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Julio César Romero Insfrán (born 28 August 1960), nicknamed Romerito, is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, considered among the greatest players in Paraguayan football history. He is the only Paraguayan named by Pelé as one of the FIFA 100 in March 2004.[1][2]

Romerito

Personal information
Full name	Julio César Romero Insfrán
Date of birth	(1960-08-28) 28 August 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth	Luque, Paraguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1979	Sportivo Luqueño	113	(33)
1980–1983	New York Cosmos	104	(37)
1983–1988	Fluminense	211	(59)
1989	Barcelona	7	(1)
1989–1990	Puebla	81	(16)
1990–1991	Sportivo Luqueño	35	(11)
1992	Olimpia Asunción	24	(9)
1993–1994	Sportivo Luqueño	43	(13)
1995	Deportes La Serena	3	(1)
1995	Club Cerro Corá	1	(0)
1996–1998	Sportivo Luqueño	66	(33)
Total		626	(180)
National team
1979–1990	Paraguay	64	(26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Luque, Paraguay, Romero started his career at local club Sportivo Luqueño in 1977, by 1979 Romero's consistent performances had earned him a place in the Paraguay national 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, Romero played a key role in Paraguay's win in the Copa América, scoring three goals.

In 1980, he joined now defunct New York Cosmos where he played alongside such greats as the Brazilian and German World Cup winning captains of 1970 and 1974 Carlos Alberto and Franz Beckenbauer. In the 1980 Soccer Bowl he scored the game-winning goal of a 3–0 victory over Ft. Lauderdale.[3]

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.

In 1986, he was a key player in helping the Paraguayan national team return to the FIFA World Cup finals after a 28-year hiatus.[4][5] At the finals in Mexico, he scored against Iraq and the host nation in the first round.

After a short spell with FC Barcelona in Spain[6] and a stint in Mexico with Puebla F.C. Romero returned to South America where he played out his career with Olimpia, Club Cerro Corá and Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay and Deportes La Serena in Chile.

During his career, he scored a little more than 400 goals.

Honours

New York Cosmos

• NASL: 1980, 1982

Fluminense

• Série A: 1984
• Campeonato Carioca: 1984, 1985

Barcelona

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89[7]

Puebla

• Primera División: 1989–90
• Copa Mexico: 1989–90

Olimpia Asunción

• Torneo República: 1992

Paraguay

• Copa América: 1979

Individual

• South American Footballer of the Year: 1985
• Paraguayan First Division top scorer: 1990
• FIFA top 125 greatest living footballers: 2004

Facts

• Romero is the equal 3rd highest goalscorer in the history of the Paraguay national team with 13 goals.
• Romero is a politician for the Colorado Party in his native city of Luque and works as a city counselor.[8]
• In September 2006 Romero 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.[9]

References

External links

• Romerito at BDFutbol
• Futbol Factory profile (futbolfactory.futbolweb.net) at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2007) (in Spanish)
• Romero's debut as a rock singer (video)
• Midfield Dynamo's 10 Heroes of the Copa América Romero listed in the top 10
• New York Cosmos stats
• Romerito – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Julio César Romero

Julio César Romero Insfrán (* 28. August 1960 in Luque, Paraguay), auch bekannt unter seinem Spitznamen Romerito, ist ein ehemaliger paraguayischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Romerito

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[es] Julio César Romero

Julio César Romero Insfrán (Luque, Paraguay, 28 de agosto de 1960), conocido popularmente como «Romerito», es un exfutbolista paraguayo que jugaba en la demarcación de centrocampista entre el periodo de 1976 y 2000, poniéndole punto final a su dilatada carrera a la edad de 40 años.

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[fr] Julio César Romero

Julio Cesar Romero, surnommé Romerito, était un footballeur paraguayen né le 28 août 1960 à Luque au Paraguay.

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[it] Romerito

Julio César Romero Insfrán, meglio noto come Romerito (Luque, 28 agosto 1960), è un ex calciatore paraguaiano, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Ромеро, Хулио Сесар

Ху́лио Се́сар Роме́ро Инсфра́н (он же Ромери́то) (исп. Julio César Romero «Romerito»; род. 1960) — парагвайский футболист, полузащитник. Один из самых выдающихся парагвайских игроков за всю историю. Занимает 94 место среди ста лучших футболистов XX века по версии Placar.

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