Romário

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Faria.
Romário de Souza Faria

Official Senate portrait of Romário, 2015
Federal Senator from Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 February 2015
Constituency Rio de Janeiro
Preceded by Francisco Dornelles
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2011 – 1 February 2015
Personal details
Born (1966-01-29) 29 January 1966
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party Brazilian Socialist Party
Spouse(s) Isabelle Bittencourt (m. 2002)
Profession Footballer
Association football career
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1979–1980 Olaria
1981–1985 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Vasco da Gama 47 (17)
1988–1993 PSV Eindhoven 107 (96)
1993–1995 Barcelona 46 (34)
1995–1996 Flamengo 19 (8)
1996–1997 Valencia 11 (5)
1997 → Flamengo (loan) 4 (3)
1998–1999 Flamengo 39 (26)
2000–2002 Vasco da Gama 46 (41)
2002–2004 Fluminense 60 (34)
2003 → Al Sadd (loan) 3 (0)
2005–2006 Vasco da Gama 31 (22)
2006 Miami FC 25 (19)
2006 Adelaide United 4 (1)
2007 Vasco da Gama 6 (3)
2009 America (RJ) 0 (0)
Total 448 (309)
National team
1987–2005 Brazil 70 (55[1])
Teams managed
2007–2008 Vasco da Gama
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team competition
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994 USA National team
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1997 Saudi Arabia National team
Copa América
Winner 1989 Brazil National team
Winner 1997 Bolivia National team
CONCACAF Gold Cup
1998 USA National team
U-20 South American Championship
Winner 1985 Paraguay National U-20 team
Beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2005 Brazil National team

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoˈmaɾiu]), is a Brazilian politician, who previously achieved worldwide fame as a professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he is regarded as one of the greatest forwards of all time.[2][3] Romário starred for Brazil in their 1994 FIFA World Cup triumph, receiving the FIFA Golden Ball as player of the tournament. He was named FIFA World Player of the Year the same year. He came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll in 1999 and was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004.[4][5]

At club level, after developing his early career in Brazil, Romário moved to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands in 1988. During his five seasons at PSV the club became Eredivisie champions three times, and he scored a total of 165 goals in 167 games. In 1993 he moved to FC Barcelona and became part of Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team", forming an exceptional strike partnership with Hristo Stoichkov. He won La Liga in his first season and finished top goalscorer with 30 goals in 33 matches. During the second half of his career Romário played for clubs within the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He won the Brazilian league title with CR Vasco da Gama in 2000 and was a three-time top scorer in the league. At the end of his career he also played briefly in Qatar, the United States and Australia.

With 55 goals in 70 appearances for Brazil, Romário is the third-highest goalscorer for his national team, ranking only behind Pelé and Ronaldo.[6] He is second on the all-time list of Brazilian league's top scorers with 154 goals. While finishing as a top goalscorer in many different competitions, he is one of very few strikers to surpass the mark of 1,000 goals,[7] and is the second-most prolific goalscorer in the history of football.[8]

Club career

Early years

From very humble origins, Romário was spotted in childhood when playing for Olaria, a small club from the Rio de Janeiro suburb. He was taken to the junior team of Vasco da Gama where he won two state leagues (1987/88) and earned his first call-ups to the national team. Romário came to international attention when he became the top scorer at the 1988 Olympic football tournament.[9]

1988–1993 PSV Eindhoven

Romário training with PSV in 1989.

Shortly after the Olympics he moved to PSV Eindhoven, where he won the Eredivisie in 1989, 1991 and 1992.[9] Renowned for his ability to operate in the confined space of the penalty box, Romário scored 165 goals in 167 games in five seasons at PSV.[10]

Driven by an unswerving belief in his abilities, Romário's laid back manner and overwhelming self-confidence would be displayed throughout his career, with Guus Hiddink, his coach at PSV, stating, “If he saw that I was a bit more nervous than usual ahead of a big game, he’d come to me and say: ‘Take it easy, coach, I’m going to score and we’re going to win'. What’s incredible is that eight out of the ten times he told me that, he really did score and we really did win.”[11]

1993–1995 FC Barcelona

Romário moved to Spain's FC Barcelona for the 1993–94 season and became part of Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team", in which, along with players such as strike partner Hristo Stoichkov, midfielders José Mari Bakero, Pep Guardiola and Michael Laudrup, and prolific goalscoring defender Ronald Koeman, he helped the club win the La Liga title, while becoming the season's top goalscorer with 30 goals in 33 matches.[9] Barcelona also reached the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League final, where in spite of being heavy favourites to win, they eventually lost 0–4 to Milan. The buildup to the final saw Spanish newspapers already declaring Barcelona as winners, while Cruyff told his team, "You're better than them, you're going to win".[12] With Romário and Stoichkov leading the Barcelona attack, Milan legend, defender Paolo Maldini, conceded his team were underdogs, but they were spurred on by what they perceived as arrogance from Barcelona.[12] One member of the Barcelona back room staff admitted that Barcelona were complacent, stating, "We went there to collect the cup, not to compete for it."[12]

One of Romário's best performances was scoring a hat-trick in the memorable 5–0 win over Real Madrid in the El Clásico at the Camp Nou, with the spectacular opening goal seeing him drag the ball around the defender without it leaving his foot before finishing with a trademark toe-poke into the corner of the net.[13] His highlight for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League came in the two games against Manchester United where he nutmegged Peter Schmeichel to score at Old Trafford, and scored again in the 4–0 win at the Camp Nou in front of 114,000 fans.[2][14] Reflecting on the game at the Camp Nou, Manchester United captain Steve Bruce, who played in defence that night, states: “Of all the great things that happened during my career, the thing that sticks out the most is that night because we got our backsides kicked big-style. Stoichkov and Romário are still etched in my memory, especially Romário, who was arguably the best player I ever faced."[14]

Romário was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1994, after being the runner-up in 1993.[9] Although he was lauded for his performances, Romário was prone to controversy, and in 1994 he landed a left hook to Sevilla's Diego Simeone and was suspended for five games.[15] Romário left Barcelona unexpectedly in January 1995 after having a rift with coach Cruyff.[16]

1995–1999 Flamengo and Valencia

"When I was born, the man in the sky pointed to me and said, ‘That's the guy’.

— Famously outspoken, Romário gives an explanation of his abilities.[17]

In 1995, Romário returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo and spent five years there excluding two short-lasting comebacks to Spain during that period.[10] He began the 1996–97 season with the Spanish club Valencia but after having heated arguments with then head coach Luis Aragonés he was soon loaned back to Flamengo.[18]

Romário returned to Valencia at the beginning of 1997–98 season. With their new coach Claudio Ranieri claiming that he did not want to have any players staying in the club against their will, Romário, stating needs of good preparation for the World Cup in France, left Valencia for good after playing just six league matches in the season. Once again he returned to Flamengo.[19]

2000–2005 Vasco and Fluminense

Romário rejoined Vasco da Gama in 2000 and formed a strong partnership with fellow Seleção striker Edmundo. The two forwards led Vasco to the final of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, with Romário finishing as joint-top goalscorer with three goals. The most notable performance from the pair was a 3–1 defeat of European champions Manchester United at the Estádio do Maracanã, where Romário scored twice in three first-half minutes and Edmundo added a third before half time.[20]

At 34 years of age, Romário had one of the best seasons in his career while winning the Copa Mercosur and the Brazilian league title with Vasco. Romário's performance was key in the Mercosur final where Vasco faced Brazilian rivals Palmeiras from São Paulo. After splitting the first two matches, a decisive third took place in São Paulo. Palmeiras took a 3–0 lead before half-time. In the second half however, Vasco scored four goals including Romário's winner in the stoppage time, which completed his hat-trick.[21] Romário received both the South American and Brazilian Footballer of the Year awards. He finished both the 2000 and 2001 seasons as the Brazilian league's top goalscorer.[22]

From 2002 until 2004, he played for Fluminense. In February 2003, Romário signed a lucrative three-month contract in Qatar with a club Al Sadd but after a disappointing stint without scoring a goal he returned to Fluminense.[23] On 21 October 2004 he was fired from the club after a conflict with the coach. He also attacked a fan who had thrown six live chickens at him during training.[15] Romário then went back once again to play for the team he started at, Vasco da Gama. In 2005, at 39 years of age, Romário scored 22 goals in the Brazilian Championship, making him the league's top goalscorer for the third time.[9]

Late career

In the beginning of 2006 Romário joined Miami FC along with former 1994 FIFA World Cup teammate Zinho. He helped Miami FC reach their first ever USL-1 Playoffs, scoring 19 league goals in 25 appearances for the team.

Seen as a publicity coup of the A-League's short history, Romário was signed by AUFC Board member Mel Patzwald to the Australian A-League club Adelaide United FC for a 5-game guest stint. He played his first match for Adelaide United FC on 25 November 2006 against the Central Coast Mariners FC. During his final game on 15 December 2006 he finally scored a goal for Adelaide to end what many considered to be a disappointing spell with the club.[24] In January 2007 he signed a new deal with Vasco da Gama.[25]

Thousandth goal

On 20 May 2007, Romário scored his 1000th goal, a penalty kick against Sport Recife, playing for Vasco da Gama. The Brazilian press claimed him as one of few players in professional football history to achieve this, like Pelé and Puskás.[26] The 1000th goal drew much attention from both Brazilian and international press, with the game being stopped for over 20 minutes to allow for celebrations from his fans.[27][28][29][30] There is some controversy over the validity of the 1000 goals, because the number is somewhat inaccurate and Romário's research team also counted his goals in junior, friendly and non-official games.[31][32]

FIFA congratulated Romário on his milestone goal[33] but stated he is still officially on 929 goals, as 77 came in youth football, with others being scored in friendly matches.[34] In 2008, Romário released a DVD with the best goals of his career totaling 900 goals in the disc.[35] Following the landmark goal, Vasco da Gama unveiled a statue of Romário at the Estádio São Januário.[36]

Player/Manager of Vasco da Gama

On 24 October 2007, it was announced that Romário would take charge of his first match as the interim manager of Vasco da Gama against Club América of Mexico in the return leg of their Copa Sudamericana quarter final and he would also participate on the field as a player. Romário, then 41 years of age, replaced Celso Roth as the manager of Vasco da Gama, and also played the match against Club América at the same time. The Vasco da Gama president Eurico Miranda declared to Globo Online that Romário would be in charge of the team for the match, but it is likely to only be temporarily. On 6 February 2008 Romário objected to Miranda's intervention in team selection, so was dismissed, but remained contracted to Vasco as a player.

On 4 December 2007, Romário announced he had tested positive for finasteride (aka Propecia) after a match against Palmeiras on 28 October. He claims it was in an anti-baldness treatment; however, the drug is banned as it is a masking agent for anabolic steroids.[37]

Retirement and comeback

On 5 February 2008, Romário announced his retirement both from playing and coaching, effective at the end of March. This move came somewhat unexpectedly, as fans anticipated that he would retire from playing, but not coaching. He made it clear that he will only concentrate on the FIFA Confederations Cup and helping with the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, on 27 March, Romário denied that he had retired.

Romário announced on 15 April 2008 at his DVD launch that he would retire from the game of football.[38][39] He cited his weight as a major factor in his decision to retire from the game. Romário played for many clubs that spanned across five continents for over two decades. He scored 71 goals in 85 appearances for Brazil (including appearances and goals in the Olympics) and claimed to have scored over 1,000 club goals. Romário officially announced his retirement from playing, saying:

"Officially I'm not playing any more. I've stopped," he said. "My time is up. Everything has been a lot of fun."[40]

In August 2009, Romário announced that he would come out of retirement to play for America from Rio de Janeiro. He stated that he would play for the club to fulfill his father's wishes.[41] On 25 November 2009, Romário made his comeback. He came on during the 68th minute of the match between America and Artsul, replacing Adriano. Although he didn't score, America won 2–0, which helped the club to win the title of the Second Division of the Carioca Championship.

International career

As a member of the Brazilian national team, Romário won the silver Olympic medal in Seoul in 1988, finishing as the top-goalscorer with seven goals in six matches.[11] He attained the status of national hero at the 1989 Copa America as he scored the only goal in the final against Uruguay to end Brazil’s long trophy drought in front of their own fans at the Maracanã.[11] He was part of the Brazilian squad in the World Cups of 1990 and 1994. He scored 71 goals in 85 international matches (including youth and Olympic teams), being the second highest goalscorer in the history of the Brazilian team, only behind Pelé.

1990 World Cup

Romário was one of the most talked about stars leading up to the 1990 World Cup in Italy, but picked up a serious injury three months before the big kick-off.[11] Despite doing everything to recover in time and being rewarded with a spot in the squad, his lack of fitness meant he was restricted to playing only 66 minutes in one match, against Scotland.[11] Brazil were eliminated in round of 16 by their rivals Argentina.

1994 World Cup

In 1992, during Romário's successful season at PSV Eindhoven, he was called up to the national team for a friendly match against Germany on 16 December 1992 in Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira left Romário as a reserve, after which he expressed his dissatisfaction, saying he would not have come over from Netherlands if he had known he was not going to play. These declarations caused Parreira to ban Romário from the Brazilian team.[42]

Brazil played the first seven matches of the 1994 World Cup qualification without Romário, and suffered their first loss ever in World Cup qualifying against Bolivia. His exclusion provoked a wave of outrage, with journalists and fans calling for his return to the team.[11] Brazil had to beat or tie against Uruguay at the Maracanã Stadium to finish first of their group. Before the match against Uruguay, Parreira gave up and called Romário. Back in his beloved number 11 jersey, prior to the game Romário stated: "I already know what is going to happen: I'm going to finish Uruguay".[43] Brazil won 2–0, with Romário scoring both goals, and qualified for the World Cup.[17] Parreira commented afterwards: "God sent Romário to the Maracanã".[43]

"They are both skillful players, outstanding players. They are matadors, killers inside the penalty area."

—Brazil coach at USA '94 Carlos Alberto Parreira on Romário and Bebeto.[9]

At the 1994 World Cup held in the United States, Romário partnered Bebeto in attack to lead his country to a record fourth World Cup title.[9] Romário scored five goals in the tournament: one in each of the three first round matches, against Russia, Cameroon, and a trademark toe-poke finish against Sweden.[44][45] He scored one against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals; and the game-winning header against Sweden in the semifinals.[45]

Romário also assisted Bebeto in the only goal of the match against the United States in San Francisco for the round of 16 elimination match. Although he didn't get on the scoresheet in the final in Los Angeles against Italy, which ended as a goalless draw, he converted Brazil's second penalty in the shoot-out, which ended in a 3–2 win for Brazil.[9] Romário won the World Cup Golden Ball as the most valuable player of the tournament, and was named in the World Cup All-Star Team.[9] Romário is also the last player to have won the Golden Ball and the World Cup in the same tournament.[9]

The Ro-Ro attack

In the subsequent years, Romário formed, along with fellow Brazilian forward Ronaldo, a feared attacking combo, which was colloquially referred to as the Ro-Ro duo. The first title which the strikers won while playing together in the front line, was the 1997 Copa América in Bolivia where they scored a total of eight goals. Later on in December 1997 they each scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Australia in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup final.[46] Romário finished the tournament as the top-goalscorer with seven goals while Ronaldo added four. Just in 1997 the duo scored an impressive total of 34 international goals with 19 coming from Romário. The Ro-Ro attack was expected to headline the upcoming World Cup in France.

1998 and 2002 World Cup absence

Romário was left out of the 1998 World Cup squad. Medical exams had revealed that he had a muscular injury, and he received intensive treatment leading up to the tournament, but he did not recover completely and was dismissed the day of the deadline for the World Cup squad submissions.[47] Just after the decision was announced, Romário held a press conference where he broke down in tears while saying that "this is very sad for me, a big disappointment. This is a very difficult moment in my life".[48] Brazil lost the World Cup final against hosts France.

Prior to the 2002 World Cup, Romário, aged 36, was in considerably good form while playing for Vasco da Gama, but once again he was left out of the national squad by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari due to indiscipline. The final incident happened when he pulled out of the Brazil squad for the 2001 Copa America in Colombia. He told Scolari that he was having an eye operation, but he played friendlies for club side Vasco da Gama in Mexico and went on holiday instead.[49] The entire country, including President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, called for his inclusion,[17] and Romário gave a televised news conference in which he made his case and apologised, bursting into tears three times, though he said he couldn't remember doing or saying anything against the manager and the players.[50] The BBC's South American football correspondent, Tim Vickery, called Romário's news conference "bizarre" and reported that there were "increasingly credible rumours" that "senior players asked Scolari not to recall the veteran striker".[50] Scolari was unmoved and did not pick him, saying before his squad announcement that Romário's exclusion was "technical and tactical". After the announcement, he said that it was as a result of Romário's withdrawing from the Copa America: "People forget the details, but I do not. I almost got fired from the national team after [the Copa America]." (Brazil had been beaten in the quarter-finals by Honduras.)[49] Asked if he would watch Brazil's games on television, Romário, famous for late night partying throughout his career, replied: "The games start at six o'clock in the morning. At that time, I'm usually getting home."[17] Without Romário, Brazil went on to win the World Cup for the fifth time in history.

Last game for Brazil

On 27 April 2005, Romário played his last game with the Brazilian national team in a friendly and celebratory match in São Paulo.[51] He wore the captain's armband and scored the second goal in Brazil's 3–0 win against Guatemala.[51]

Recognition

"We're talking of one of the great centre-forwards. He's a master of the reduced space of the penalty area. A square metre for him is like an acre. Why? Low centre of gravity, powerful thighs so he can explode, wonderful finishing ability. Both because he's very proficient technically, but also because he's so cold in front of goal."

— Tim Vickery, BBC football correspondent.[10]

Romário is regarded as one of the greatest and most prolific strikers of all time.[10][58][59][60][61] Along with Brazilian compatriot Ronaldo and African star George Weah, Romário was seen as a new breed of striker in the 1990s who would also operate outside the penalty area before running with the ball towards goal, with former France striker Thierry Henry stating; "Ronaldo together with Romário and George Weah, reinvented the center-forward position. They were the first to drop from the penalty box to pick up the ball in midfield, switch to the flanks, attract and disorientate the central defenders with their runs, their accelerations, their dribbling."[62] With his low center of gravity, Romário was known for his explosive acceleration, which enabled him to outrun opponents over short distances, and his dribbling skills saw him use elaborate feints, such as: dragging the ball around a defender without it leaving his foot, and the flip flap.[63]

Although Romário built a reputation as an extremely opportunistic "goal-poacher",[64][65][66] he was also known for his creativity and vision, with an ability to assist team-mates.[58][61][66] Throughout his career he formed many notable attacking partnerships with other prolific, technically gifted forwards, such as Stoichkov, Bebeto, and Ronaldo.[67][68][69] Romário was also criticised for his controversial character, and for his poor work-rate throughout his career, in particular for his vocal dislike of training.[10][61][64]

Footvolley and beach soccer

Since the 1990s Romário has been a footvolley enthusiast, playing with friends in various tournaments. In 2006 he won the VIP Footvolley.net Open in Miami Beach, USA; and was runner-up in the 2011 Footvolley World Championship in Rio de Janeiro. He also plays Beach soccer and represented Brazil (won the Bronze medal) at the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Media and sponsorship

Romário has appeared in commercials for the American sportswear company Nike.[70] In 1998 he starred in a Nike commercial set in an airport with a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos.[70] Romário features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was included in the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team Legends.[71]

Political career

Romário in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil on 6 May 2010

In the 2010 general election, Romário was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the Brazilian Socialist Party ticket. He was the sixth most voted candidate for deputy in Rio de Janeiro.[72][73]

He pushed his political agenda against the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, denouncing the event as immersed in corruption and money laundering.[74][75] He also expressed disagreement with Sean Kiley, Ricardo Teixeira, Jérôme Valcke and Sepp Blatter.[76] He is one of various figures claiming that the holding of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was "stolen" from England and sold to Russia in a part of 2011 scandal by FIFA.[77]

On February 19, 2014, Romário announced that he would run for the Brazilian senate in the 2014 general election,[78] and the decision was officially confirmed in June.[79] On October 5, Romario was elected to the Brazilian senate with the most votes received ever by a candidate representing the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Personal life

His son, Romarinho, plays for CR Vasco da Gama in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[80]

Career statistics

Club

Club statistics;[81]

Season Club League League Regional
League		 Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1985 Vasco da Gama A 7 0 21 11 — 0 0 — 28 11
1986 23 9 25 20 — — — 48 29
1987 17 8 24 16 — — — 41 24
1988 0 0 24 16 — — — 24 16
1988–89 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 24 19 — 3 4 4 2 3 1 34 26
1989–90 20 23 — 2 2 4 6 — 26 31
1990–91 25 24 — 2 6 2 0 — 29 30
1991–92 13 9 — 1 0 2 0 1 0 17 9
1992–93 25 21 — 1 3 9 7 1 0 36 31
1993–94 Barcelona La Liga 33 30 — 2 0 10 2 2 0 47 32
1994–95 13 4 — 0 0 5 3 — 18 7
1995 Flamengo A 16 8 21 26 5 1 4 2 — 46 37
1996 3 0 19 26 5 1 0 0 6 4 33 31
1996–97 Valencia La Liga 5 4 — 0 0 0 0 — 5 4
1997 Flamengo A 4 3 18 18 8 7 0 0 6 7 36 35
1997–98 Valencia La Liga 6 1 — 1 1 — — 7 2
1998 Flamengo A 20 14 11 10 4 6 3 4 2 1 40 35
1999 19 12 15 16 7 7 7 8 6 3 54 46
2000 Vasco da Gama 27 20 17 13 2 1 11 11 14 11 71 56
2001 19 22 11 13 0 0 9 5 — 39 40
2002 0 0 5 8 7 5 — 13 13 25 26
Fluminense 26 16 0 0 0 0 — — 26 16
2003 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 — 4 5
2002–03 Al-Sadd CQ 3 0 — 0 0 — — 3 0
2003 Fluminense A 21 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 21 13
2004 13 5 9 6 2 2 — — 24 13
2005 Vasco da Gama 31 22 10 7 2 1 — — 43 30
2006 0 0 10 6 1 3 0 0 — 11 9
2006 Miami FC USL 1st 25 19 — 1 0 — — 26 19
2006–07 Adelaide A-League 4 1 — — 0 0 — 4 1
2007 Vasco da Gama A 6 3 9 10 3 2 1 0 — 19 15
2009 América-RJ 0 0 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 451 313 254 227 59 52 71 50 54 40 886 688

International

International goals;[82]

National team Season Apps Goals
Brazil 1987 6 4
1988 7 2
1989 11 4
1990 1 0
1992 2 0
1993 1 2
1994 10 10
1997 17 19
1998 7 3
2000 2 7
2001 5 3
2005 1 1
Total 70 55

International goals

Games Played: 70 Goals Scored: 55

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama
PSV Eindhoven
Barcelona[11]
Flamengo
Al-Sadd
América-RJ

International

 Brazil

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes UEFA Super Cup (1988), Intercontinental Cup (1988), Dutch Super Cup (1991, 1992), Supercopa de España (1993), FIFA Club World Cup (2000).

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