is the best in the area. He is an artist of soccer. Junto a el .... pibe de oro Maradona.
So true like i the only aspect mbappe has over romario is athleticism, which sadly is by far the most important attribute nowadays
@@luiss.7038 DOUBT EVEN THAT BECAUSE MBAPPE HAVE TOP SPEED AND ACCELERATION BUT ROMARIO IS NOT HUMAN IN PERCENTAGE. HE IS LIKE CPU. HE CANT MISS GOAL. MBAPPE IS RAW TALENT ROMARIO IS BORN LIKE CPU PROGRAM.
This guy wasn't a striker... He was a KILLER!!!! 💥💯💥 His goal record is insane!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
He was short, always appeared to be tired and looked like he couldn't be bothered, but fuck me, could he play! I'll never forget his first match in La Liga against Real Sociedad - he scored a hat-trick (all goals assisted by Guardiola) and the last one he controlled a long pass with his chest and without letting the ball bounce he lobbed it over the goal keeper from outside the box. He made it all look so easy and beautiful.
He had incredible dribbling skills, but he seldom used them as usually a simple flick of the shoulder and a burst of acceleration was enough to leave defenders for dead. His classic finish was flicking the ball with the outside of his foot and in the opposite direction of his run, tricking goalies and defenders alike. Lob goals were also one of his specialities - I saw him lob the ball to the back of the net from impossible angles and ridiculous distances. Another image that will always stay with me was his opening goal against the 5-0 against Madrid - he did a 'cola de vaca' (first time I ever so someone pull that move) to get rid of Alkorta and then put the ball in the back of the net. Romario, together with Laudrup, the real Ronaldo, Figo and Messi, are the players I have enjoyed watching the most at the Camp Nou. I feel privileged.
In 60 years watching the sport, I've never seen a more lethal striker inside the box, NOBODY! just give it to Romario, he'll do the rest.
So you have 80 years old ?
LMAO
@@luffy_army 72, if you are lucky you'll get to be my age someday. Cheers.
I think van basten is as good as him
@@AK-lm2xi Marco Van Basten was one of my favorite center forwards, every body has their own opinions, for me Romario was the best, but Van Basten was a member of one of the best clubs in football history the great AC Milan from the 90's, Van Basten, Gullit and Frank Rikard, the 3 power houses from Holland, any way the best center forwards that come to my mind at this moment:
Romario
Van Basten
Ronaldo Nazario
Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge
Gabriel Batistuta
Gerd Muller
Paolo Rossi
Farenk Puskas
All were great, take your pick. Cheers!
Crazy how people says that romario is underrated.. Romario is a legend.. and every football fan knows who romario is...one of the greatest strikers of all time
The word "underrated" is overused.
No they don't
I mean people don't know about cruijff
Plastic fans I mean
@@cdxst3968 At least, the ones who know Johan Cruyff should know how to spell his name....jk 😁
@@IndranilRC actually you would be wrong
Cruijff is the actual spelling and pronunciation
Cruyff is the name that was used in the global world
So I'd suggest you to do a quick Google search before making an idiotic joke
@@cdxst3968 Okay, I probably should have. You got me. xD
Im a psv fan , my dad is an ajax fan but the one player he told me the most about and admired the most as a kid was romario… romario is now my hero , proud that he’s a legend of my club ❤️🤍
Para mi es el mejor definidor de la historia sin nadie que se compare a El. Talento...intuicion...inteligencia... y una frialdad frente al arco sin igual. Vieron el gol que perdio messi en la final de la copa america? . .Romario no hubiera fallado. Jamas. En el area el mejor de todos los tiempos. O Baixiño cada vez tu figura se agiganta mas y mas en el futbol mundial. Abrazo a los hermanos brasileños porque el futbol es un deporte y no odio. Gracias Romario por tu talento. Gracias hermanos brasileños por tantas estrellas que han dado al futbol mundial. Se me cae una lagrima al pensar que maravilla hubiese sido ver jugar a Romario y a Diego juntos. Abrazo muy respetuoso desde Argentina.
Abrazo, cariño y mucho respeto desde Brasil mi hermano.
Ronaldo nazario hermano
You are right, 1128 official games, 925 goals scored.
Totalmente de acuerdo
@@natanlucas448 o
Romario came back to Brazil when he was at his height. I guess that's why he isn't as famous as other great 90 players such as Ronaldo or Zidane. But he was the best striker I've ever seen, undoubtedly.
Yes
I had the honor to see him Live @Eindhoven.... 90mins of my life that i will never ever forget..
And that's why he's a bigger idol than Ronaldo in Brazil. People here like him waaaay more than Ronaldo.
He's my favorite striker of all time, he was better than Ronaldo9 in my opinion. He and Bebeto were very lethal playing alongside each other.
@@leandrou100 Do they actually? I honestly thought at least after Pele, Ronaldo was the golden boy in Brazil and even at that Ronaldinho is definitely up there?
The ridiculous amount of headers he scored for a player of his height show how amazing was his positioning in the field. He was a killer inside the box.
The best striker of all time
In 1994 Romario said in a interview: "If we don't win the World Cup you can blame me".
The idol of Ronaldo Nazário.
The one that told ronaldo to go to psv , the rest is history🔥 (romario is a bigger psv legend tho)
I have seen better dribblers, tricksters, faster players and more powerful forwards but I have never seen anyone as clinical in front of goal as Romario. His finishing is without mercy. Literally the best finisher I have ever seen.
One of the best penalty takers too.
Agred
Hes fuckin Clever
No man, he is definitelly up there with the best dribblers, tricksters and obviously fastest and quickest forwards ever...it's easy to see " E O baxinho!!!! Porra!!! ". He's part of the greatest ever hands down!!! He's like Rivaldo, two geniuses who don't get the respect that they deserve!!! Romario did what maradona did in 86 with Argentina, he put Brazil on his back during that 94 WC, those who watched that WC know exactly what I'm talkin' about. Plus he managed to qualify them during that 93 campain, which wasn't an easy task...
I was able to see how Parreira and Zagallo were refusing to call him to the qualifiers until the very last game. He made 2 goals, qualified us. And then got called again just before the WC.
Romario did the possible and the impossible to bring the title that was HIS WC.
He could play in another 3, but injuries in '90, '98 and the age in '02 were his bad luck.
The only WC he reached healthy and ready, he won.
BTW, I NEVER understood the preference for Careca in '90. Lazzaroni was indeed stupid. Careca was good, but wouldn't grease Romario's boots...
The best striker that ever lived. Over 1000 goals in his career. Genius. He was the top scorer of the Brazilian league at 39yo in 2007 playing for Vasco da Gama, where he scored his 1000th goal.
I remember in 1994 me, Bayern fan, went to Mallorca. In-between the typical beach relaxation, hotel swimming pool and exploring the island one morning I went to a area called Cala Bona (I think) and played fußball with Spanish kids... everyone wanted to be Romario or Stoichkov. But Romario was beloved by the Spanish kids...who played incredible. I played as Libero at a club in Berlin and these kids only played in the streets...and they were incredible for their age. I was Bayern fan so my role model was Lothar Matthäus...great times. I'm just saying, every Spanish kid in Mallorca wanted to be Romario.
But Matthaus..pure animal on his prime..Greatest CMF/box to box of all time.
A skill I have not seen since. He scores in one or two touches most time. He didn't need to think about it. He knew what he was going to do long before he got the ball. This is pre talent and mastery. I think he is the best finisher ever.
Without a doubt, you’ve hit the nail right on the head. He has such a mastery of the ball, and such technical ability that when the ball gets to him he doesn’t even need to bother with control, he already knows where and how he’s gonna put it past the goalie. Incredible foresight, not even R9 or Van Basten or Van Nistelrooy or any other elite finisher through history has had that.
You are spot on-----scoring was so easy for him; unlike other great strikers, he didn't have to force anything----just a simple delicate touch and it is over for his opponent. A true master of his craft.
@a b you're kidding right?
@a b Raul is a legend. Romario is the second best no.9 of after the WWII
@@davidemaglio5745 who’s firsy
he is my favourite player ever ... Thank you Brazil for giving us Romario ....watching his skill and technique ... the speed of the movement ... he was a football version of a ballerina and a matador at the same time ... For me he is the greatest of the greats
Same here... I couldn't had a better definition....
Same, he makes me want to go outside and master all his skills truly one of a kind!
ITS NOT MY FAVE , I LOVE BATI AND GULLIT , BUT MAN, THIS IS BEST PLAYER IN HISTORY AFTER JOHAN CRUYFF. I LOVE BATISATUTA AND GULLIT BUT ITS NOT FAIR THAT ROMARIO IS BORN TO BE GOD. GUY IS PROGRAMED CPU. HE CANT MISS THE GOAL. THANK U FOR MY CHILDHOOD ROMARIO.
Same for me.. During a dinner with many Brazilians I asked who is the best Brazilian player, they all said Romario, they were like 10 guys and all of them said Romario.
@@NotoriousFunk dude is 87% finisher messi not even 68% in career. Yes Messi have 750+ goals but with far more chance . Romario is literally 1 touch 1 goal.
A class Act! An artist at work. I had the fortune to watch him play in 1994 WC. His acceleration and change of speed in the penalty box was mind boggling. Combine that with his skill and talent, he was the most deadly striker the world had ever seen. In today’s game most of his goals would have been “goal of the season”. Somehow he never got the fame he deserved.❤️
He was very famous, I always followed him when he was at PSV. The thing is, PSV landed Ronaldo after selling Romario, so Barca's next transfer was baking already.
I didn't see Romário play, but my parents say he ranks alongside Pelé and Mané Garrincha as the best players in Brazil's history.
Tá cego? Não tá vendo ele jogando no vídeo não?
@@juliocesarbarsi Eu tô falando ver ele jogar na época mano 😂😂
@@mikeias_ oxi. Vê oq? Ele andando no campo, tocando a bola, ou outras banalidades? Esses vídeos do CZcams são os melhores momentos dos caras Man, não há nada melhor a se ver. Além disso tu não lembra nem o que comeu ontem, lá iria lembrar só que viu a dezenas de anos atrás por exemplo?
@@juliocesarbarsi Tu tem problema ment4l? Pergunta sincera mesmo antes de eu zuar.
where do brazillians rate ronaldo? from what I have heard, a lot of people in brazil rate edmundo and romario higher than ronaldo
ROMARIO My favorite player of all time. He was like god for me when i was kid , allways talked about him and used to write his name and no 11 on my all tshirts. My friends called me romario cause
I was good dribler and had bracket legs.i really miss those times.
Those were the days. it was all bagio vs romario. These guys now a days are not legends like back then just wannabes
My favourite Brazilian player of all time
This guy never used to train, he used to party ALOT and he still performed amazing everytime pure god gifted talented footballer Romario was.
Incredible player. Also very underrated. One of the best ever for sure.
Este brasilero es un extraterrestre, el mejor delantero de todos los tiempos...No existe ni existirá otro jugador más letal, más certero y con mayor olfato de gol que Romario....Un referente de área ejemplo para las juventudes de todo el planet, Con justa razón este genial e irrepetetiblle jugador es y será recordado como un de los 5 grandes de toda la historia.Mauro Ynga
Ele é simplesmente o melhor de tds os tempos!!!
El mejor delantero q he visto jugar. Vi a Van Basten, Rudy Gullik, Careca, Batistuta, Ronaldo Fenómeno, Adriano Imperator, CR7... Romário, el mejor.
Gênio da pequena área
Concuerdo totalmente era mejor que ronaldo
@@pauloandreandre1262 la finaliçacao de ele e absurdaaaaa , ajjajajaj saludos hermano brasucaaa
His acceleration is unbelievable.
To understand how good he is, you have to know the guy would run away from the club, spend 5 days immersed in the nightlife, drinking and chasing women, then show up at the club on game day and score 3 goals.
He was my favourite player from I was child. Romario is a special gem. Spectacular, unpredictable game and enjoyment. He came to Barcelona promising +30 goals in La Liga and he did it. The first goal against Real Sociedsd was an artwork. That year he became in of the best footballers ever.
better than Maradona
@@ccesar1997he said he wasn't
It´s actually funny to read things like : "there are better trickers, dribblers, but he was the best finisher". Yes, he was the best finisher ever (alongside Gerd Muller). but he also was one of the most technical players ever. Many of Ronaldinho-Ronaldo style they copied from Romario, with the substancial difference that Romario usually did his tricks inside the box, as Cruyff used to say: ' He is the genius of the area, the genius of the tight spaces'. While Ronaldinho used to does his sombreros in the midfield, Romario used to did it inside the area as a resource to score. He had the best one touch I ever seen from a striker. With his one touch he even did not need to dribble past the defenders many times. A genius of the game, as great Cruyff used to say.
That's why when I make a comment about Romario being great inside of the box, I always qualify it by saying to not compare him to Inzaghi, Van Nistelrooy, or someone like that. I'd say no one is better than him near the penalty box, and that includes Messi, O Fenomeno, Ronaldinho, Pele, or Maradona. None of the players mentioned are better finishers than him, nor were they more technical. What I usually say--being that Ronaldo is my favorite player of all time--is that Ronaldo was a threat from inside of his own half, and that mostly has to do with athleticism. As a result of that, it was easier to stop starve Romario of possession. If I were to describe Romario to a youngster, I'd say that he was Aguero with the technical ability of Messi and the flair of Neymar. My favorite goal of his is the third goal of a hat trick he scored in his La Liga debut. He chested a pass from outside of the box and "volley-lobbed" the keeper without looking.
gerd, romario, puskas... three of the best ever strikers and maybe the three best until someone called cristiano ronaldo appears :)
the cyborg is on a level where he is the only member
@@notdn
CR7 Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.72
Romario Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.79
Gerd Muller Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.9 to 0.97
Púskas Goal Scoring Ratio - 0.99
Cristiano Ronaldo Is Better In All Other Stats, Dude Is Really A Cyborg, But In Finishing, Some People Are Far Better...
@@arslan7108 Romario has far more skills and played for a lot of teams around his career.
@@znhait I do think maybe that messi is a better finisher. And maybe Pele.
I have them too two all time.
Then I have 6 players behind them including Romario.
Não treinava e jogava mais que todo mundo.
Socou a cara do Simeone.
Entortou o Amaralzinho.
Era rei do camarote.
Desceu a porrada no torcedor que foi cobra-lo.
Carregou a seleção em 94.
Foi melhor do mundo.
Baixinho era fod@.
Gênio. Herdou a finalização do Pelé dentro da area .
Gênio!! Absolutamente brilhante!!
Único!!
@@scorpionmk6695 verdade depois do Pelé é ele o melhor!
@@scorpionmk6695
Neymar é infinitamente melhor. Neymar só faz gols espetaculares e é um jogador muito decisivo.
@Sérgio Sérgio Eu sei cara, eu tava só testando a galera. Romário é de outro planeta, Neymar é só um peladeiro. Não tem nem comparação. kkkkk
Ali Foreman. Tu quase me mata do coração peixe... Romário eterno... Os Nutella de hj,com todo respeito... Deixa quieto!!! Pena que não inventaram uma máquina do tempo. 😕
I saw Romario live in the summer of 1993 play one of his first games for Barça, a friendly against Ajax in the olympic stadium in Amsterdam. The match was won by Barça 2-4, Romario scoring the last 2 goals. In the first half he received a loud verrbal abuse from the Ajax fans but those went over in admiration and applause the second half. Memorable evening...
It's pure joy and fun to see how he is so focused in putting the ball in the net. If it was acrobatic or just rolling the ball to the goal, he always chose the simplest way. That meaning the most guaranteed way of doing it, as soon as the gap opened, which he was so prompt to make it appear by himself. Since he had the pure finest brazilian football technique, he could take a magic trick out of the hat without any warning, and achieved to deliver some of the greatest moments in football. Pure state of art.
Romario didn't played 98 WC because of knee injury. Romario and Ronaldo would've been unstoppable
I still sad cause i didnt see that duo at 98 after great harmony they acheived before wc 98
One can only imagine having seen Romario, Ronaldo and Rivaldo playing together in that world Cup or in 2002 which also included Dihno, four all time talents in one team.
@@RM-xk6iu very scary to imagine thst squad 👍👍👍
In the friendly matches to prepare for the WC 98, they played together and they were indeed unstoppable. They played against Mexico 4-0. It is too bad they couldn't play together that tournament
czcams.com/video/hgPs6M9wxiA/video.html
Zidane would of still destroyed them
talents like these must never be forgotten. this video is a treasure. what a player! Brazilians are the reason football is called the beautiful game. we should always play this game with a smile on our faces, skills comes naturally then.
Romario was my heroe when I was a kid, I loved his elegance, speed variations, his amazing technique, also what a way to punch the ball, he was unique player
Monstro demais o cara foi artilheiro com 40 anos no Brasil!!
1:11 - Here is only Maldini and Baresi
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Hahahahahahahahahahaha from a Juventus fan
This guy was an ice cube in front of the goal. Brilliant.
I don't know how hes so composed, one of his best traits! Trying to work on that to help my finishing since I'm a winger
@@ymcomps9580 Brazilian TV once made a spot with him using a heart rate monitor in a training session. Unlike normal players (there was another two or three being monitored to serve as base line), everytime he received a ball inside box, his heart rate decreased to an average of 50 bpm. All other players monitored, offensive or defensive, when tested in same situation would have HR reaching more than 120 bpm.
Cold blood striker, at his best.
kenhimurabr the guy was born poor in Brazil and used to play championships when he was a kid against other kids, sometimes much stronger Than him, and taller. Had to play in very bad conditions fields. You wonder how he felt playing in profesional conditions. Paradise for him.
Genius. In my opinion, best striker ever.
The best forward ever. What a player!
O que mais impressionava no Romário, além da qualidade técnica absurda que ele tinha, era a frieza dele. Romário nunca aparentava o menor desespero em qualquer situação, diversas vezes ele estava cercado de grandes zagueiros e goleiros, e a frieza dele era tão grande que ele resolvia a jogada de forma tão simples como uma criança. Tudo parecia fácil pra ele.
Era impressionante mesmo! Desespero ficava o goleiro e os zagueiros hehe
Guardiola declarou que Romário era tão frio que poderia fazer um gol tomando café.
O Amaral agradece o Romario até hj por ter "arrumado" a lombar dele heheheheheh E q puta golaço contra o Corinthians diga-se de passagem... Sem angulo...
Pra mim ele é melhor doque Ronaldo fenômeno
Sim, inclusive ele levou a copa de 94 por causa disso. Hoje os jogadores não podem ver um empate após uma vantagem no placas…lamentavelmente perdem por terem psicológico fraco, isso desde 2006….
Looks and plays like Maradona. I loved the World Cup when he and Bebeto played together! This guy destroyed defences and goalkeepers whilst making it look easy. A true footballing genius.
Não fazia malabarismo, não inventava graça mas tinha recursos de sobra... futebol frio, objetivo e eficiente!
Simplesmente o terror dos goleiros, ainda mais daqueles que gostavam de ficar avançados!
He's criminally underrated. I also can't help but feel like Messi modeled some of his game after Romario. Some of the finishes remind me of Messi
Romario one of the most complete footballer in our history he had it all in my opinion.
Now I understand y romario had 97 overall in pes 21🤩
Bro do u play PES mobile
He's not really that good tho
Verdade
I feel he is a bit underrated in PES. Van Basten has a better overall card, or am I wrong? I watched both and, as much as Van Basten was great and complete, Romario´s technique is only equalled by 5 or 6 players in history. R9 was a better dribbler, but not a better striker than Romario or Van Basten, by the way.
@@geraldoveloso7978 romario is a fantastic finisher in pes no doubt. Van basten takes it into box but then fails miserably tbh
Most of us in South Africa we knew about Romario cause we were so in love with Brazilian football.
More specially tata on that 1994 World Cup
👏👏👏
brazil loves africa
La mejor definición la hizo Jorge Valdano: " Es un jugador de dibujos animados". Único e irrepetible, el jugador que marcó mi vida futbolística desde niño. Gracias Don Romario da Souza Faria!!!
great vid. been watching football for like 40+ years now, Im an addict. IMHO Romario was indeed the best finisher ever, no one compares. Ronaldo, Cristiano, Messi, Pelé, no one. Genius level: great speed/explosion, skills, no weak foot, but IMHO what made him truly special were his awareness and creativity. Goalkeepers nightmare, he always knew where everybody was, all the time. He didnt smash the ball unless he needed to, pure class.
1.68 de altura e com um futebol gigantesco . O quê Maradona foi pra Argentina em 86 Romário foi para o Brasil em 94.
Romário fez muito mais gols que Maradona, romario foi muito melhor embora a mídia não queira reconhecer.
@@JeanCarlos-vf5vu No son comparables, Romario fue un "9 puro", Maradona un "10 puro". El objetivo de Romario era convertir goles, el de Diego era crear juego y conducir a su equipo, los goles eran secundarios.
@@Aguz25 boa conclusão valeu amigo!
Desculpa amigo, mas não tem comparação.
O único que se compara a "apresentação solo" de Maradona em 1986 é Z. Zidane em 2006.
O time brasileiro de 1994 era muito bom e isso do Romário carregando o Brasil é mito.
@@Caloi-Cringe né não . Dá mesma maneira se a Argentina não tivesse Maradona em 86 eles não chegaria nem nas quartas ,o time era muito ruim . Esse baixinho que vc está falando foi o artilheiro dessa copa de 94 e se ele não tivesse em campo no mata mata principalmente contra a Suécia, levava não meu amigo.
Ouvir que o Gabriel Jesus não marcou gols mas cumpriu "função tática" é desonrar a história de atacantes que já usaram a amarelinha como Ronaldo e Romário. A função tática do atacante é essa, e como era bom o baixinho, artilheiro até no auge dos seus 39 anos no Brasileirão de 2005.
Pois éh...
O futebol mudou, mas nesse caso, mudou para pior.
Fodasse função tática o negócio e meter gol
Romário é ETe, Gabriel jesus é um jumento, aliás todos esses jogadores de agora!
Se Gabriel Jesus é jogador eu sou o Seiya
Best striker I've seen in my lifetime, a genius.
How this little magician is not in the 🐐 conversation is beyond me. He’s like a Brazilian version of Maradona but with more goals in his arsenal. Absolute genius
I actually almost forgot about Romario, don't know why media hasn't been more kind to him when mentioning about the greats. Never seen anyone more critical than him in front of the goal.
"Most Clinical Striker Ever" - Nice video. He was indeed. Pure art. Michael Jordan of football.
Allen Iverson is a better comparison, even with Romário being more accomplished. Both were small, pure talented, came from the hood, fiercely competitive, hated practices, bigmouths.
Romario was just scary good ... all the time !! Throughout his whole career, even when he was old way past his prime he still kept scoring great goals; just an incredible striker.
Undeniable legend and one of the greatest strikers of all time.
For me, this guy was the best of all time.
Mi jugador brasileño favorito. O Baixinho es inmortal.
I've not seen Pele in action during his time, or even Maradona at his peak, except for in some of these footages available on CZcams. But I've seen the likes of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, ... from Brasil, and the likes of Batistuta, Messi, ... from Argentina .... To me, with all due respect to all of them who've graced this wonderful game for decades, Romario remains by far the best allround player. I know Ronaldinho has scored some extraordinary goals, at times on his own too despite playing mostly in the position of a midfielder, Batistuta has been largely underrated despite his quite outstanding performances amidst the hype surrounded the likes of Maradona and Messi, and Ronaldo (from Brasil) had been one of the biggest names of the game from mid '90s to 2000s, the likes of Marco Van Basten, Roberto Baggio and Zinedin Zidane too had been worldclass players in their own right despite the latter two being mostly midfielders .... Still no one comes quite in par with this guy Romario as the title here too implies; "The Most Clinical Striker Ever ...." (in my mind, at least after '90s ...)....
So much talent and style. Romario is a legend a bit underrated.
I think he's VASTLY underrated. Imo he deserves top 3 (top 5 at worst honestly) when you rank the greatest Brazilians ever (let's limit to attackers and offensive mids, since it's harder to objectively compare other positions). However, you will see him out of the top 5 in many lists lol
Him, Ronaldo, Pelé, Garrincha and Zico. This is a fair top 5. Imo, Neymar already deservers a top 5 but I believe we're only having a consensus if Neymar wins a World Cup for us, then Zico leaves the top 5*. But back to Romário, his spot won't and can't be changed anytime soon. He has done much more than Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and others.
Edit: I would have loved to see Romário in a team like the modern day Manchester City. He would have eclipsed Aguero in every way possible and I'm not even being disrespectful to Aguero. It's just that Romário was far better. Too bad he played in the late 80s and early 90s + took some horrible career decisions. Just imagine if peak C. Ronaldo or Messi decided to join a Portuguese/Argentinian clube then returned to the major leagues just to play for a smaller club than Real Madrid/Barcelona... different times. Still, Romário deserves a lot of respect and more recognition imo (here in Brazil he's rated fairly I think).
*Neymar will be our top scorer with good ratio; as our main player in WCs, he never really had a meltdown like Ronaldinho in 2006; our first ever gold medal as the protagonist, which is a big deal since we lost multiple times with great squads; may not ever win a WC, but then again, it's a team sport and Ronaldo had the likes of Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, and Zico had the 82 generation and was unlucky to miss the chance to beat France in 86; arguably the best of the decade other than Messi and Ronaldo (these two will retire as the top 2 scorers in football history and much more, so they don't count, I'm not talking about GOAT status for Neymar); holds multiple records in Europe; has the numbers to put him alongside Messi in terms of dribbling (eye test he's also incredible); "Joga Bonito" mentality; first to win both Libertadores and Champions League as the top scorer; most goals for Santos ever since Pelé's era and he left as a ~21 yr old, imagine what he would have done here if he spent as many years as Zico playing here; already at ~400 goals as a WINGER; unless his injuries ruin him, he's definitely ending his career with over 500 official goals, which hasn't been done by a winger (for comparison, most recent players to do so are Messi, Cristiano, Suarez, Lewa and Zlatan); good playmaker; etc.
The last years Neymar definitly lost reputation. Lewandowski passed him and by far.
Last 10 years i think for me:
1.Messi
2. Ronaldo
3. Iniesta
4.Lewandowski
5.Neymar/Mbappé
Jesus Christ comes to you for Christ Jesus
At PSV while the coach was talking tactics he said. “It’s simple, just give the ball to Romario and I will put it in 🤣🤣🤣
El mejor definidor de la historia. Con diferencia absoluta del resto. Primero en el area esta el gran Romario. Los demas sigan esperando.
Possibly the greatest striker ever. Actually criminally underrated, did the impossible on a regular basis at the highest level. Almost alien ability to trick his marker and then get clean away from him
a lot of his moves are fairly predictable. sure he's in the top 50 or so but he doesn't compare to someone like kaka if we are being totally honest. he lacks speed, has only a couple 1v1 moves, and relies on his hyper intelligence and amazing technical shooting to make himself useful in all areas. his lobbing ability is pretty high too but he isn't near r9 etc. his movement seems fairly average and he doesn't look physically imposing. most of the defensive displays in this video were terrible to say the least. romario used his intelligence to exploit their lack of ability to defend and guys like kaka, r9, dinho, hail above him without doubt, because they rely more so on their own ability
@@temposetter1091 Don't ever talk about Football again.
@@jpkkkkkk
nothing i said is false. the players i mentioned are above him
@@temposetter1091shut your mouth kid You must be 20 or something Romario is the second Best brasilean ever
@@temposetter1091u don't shit about football shut da fqup
Mi ídolo en el fútbol, nunca vi un mejor definidor en el fútbol, parece que todo lo hace fácil, es un jugador de play station.
I agree with you. Really incredible. lol.
mejor que Maradona
@@ccesar1997 I w.ouldn't dare to say that. Much more amazing then Maradona. Different features. As good as Maradona, at least. Both were fantastic players.
The best striker I've seen ever.
It was a delight to watch Barcelona games at that time. I remember watching games where Romario barely touched the ball for 70 mins and suddenly he had a chance and scored. Truly clinical.
Nenhum atacante da história do futebol ⚽ teve tanta qualidade e finalização que é Romário ⚽
The most underrated player in all history of football
So underrated. A real genius.
Because the new boys only knows Messi and CR7.
tododetodo what’s your fetish with old players?
Personally i think both Ronaldo and Romario were even better than Messi, but he is right up there with them as the three best players of the last 30+ years
Underrated? He's a football legend
Not true, all place hi is remenbered.
Oh yeah, now you're talking. The God of strikers. Total genius. Unique.
El phenomenon is better than romario .
@@edmondsimon9220 Phenomenon was inconsistent and Romário is pratically his father striker. 🤴
@@edmondsimon9220 I prefer ROMARIO
One of the most clinical finisher of all time. It was only the Italian defence at 1994 World Cup final could keep him quiet.
Romario! - Legend
There never was and never will be another player like Romario. God bless you Romario.
Anthony Bugeja, Malta
Great video, Romario deserves to be held one of the best players of all time
One of the best talents of all time
He is
No doubt
@ഈശോ അപ്പച്ചൻ I agree! And I'm 45 years old and saw both
indeed
People forget how fast this guy was! The best striker inside the small box! Ronaldo was also great, but this guy here had ice in his veins! For u young people who think CR7 is great! This is what great is all about!
yeah but ronaldo is playing for more than 10 years in top football not like romario that only played 1 year in barcelona and than went to brazil
diferent kind of player, Romario was the best in the small box, CR the same as Ronaldo Nazario need more field area for his game
@@miguelpereira8683 Did u forget his best years with vasco, then he went to psv, then Barcelona and came back to Brasil and played in a very high level until he was 40.
@@miguelpereira8683 Brasil na década de 90 só ficava atrás do Italiano filho, futebol era diferente naquela época...
Brasileirão era uma liga fortíssima e cheia de craques, vc fala cm se fosse a Europa de hoje e o Campeonato Brasileiro de hoje...
It's amazing that he loved to party, was soo lazy in training and use to get up at mid-day. Romario was a natural , a one of a kind.
Romario was the hero of 94 world cup.
If we talk about GOATS, may be players of new generation may overweigh old ones due to media outreach.
He won the World Cup yes.
But he was not the "hero" of USA 94
That title belonged to a certain Divine Ponytail.
Missed penalty or not.
He is my ultimate player of all times. My favorite of all. He made me cry of joy just by scoring a goal. Noone ever did that to me. He is the best to me.
Absolutely right Erik...Romario is the best player in the area. Nobody compares to him in the box.
I have always considered Romario the Best player ever .
Romario scored 87 Hattricks among them 16 Superhattrick and twice 5 goals in one game and i have all of them
The football world , BBC and others try to discredit Romario goals but it can't work, facts remains and he even did pass Pele but they tryna ta discredit with claims while facts remain
@@skrilladon5815 u are right
@@skrilladon5815 romario is what pele claims to be
You know nothing about Pele. Get your facts straight or talk about only things you have knowledge.
I want to see it!!
Never thought I'd see anyone to touch Gerd Muller but Romario is right up there such a shame the game stopped producing such players
A real menace to any defender, sometimes completely invisible, but when the right moment arrived, he was very clinical and precise without remorse, brutal striker!
He shoots with the minimum required power to score. Like he already knows that it's just gonna go in.
Sim mano ele é meio bom mesmo só que ele quer ser melhor que o Pelé aí não tem como 👎 🙅♂️
5:15 That goal is one of the best of all times.
genius born for football
For sure.
I agree
He was The G.O.A.T. once upon a time.
Romario was so good. He just oozed class. His scoop turn goal v Real was just perfect. What a player
Romario: 29 times Topscorer in official Competition (Record).
3 times topscorer in Netherlands league
1 time topscorer in Spain league
3 times topscorer in Brasilian League (Record)
2 times topscorer in Champions League
2 times topscorer in South America Mercosur Cup (Record)
2 times topscorer Netherlands Cup
2 times topscorer Brasil Cup (Record)
1 time topscorer in Confederations cup
1 time topscorer in World club cup
1 time topscorer in Olympic football
1 time topscorer in American League
7 times topscorer in Rio State League (Record)
2 times topscorer in RioSao tournament
1 time topscorer in South American cup under 18
Incrível
Wowwwww
Yeah kept playing in farmers leagues. If he did it in epl, bundesliga, seria a, la liga then it would be applauding.
@@anonymous2964 this is bulshit
He is top scorer of champions league twice in 4 participations
He scored in one season at La Liga a hattrick against Real Madrid plus 2 Hattricks against Atletico Madrid plus one hattrick against Real Sosiedad and one against Usasuna ... He never scored 5 hattrick in one season in what you called farmers league !!!
He scored 30 goals in la Liga without any penalty and with top scorer title while he never scored more than 22 goals in what you called farmers league and many of them were penalties!!
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Dunno about the dutch league back then. But in the 80’s and 90’s the most strong domestic leagues were definetly the ‘Brasileirao’ and the ‘Serie A’.
Romário played more years in the brazilian league than in europe. So...
Romario is amazing, he is the perfect striker. Many thank for share MatigolVidz
A football genius and a true legend. I remember him playing, even if his team was not good he always found a way to score.
Goal killing machine.
Romario the beast.