Just How SCARY GOOD was Romario Really?

[@RaymarFootball]

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[@superpv]

Do you know "Mané Garrincha"? He was one brazilian player from the 50s/60s He was like Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo, but with Pele

[@We-do-a-little-trolling]

Definitely second best brazilian player

[@vb2388]

I would put Romário in the same tier as Zico.. But R9 is slightly better than both imo.. My Top 10 Brazilian Players of all time.. 1. Pelé 2. Ronaldo Nazario 3. Garrincha 4. Zico 5. Romário 6. Nilton Santos 7. Djalma Santos 8. Ronaldinho 9. Didi 10. Carlos Alberto Torres HMs: Rivelino, Jairzinho, Zizinho, Sócrates, Rivaldo, Cafu, Kaká, Gerson, Tostao etc..

[@romeotsenteradze4459]

I love this channel and your content but come on ronaldo was way better and more accomplished by the time he was 21 then romario and pele together … that’s a no brainer

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

Audio issues in this video?

[@bebureiki]

He's mostly underrated from europeans, a lot of brazilians (I'm one of them lol) touts him as the greatest striker of all time. He left Europe at his peak, out of his own accord, just because he wanted to be with his friends and family. He's unmatched inside of the box.

[@TeamOfThe80s]

I’m English and I remember how brilliant Romario was. He is the best finisher I’ve ever seen. Out of this world

[@FJR00]

Romario is the best striker ever inside the box. No other player comes close to him. He was a sniper and would not miss a chance to score.

[@PCRcovers]

From an argentinian, he and Ronaldo, the best strikers of all time

[@andromedasiddhik2792]

not only unmatched inside the box He also beast outside the box because of his kicking power

[@amsterdamG2G]

Defenitly not by Europeans that have actually seen him play

[@tyanez]

Like most Americans, I was really not a fan of football when the World Cup came to America in 1994, but I had a Dutch girlfriend so I watched the tournament to follow the Oranje learn more about the world's game. When I saw Ramario and Bebeto shredding defenses with moves that I didn't know were even possible on a football pitch, I was amazed. Holy shit! Romario turned me on to football almost 30 years ago and for that I am in his debt. And I am still married to the Dutch girl. 🙂

[@borokoshow4265]

hey that's so cool 😃

[@raumshen9298]

God bless you both 🙏

[@VichoBandido]

You mean you United Statesmen (aka Yanks) don't know or play football. You even suck today😉 Most Americans (ie, the rest of the continent) have played soccer for ever. Body Yanks!

[@TheStrategos392]

Exactly. He was very dominant in that World Cup.

[@leechrec]

That Dutch girls was definitely a keeper.

[@Ekronberg18]

Played with Romario in USL for Miami FC when he was 40+. Would walk around the whole time and stand off side. We played against a buddy of mine who was told to mark Romario. After the game he said it was the easiest game he ever played. He didn’t have to run because Romario would just stand there all game. Romario ended the game with 2 goals. Absolute legend. 😂😂

[@miketokles9451]

You had a nice career as well

[@CaesarCassius]

A lot of people come up to me and ask, quite politely, "Who is Erik Kronberg?" I like to say to them "Truly, Eric Kronberg is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Doubtless, Kronberg was drafted in the fourth round (40th overall) of the 2006 MLS Superdraft by the Kansas City Wizards. Studies suggest that Kronberg made his MLS debut in a 4-1 win against the San Jose Earthquakes on October 23, 2010. Naturally, he continued as a backup with the renamed Sporting Kansas City franchise through 2013. It is a well-known fact that in 2014, following the retirement of Jimmy Nielsen, Kronberg was finally given the starting nod for Sporting Kansas City. All sensible people agree that a broken finger in July 2014 essentially ended Kronberg's season. Kansas City declined the 2015 contract option for Kronberg and in December 2014 he entered the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Indeed, he was chosen by Montreal Impact with the first selection in the re-entry draft. Verily, he was out-of-contract following the 2017 season." They then thank me for infoming them and reward me with much gold.

[@DizzyMakavelli]

The thing we want to know is ... How he was outside the match day? 😂 Dude is a legend in and outside the pitch.

[@tgnn13]

I've heard from brazilian defenders that he was easy to mark (ofc when he was over lets say 37), but he would always score. That should be a contradiction but when it comes to romario it isnt. He was the leading score in the tough brazilian league at the age of 40, before going to the US

[@josuke21]

@@CaesarCassius 🤣🤣

[@sailendrathapa1]

He is the reason that I became the die-hard supporter of Brazil! His partnership with Bebeto just took my heart away! Love from Nepal!!

[@rauoool80s23]

Many years ago I remember reading somewhere that Romario actually told the Brazilian press and fans that if they don't win the World Cup in USA, they should hold him responsible.

[@pedrodutra4088]

The best performance of his career the video doesn’t show. Brazil was about to be left out of the Word Cup, had to win over Uruguay in Rio, he wasn’t playing the last games over personal problems with the team staff, but at the last moment they called him to play this game for obvious reasons. That game is known for having one of the best performances in history of football. He dominated the game scoring two goals and saved Brazil from being out of the World Cup. And then won the damn tournament. A legend

[@MichaelsPaintingChannel]

Exactly. And when I saw,that I knew that Brazil will win with the Romario the world cup and that was coming true.

[@tomassuaku]

So true

[@MarcosCruz_1]

he also said, I will go there and bring it, I will win the cup, and he did it.

[@wemiyazaki]

5:22

[@srbrunoav]

Romario also was the top scorer in brazilian serie A with 40 years of age

[@lucaspontes91]

E num tempo que o Brasileirão era uma competição absurda de difícil !

[@tiagoaugustogomes7597]

@@lucaspontes91 otima observação!

[@tarzanmalaya4008]

Hahaha that why I don't respect penaldo wakakakaka

[@srbrunoav]

@@lucaspontes91 diacordo Hoje brasileirao ta mt mais forte e organizado

[@Thekidp3702]

@@tarzanmalaya4008 MALAYA means Prosistute 🙂

[@rafael123loek]

Dutch pundits to this day still mention Romario when listing the all time great strikers. They will say things like: "He may be good, but he isn't Romario". He definitely made a great impact in those 4 years.

[@farda8473]

there is no doubt in my mind...nobody could find the goal like him ever......and i like him because he did not seem to give a shit. Consider that multiple players in psv did not want to pass the ball to him.... whuch is typical dutch charachter trait....nobody should feel he is better...except a filthy pig like "jack van gelder" who dares to fuck with van basten.....looooool

[@amsterdamG2G]

@@farda8473 Romario , Van Basten & Maradonna are my childhood heroes ...and Vanenburg

[@RaphaelSmith_84]

Oh man, I love to hear that. I think if Romario played in a social media/internet era he'd be showered with praises for sure.

[@farda8473]

@@amsterdamG2G weren't they everybody' heroes lol....me more of a gullit guy then and less van basten though..but yes van basten was better at the end

[@Rubrasileiro]

@@farda8473 he was better at the end, at the beggining, during, he was always better.

[@lucasfaria8167]

In 2000, when HE WAS 34, he scored 72 goals in a season for Vasco do Gama. Simply incredible!

[@lucasfaria8167]

@Paolo Lorenzetti Most of them in the regional, but back in 2000 carioca was much harder. He is a beast!

[@DizzyMakavelli]

@Paolo Lorenzetti Regional was a big thing in Brazil at the time.

[@igordrm]

@@DizzyMakavelli Nope.

[@DizzyMakavelli]

@@igordrm Are you Brazilian?

[@igordrm]

@@DizzyMakavelli Yes, I am. Brazil states Championships were more important before National league was implemented. Today most around here understand that they inflate the calendar, although important for smaller clubs

[@prkeith]

The most dangerous player I have ever seen live. Saw him play in a friendly against Honduras in 94. Scored in the first minute and every time he touched the ball the anticipation in the air was like electricity as we are all waiting him to score again (he did about a half hour later). They subbed him out early but was so grateful to see him live. Definitely underrated by most soccer fans, thank you for the video!

[@isocult]

Unmatched speed and technical skill, while never panicking in front of the opponent's goal. The best attacker in football ever.

[@erikbosman919]

In the Netherlands we do know how good this man was! I once went to see AZ - PSV and I actually didn't see anything of the game because my eyes where on Romario for the full 90 minutes. Even just watching him walking, taking up positions was special, let alone when he handled the ball. What a player! And what a fantatic character.

[@Stan.S9]

Hes got an Aura to him.....like he is about to score a goal at any second.

[@oalbuquerque2899]

He was a beast

[@vagflu07]

To watch every Romario's move on the pitch was i used to do when he played in Maracanã. He was totallly different from the others.

[@Hisfirstkill]

Onmogelijk ouwe, debuut Romario was in 88/89 AZ was jaar daarvoor gedegradeerd. Lol

[@manolodec0llect0r17]

@@Hisfirstkill Romario schoot PSV in 1989 naar de halve finales van het bekertoernooi door twee keer te scoren in de uitwedstrijd tegen AZ (0-2).

[@dkiracabral]

Story time: I was 8 or 9, my dad took me to watch a game, Romário was playing for Vasco at the time, I was so excited to see him play. He got a red card in the first minute of the game. We travelled 300km to watch him play. Also, Romário claims to have scored 1000+ goals in his career, btw. Great video man

[@RaymarFootball]

damn I’m sorry to hear man 😭 yeah easily scored over a 1000 but I just wanted to count official goals

[@innocento.1552]

I wouldn't blame you if you hated him after that experience. OMG 😱😱😱

[@adityadas6638]

@@RaymarFootball ya playing with children gols

[@maunomielihyva8375]

I travelled 2000km to paris to see zlatan play but he was injured.

[@EternalMelody]

@@maunomielihyva8375 Zlatan played less than 20km away but I didn't go watch him

[@lucaspontes91]

The most underrated center foward of history. Here in Brazil he is nicknamed "Baixinho" ("Shorty") and is known for being the most spetacular and deadly CF. Someone said that inside the penalty area, he was the world's best player ("dentro da pequena área ele era o melhor do mundo"). He's so legendary that I believe he's the only player loved both by Flamengo and Vasco, fierce rivals. And he got a statue of him in São Januário, Vasco's home stadium.

[@gh103]

He was superb, and made it look so easy. The highest compliment I can pay him is he reminded me of Maradona in certain ways…his low centre of gravity, his movement and finishing prowess. Brilliant player.

[@urboysblack-_-6388]

Fun Fact: The greatest german goal keeper Oliver Khan said that Romario was the scariest striker he has ever seen.

[@daraquinn5260]

He hadn't seen Zico ...

[@thepatriot6966]

Speaks volumes when one of Europes greatest ever goalkeepers says that.

[@pendragonU]

Oliver was an albino gorilla shaving to pretend he was human, so he would be allowed to play goalie at football and break forwards' legs and ribs Way overrated and overpaid. He should have been paid in bananas and peanuts and cage him

[@sbh123yt]

@@daraquinn5260 but Zico was a midfielder; isn't it?

[@rtm882]

@@sbh123yt yes, but a midfieldes who scored more than 700 goals in his career

[@pmishra8044]

Love this series!! Romario is a LEGEND of the game

[@Beho1der]

A players who deserves recognition but is often forgotten

[@ajaxgoals7280]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2mxpnqvgLyAi7M Johan forever. Enjoy :))

[@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312]

Forgotten by fools, real football lovers love him

[@007Fusiion]

I know the name but not the player. Weird cos he was about at a time I should know of him.

[@lildee8616]

He’s forgotten by people that live outside of Brazil, cuz out here In Brazil he’s got legend status

[@Flu_1902FFC]

@@lildee8616 true.

[@davimonteirodecarvalhojuni8550]

He is the reason the Ballon d'Or started presenting awards to non-European footballers as of 1995.

[@AthosRac]

No, that was Zico.

[@markriobr]

George Weah was the first non-European to win

[@davimonteirodecarvalhojuni8550]

Yes. After they realized the mistake they made in 1994.

[@markriobr]

I'm Brazilian and Romário never won the Ballon d'Or . Won the Fifa

[@davimonteirodecarvalhojuni8550]

Yes. Hence the reason of the mistake they made in 1994.

[@japphan]

Some great players dribble, but Romario just floated through central defenses. Such elegance, such balance, combined with speed and unmatched composure. Effortless and efficient. What is unique about him is how he used every part of his feet to finish, and almost always made the correct choice. Especially his toepoke is amazing. 4:40 is a prime example. He was literally scary good.

[@rodrigomendes3327]

This. Perfect discription about Romário. Sadly for non brazilians, he choosed a path to be happy instead to be a football star and came back to Brazil too early. If it was not that, i have 100% sure that Romário would be placed in the same shelf than Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo EASILY.

[@pendragonU]

YESSS He reminded me always of that quality style of Pele he said he imbibed from di Stefano, and Maradona had also however not so elegantly displayed. And he had the deadly kick of a Roberto Carlos or Socrates from way beyond the goal area too. More succinct than Ronaldo's and thrifty, he will just play contenders bigger and slower of vision and reactions, not with others but only when he was in front of them . Ronaldo like mbappe relied in size physicality, which seems to impress and be overvalued by youngsters Today, CR7 generation. Romario without it. Deadlier

[@Redpaw000]

Imagine Romario playing now in this era of social media and all the money in football....this guy would of been a social media monster!! I loved the way he played the game and scoring goals that left you breathless, along with the great late Maradonna (R.I.P) my two fav players, of all time.

[@rafael6231]

The man always had personality, he said once in brazilian national tv that football is the second best thing he does best, the first being sex. Absolute legend.

[@ajsrf]

If people think CR7 has a big ego LOL. I can imagine how much of a polarizer Romario would be

[@cadds8055]

@@ajsrf difference is Romario can back up everything he says

[@patinho5589]

would have* been

[@holtz000]

He is a political in Brazil now. Senator.

[@senatoraguolu4773]

Romario is the reason I feel in love with FC Barcelona. I watched him play as a 14 years old kid and the guy was just a monster. I remember watching clips of him on my VCR set recorded after each life match and I practiced his moves among my peer mates on the football field and I was a monster too among my peers 🤣🤣🤣all thanks to watching his scoring abilities and he was prolific on goa tool. Remember watching the world cup which he won in 1994 and I cried like a baby bcos at last my mentor won it. Romario wrapped his hands around the world cup trophy with tears in his eyes. Then I remember there was a hot debate between Romario & Roberto Baggio who was the best player. Romario came on top as the MVP of the world cup.

[@cesaroliveira154]

Gostava de ver ele jogar !!! Mais o meu preferido sempre foi Ronaldinho gaúcho.

[@filipecorrea7615]

Nice! Please, Where r u from? Which country?

[@senatoraguolu4773]

@@filipecorrea7615 I am from Nigeria 🇳🇬 & always a fan of the Brazilian National team.

[@filipecorrea7615]

@@senatoraguolu4773 thanks! Regards from Brazil.

[@Pid75]

That Barcelona Team was something else. Romario, Stoichkov, Laudrup etc. The beautiful game was never more beautiful.

[@420Ard]

When he first joined PSV it was like an alien had arrived from a far advanced soccer civilisation! No one was like him before and no one has been like him ever since. It was astounding how he would would run and dribble circles around the tall Dutch defenders. He made them all look clumsy, however good they were. 😅 I'm sure he felt like an alien here in Holland too. 😉

[@alexwtf80]

psv got ronaldo too

[@kenshin9412]

I just love the fact that he always came back late every summer at PSV (1-2 weeks). Which his teammates and Guus Hiddink didn't like. They always ended up forgiving him because he would score a hattrick the next game.

[@RaymarFootball]

hahaha absolute legend

[@DizzyMakavelli]

The reunion that they asked to do with Romario needs a video. Romario was crazy, he called everybody out in the room and said you guys don’t know what means to be WC winner, you don’t know what meant to my people.

[@DizzyMakavelli]

@@lain9719 I know ...

[@loupe500]

He is known here in Brazil as the player that made 1000 goals. He is also known as “Baixinho” which means “small guy” or “the little one”. He is very respected here, maybe even more than Ronaldinho and some other more famous players by foreign standards. And although he has retired from football, his parties are still legendary and ongoing. He truly is a man with 2 great talents, football and parties.

[@WallieTheRed]

My favourite non United striker of all time. He was the first striker I saw as a kid and thought he was from another planet. Absolutely devastating. Mad mad player

[@ppgranja3]

One of my favorite forward players of all time! He knew how to finish like no one else

[@rumel02]

Romario was the best, he was the Brazilian Maradona, even in his thirties. Me and my friends would pretend to be him as kids. Adults would always mention him as reference. Romario, Rivaldo and Ronaldo together was an absolute pleasure to watch.

[@robtyman4281]

I would swap Rivaldo for Ronaldinho personally.🤔😀

[@intellicogroup405]

@@robtyman4281 Ronaldinho came after… I’m not sure he played with Romario. But Ronaldo and Rivaldo definitely appeared quite a few times with Romario. But Ronaldinho was definitely something special

[@OnlyOnePieniek]

I've been preaching Romario's Gospel for years. I was devastated when He was injured in 1998. Great video. Going to show it to younger ones.

[@RM-xk6iu]

Scholari deprived the world of wathching Romario, Ronaldo and Rivaldo in the world cup. That we must never forget

[@NotoriousFunk]

@@RM-xk6iu 98 was Zagallo

[@abzinho10karim25]

Simply Incomparable. The greatest striker ever in my opinion.

[@djoserlealskyview]

I remember watching him playing in the 94 world cup, I was just a kid that loved soccer just like every other kid in Mexico, we all had our heroes but ROMARIO was a super hero to us. One of the greatest players ever period

[@crazypescador]

I saw Romário playing live, guys. Trust me on this one: this guy was a devil. One of the very best players I ever saw in my whole life.

[@Guizambaldi]

Here in Brazil, if you ask "Romário or Ronaldo?" you will get 50-50.

[@guilhermevieiraneto3536]

55% Romário x 45% Ronaldo

[@AK-bx4jy]

Im also 50-50 I can say either of them it depends on the day and my mood hauhauhaa

[@sawamudemolidor5170]

99% Romario- 1% Neymar

[@enzocarneiro6748]

Depends where, in Rio is probably going to be 60-40 Romario

[@RafitoOoO]

@@guilhermevieiraneto3536 I think new generation prefer Ronaldo because they didn't see prime Romário. We barely heard of him when he was in Europe, he was a great stiker in his late 30's but he was already past his prime.

[@guysplace5385]

If Romario played a few more seasons in Europe, his name would be remembered a lot more often. As a Brazilian though, he's simply the greatest striker of all time. His sense of goal direction was supernatural, even for a country full of great strikers in its history.

[@admontblanc]

LOL, who the fuck in Europe, who remembers watching Romario play, thinks he wasn't a great player? And where did this ignorant notion rose from?

[@guysplace5385]

@@admontblanc Where are you from and how old are you?

[@greatestgoals2617]

The majority of his goals were self made, taking a ball down and going past two or three players or spectacular shoots - i always thought he was greater than Ronaldo or any Brazilian to come since

[@siXti66]

romario is one of the rare players that really transcended football and thats also why he seemed so ahead of its time in terms of football intelligence combined with intuition.

[@derossijr]

Absolutely a genius. He could be the best player of all time if he wanted to. He didn't like to practice (in Brazil, comedic groups made a song for him that said: "why do I have to practice, if I already know how to do it?") and wasn't a role model player. But no one - even Ronaldo - was as good as him in the pitch. The best striker of all time, hands down...

[@ilmubatin4073]

We remember how he played against the best defense of the world at that time, namely AC Milan (Baresi, Maldini,Costacurta...)...Playing with them like kids with that terrific goal. PSV vs AC Milan Champions League 💥💥💥

[@renevanderkooi5473]

Koeman could give very precise passes. In this game he gave all passes to Romario to high to far away etc(intetionaly)..Romario still managed to score

[@dalfvideos]

Something that people forget about Romario: while he loved to party, he never drank alcohol. It's a big reason why he maintained a good fitness level over his long career. He also told his wife when he got married that he could promise her a lot of things, but never 100% fidelity... you can't blame him for being honest, I guess!

[@RaymarFootball]

💀💀💀 no way

[@gabrielfernando1872]

Bom dmais KKKK

[@tristan7844]

Party w no alcohol rightttrtt

[@50Personas]

​@@tristan7844 As a Brazilian, I can tell you that's not as surprising here as it seems to be elsewhere, specially back then. People here just love the atmosphere and the idea of spending a whole day or night listening/dancing to samba/pagode and shooting the shit with friends. Some will consume alcohol, but not everyone. And even then most people who do drink will only consume beer, which in Brazil usually is way lighter than European beer. I've personally known people who would almost literally become depressed if they couldn't go out at any given weekend and still didn't drink alcohol. That said, I don't believe Romario NEVER drank ANY alcohol at his parties. But that he only drank the occasional beer here and there? Yeah, I can see it. He would probably be more occupied chasing tail and taking the piss at his friends anyway... He's the quintessential carioca, born and bred in Rio de Janeiro. I lived there and have known many, many people like him.

[@fanofgodjimindiva2497]

You can't party without alcohol. A party without alcohol is not a party, it's a christian reunion. So Unless Romario replaced alcohol with drugs, i'm calling bullshit on that one

[@ojogobonito3840]

Romario is too underrated, hew was basically Aguero before Aguero but better. He once asked Cruyff to leave for the carnival in Rio when he was at Barcelona like a true Brazilian should do. Cruyff said, "if you score two goals in the next game you can go." Romario scored 2 in the first half and left at halftime. N.B. If you like these type of videos I make similar ones about football on my channel.

[@Recordman42]

Legend !!!

[@PvRadhakrishnanPv]

Most talented with captivating style of football. Must have attracted many to this beautiful game. Wish him good health and wellbeing.

[@atleeriksen8514]

Romario was a fantastic player. Always been one of my favorite fowards. He reminds me of Maradona in many ways. Low center of gravity, making the ball pave the way. speed, fast directional changes. A great eye for the best solutions. ..and he scored a LOT.

[@EliomarCavalcante-iw3ll]

Romário gênio melhor do mundo ele não precisava treinar ele não treinava e fé mil e sei gols na carreira

[@EliomarCavalcante-iw3ll]

Romário tá a frente de Maradona

[@wndmll7]

é impressionante como um canal estrangeiro traz mais prestigio ao futebol brasileiro do que nós mesmos ! parabéns pelo video

[@gabrielfernando1872]

Mano, tava pensando nisso. Nunca fui fã de futebol e tô mo emocionado com vídeo de gringo sobre futebol brasileiro kkkkkkkkk

[@ricardodemattos4330]

Não sei em que se baseou para falar isso. Não faz nenhum sentido. Ou talvez você ainda seja muito novo e viu muito pouco.

[@pazamor9164]

Please, don't butter the Gringo up, c'mon, man!

[@wandersonnascimento7476]

Sem viralatismo, cara. Romário é cultuado no Brasil. O cara é um dos ÚNICOS jogadores que é amplamente admirado fora de campo. Um verdadeiro ícone do talento brasileiro e do futebol irreverente. Até hoje tem debate sobre quem é o número 02 na história do Brasil, ele ou Ronaldo fenômeno. Não tem cabimento dizer que ele não tem prestígio no BR.

[@pazamor9164]

Debate para saber quem é o número 2 kkkkkk. O Pelé sempre vai ser o número 1 gostando dele ou não. Imagina se o Romário fosse o jogador número 1 do Brasil, o maior jogador brasileiro seria uma fantasma hoje em dia no estrangeiro. Só quem gosta de futebol saberia realmente quem ele foi no futebol. O Pelé até quem não gosta de futebol sabe que é.

[@Metalton95]

In terms of strikers, Pelé, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskas, Eusebio and (2014->)CR7 are up there with those "1goal/game" ratios, just like R9 before his knee surgery and Van Basten. But in terms of speed, flair and ability to turn a game completely on your own (not just staying in the box), I guess Pelé, Romario and Ronaldo (pre-98 injury) are in a league of their own.

[@daarom3472]

You forgot Messi who is easily #1 in both categories. He for a while belonged to the 1.5/game category on top of being the best passer, playmaker, dribbler in history.

[@Metalton95]

@@daarom3472 “in terms of STRIKERS”

[@jojodawide3097]

How about messi? better score than all without even being striker aka stay in the box marchant

[@daarom3472]

@@Metalton95 yea fair enough, Messi is more of a deeplying playmaker ^^

[@Idkwhattoputlmaoejjdjsdn]

For all the people commenting 'messi', he's not a striker, he's more of a false nine. They may seem like the same positions but their roles are vastly different.

[@citizenmattify]

I think only the younger generations wouldn’t recognise him the same as Neymar et al. Romario was an outstanding player, but wasn’t around in the social media era.

[@ملككاتلونيا]

Also he left europe at his prime He played 1 season and half only for Barca

[@john-yk5ri]

@@ملككاتلونيا he left because the Brazilian league back in the 90s was still good, there were many amazing players, such as Edmundo, Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Cafu, Roque Jr, Sampaio, Dida, Lúcio, etc

[@ملككاتلونيا]

@@john-yk5ri but dont forget That the media focus always on europe leagues

[@arandomguy3288]

@@ملككاتلونيا because the media is based in Europe

[@ملككاتلونيا]

@@arandomguy3288 thats What i mean 🌺🌺🌺🌺🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Celestialspirit1]

Great video btw i had the priviledge to see him play in the 90s and i know hes one of the best, that RR duo of ronaldo nazario and romario was deadly, too bad zagalho didnt choose him for the 1998 world cup. He was still in great shape

[@3r1kz]

As a Dutch guy and born and raised in Eindhoven I was lucky to see this legend play for PSV as well as the other legend Ronaldo. Ronaldo was great but Romario was the best striker ever. Maybe only matched by Van Basten, although we never know since Marco had to stop at age 28.

[@mirospajic9929]

Van Basten, Romario, Ronaldo, Weah, Batistuta,...hard to choose, but my favorite was Romario because he was self confident in the front of goalkeeper ! Van Basten was probably the most complete striker, Ronaldo the most spectacular...

[@mustachetwizzler1277]

Raymar you should do a video about "El Magico" Gonzalez that even Maradona deemed him a amazing player or could've been better than himself

[@leus]

So cute. Clubs didn't wanted him because he was lazy and a troublemaker, and wasn't good enough for the trouble. But Maradona absolutely loved the guy, so he did whatever he could to convince people to give González another chance (Maradona was loyal to his friends to a fault).

[@renewaterlander108]

My dad always watched PSV when Romario played there and later Ronaldo. He said Romario was the best foreign player he had ever seen in the eredivisie. To him, Romario was way better than Ronaldo in their PSV time

[@baiacudriver]

I believe in your dad. Ronaldo joined PSV at a very young age, just 17 years old.

[@AJ-lh4fp]

@@baiacudriver ronaldo was still great there, ballon d'or top 3 worthy player at that time

[@DESPOPART]

I have an old Four Four Two magazine which ranked him as the greatest striker IN THE BOX of all time. He was Messi before Messi. One of the greatest footballers I've ever witnessed and his goals were mostly box-office. Legend

[@DaBusUncle]

Hes the best GOAT Look at the way he mastered shooting no one did it casually quite like him

[@helenojunior5765]

Pelé,Romario, Ronaldo e Garrincha foram os 4 maiores do nosso futebol

[@RamonBrederSalarini]

Faltou o Zico nessa lista aí

[@mateusloubach]

enquanto Heleno Junior esquece de pôr Zico como um dos maiores brasileiros da história do Futebol, o próprio Pelé diz que foi Zico quem mais chegou perto dele, como Jogador.

[@lordgato2155]

@@mateusloubach Zico era zica, mas acho difícil colocar em ordem quais foram os melhores jogadores brasileiros depois de Pelé. Talvez Garrincha? Ronaldo? Romário? Ronaldinho gaúcho? É difícil.

[@rjr1880]

Eu diria Pelé, Zico, Ronaldo e Romário

[@JorgeChavez-du5vm]

Roberto Carlos.

[@renatonp]

7:36 I'm a Corinthians fan and I was at the stadium for that game. Despite my team's defeat, it was an honor to see this goal up close.

[@atmeshsingh1854]

Romario is truly a legend player ,helped Brazil lift 4th FIFA World Cup in 1994 after 24 years,,,he remains forever in my heart

[@MCMLXXXVICCXII]

The best striker ever my eyes have ever fell on to, so far. Watching him score was like listening some good jokes makes you laughing awkwardly. Salute!

[@charles2521]

Probably the most undisciplined player in history and yet one of the best. Pure talent.

[@hughmcintosh1246]

He was the first striker I knew of for Brazil as a child. Along with Bebeto they stunned the world in WC '94

[@kayranm3755]

so many crazy goals, but the finish at 10:32 is just pure talent and instinct. I always loved that goal. Great video. Romário was insane.

[@dr.biscuits]

Deadly. An absolute phenom. So fast too...his overall goalscoring record is incredible...played 963 first-class matches and only scored 745 goals! He was utterly superb.

[@90MinutenLang020Damsko]

I am an Ajax Supporter and Romario and Ronaldo9 played for psv eindhoven, but still i say these 2 were 2 of the best ever players. I rate them higher than the best players of today like, messi, cristiano, neymar, mbappe.

[@johnmichel4865]

He was otherworldly. A supreme talent. Us Man U fans remember him particularly well from '94!

[@patinho5589]

And Jan 2000.

[@johnmichel4865]

@@patinho5589 Haha, yes, that also!

[@johnmichel4865]

@@patinho5589 Gary Neville remembers him particularly well!

[@patinho5589]

@@johnmichel4865 yeah ;) I wonder whether he remembers Gary ;)

[@Real_vizion]

He was my favourite when I was a kid.. I remember being in awe of his skills

[@vinniemass]

He is still quite a character. He talks like a a player, has lots of charisma and a witty sense of humor. He was loved because of that...he was a player inside and outside of the pitch.

[@OKingSizeTv]

Romario once gave a between the legs dribble to no other that Maradona. Absolute legend.

[@proro1974]

Anybody who saw Romario play in the 90s could never underrate him. Man was lethal !

[@ArendJanV]

Romario is a legend in the Netherlands and widely considered to be the best psv player ever. He is also infamous for being lazy, always late and not liking Dutch food. He was always “een beetje moe”. But he was a true artist.

[@samuelleonardo6989]

i'm brazilian, and i love your videos, but more than your videos i love your voice hahahaha

[@just4dalaughters431]

I was very young in Pelé’s and Maradona’s peak, but Romario 94’s World Cup made me fall in love with soccer. Wow, that man was great

[@marcos_silvestri]

He is the greatest scorer we've had after Pelé, also having scored more than 1000 times. I've always told myself, if Pelé was the king, Romário is the prince of football/soccer when it comes to putting the ball inside the net. Here in Brazil, in the 94 World Cup, we had extreme trust in Romário, and he made it happen, we won for the fourth time. When adolescent, Romário was a source of inspiration to me when playing in the streets with the others.

[@andreylucyan4151]

Something you didn't say was the atmosphere in Brazil before the 1994 world cup. After spending 24 years since winning our last world cup in 1970, Brazilians started to think it was impossible to win a WC without Pelé, and we were also struggling to qualify to the world cup. Romário wasn't selected because of his bad behavior, and he said that if he was selected for the last round of the qualifiers, he would put Brazil in the world cup, and win it. He scored 2 goals in the qualifiers, and really won the cup for us, as he said he would. Man is an absolute legend.

[@zequinhaisquierdo]

Man!!!!! Romário is the best for me. He was just natural with huge attitude. His attitude remind me Allen Iverson (small, so confident, good striker, used to hate training sessions). Pure genius!!! i Watched Romario once with my father and Romário didn't play outside the shadow of the stadium, he didn´'t run to the sunny area of the field and by the end he hat-tricked!!!

[@lenson2401]

As a psv fan the love i have for him is insane legendary player def the 2nd best brazillian ever no doubt

[@gustavoordonio6857]

btw underrated by europeans, we brazilians all know what a legend he is

[@bixou69]

i am french. Young in school, playing football, i was always romario and my best friend bebeto.

[@themrmaiorca]

I´m a Ajax fan, but there is no denying what an absolute legend Romario was, 165 goals in 167 matches for PSV Eindhoven. Romario was magic.

[@Marine9432-x8r]

@@themrmaiorca i see a lot matchs the Romario in brazil,all matchs he scored goal and when he didn't goal, in next match he scored 2 or 3 goal haha .Absurd..

[@augustin1999]

He's definitely top 2 greatest Brazilian striker. Also you should do one on Bebeto

[@farda8473]

I love bebeto....but he was not that good....he was a great person .....and a very good striker

[@patinho5589]

Well Pele Romario and R9 all vying for top 2 Brazilian strikers. So it’s hard to say ‘definitely’ top two.

[@farda8473]

@@patinho5589 Brazil has had a lot of great " strikers" we should talk about goal getter....for example R9 is much better as a striker than romario...romarion does not come close.......Romario on the other hand was the ultimate goal getter....Pele i donno.....let's keep the really old guys out of this. Those people had shitty balls, shitty fields, smoked 2 packs of sigarettes a day ( cruijff ) yeah he even smoked in half time looooool. The word diet was unknown, they kicked eachother teeth out...with no regrets ( bunch of animals...love it )

[@NotoriousFunk]

@@farda8473 R9 "much better" than Romario??? c'mon, be serious, R9 was an Alien but Romario too, R9 was faster, Romario was smarter and usually he never missed one occasion. If you ask a Brazilian who is the best, half will say Pele the other half will say Romario. Probably you didn't watch a lot of his games. And the Brazilian league in the 2000 was tough.

[@daskohal1625]

What about Adriano

[@augustosanchez5183]

Romario es el mejor delantero que el fútbol ha dado. Solo puede ser comparado a Pelé. En el área, fue superior inclusive a Pelé. Es el mejor definidor de la historia del fútbol. Sin duda, entre el Top 5 de la historia. Y si me apuran, en el Top 3. Gracias por el video.

[@marvinwalker9429]

Be blessed my friend he was also my favorite player of my time but he didn't get the appreciation that he deserved

[@rafacorrea01]

I'm Brazilian, I've seen both (full career) and absolutely must say Romário is the best 9 of all time. Ronaldo is more famous due to choices he has made (stay in Europe etc). But incomparable. Imagine Ronaldo with Maradona skills and magic, that's Romário.

[@prie71]

These days there's no striker who can match up with Romario. Not in the whole wide world. This man was next level.

[@DanielSong39]

Great teammate on the pitch too. He brought the best out of his striking partners as shown in his legendary partnerships with Bebeto and Ronaldo

[@mariamelzein4696]

@@DanielSong39 and stoichkov .. romario the only player who made many great duels… look at Ronaldo bebeto it doesnt work while Romario succesed it with both

[@DanielSong39]

@@mariamelzein4696 I'm sure he would have made it work with Bergkamp or Batistuta too LOL

[@yuriarantes41]

R9 was more complete but no one was deadly like Romario inside the box, true legend

[@RaymarFootball]

True, but Romario had the longevity

[@blank1933]

@@RaymarFootball Ronaldo’s peak although short it was and still is the highest level a player has ever reached in the game

[@arandomguy3288]

@@blank1933 laughs in messi 91 goals

[@user-dz7dr2bz1t]

@@arandomguy3288 1996 R9 > 2012 Messi

[@Emmanuelminerin18]

@@arandomguy3288 how dumb is comparing numbers between generations??! Just compare La Liga witch Ronaldo played and the one Messi played, dude played against puppies, of course he's gonna score 91 goals.

[@DirkDiggler100]

One of the greatest finishers in the game’s history. Saw him live, and he destroyed us, with his perfectly timed toe poke goals. Stoichkov scoring the other two.

[@MELLOWuOUT]

Utd fan

[@illuminaughtybynature6506]

One of the Greatest to ever Touch the Ball like no other.. Amazing dribbles, plays and goals .. Romario & Bebeto 94 wc.. Miss these guys from back in the days.. They Drink, Partys and in the next Day they make a Hattrick..

[@kamarte]

Those of us who have vivid memories of Romario know what a fantastic player he was. ... AGILE, SKILLFUL AND SUPER SMART..... he knew what he was doing and did it with grace.... though short scored great headers.... précise ball placement was his forte....

[@vitoralbertocorreia]

great video! just some details: Romario wasn't the first great star to play abroad.. the previous brazilian generation (Falcão, Zico, Socrates, Junior, R. Dinamite, Cerezo and many others) played mainly in Italy. And in those times ('til the 80's) going to play in Europe meant "to resign the national team", 'cuz it was much more difficult to see the matches and follow the players - at least that's one of the reasons.. Another point is the change that European Union and rules/laws changed during the 90's/early 2000's that really changed the european football. by far, Romário is the best brazilian player I've seen playing live. fortunately, played for my Flamengo

[@leonardodelacruz3859]

I didnt forget this guy. I really dont have much problem considering him the number 1 striker ever in the history of the sport. For me its him and ronaldo fenomeno My all time stikers who are brilliant in scoring and dribbling are (not by order) Romario, Ronaldo (R9), Van Basten, Messi.

[@viniciusbitencourt891]

He coached Vasco da Gama for some time when he was almost retired, and if they were loosing the match he would put himself in the game to score and get the win.

[@gast128]

One of the all time best strikers. Certainly not forgotten in Eindhoven.

[@Yoshitoshi7]

My favourite Brazilian player of all time! I grew up watching him playing, loved it

[@PauloJorgeMonteiro]

Baixinho!!!! My hero! In the early 90s for an European, this guy was unmatched. Maradona once said that Romario would be part of his all time team. A Slacker, Outspoken, outrageous, unprofessional and with an enormous ego outside the pitch, which cost him many things (Barcelona was fining him for being late to training, Scolari did not call him for the 2002 WC, ended up having an affair with a coach's wife, insulted team mates and managers, etc) But on the goal area he was and still is the ultimate striker! The reason why Barcelona lost against AC Milan, was because Cruiff was stubborn as a mule and did not play M. Laudrup, which at the time was the best number 10 in the world! Even Romario rated Laudrup highly (something he rarely does) Romario did for Brazil in 1994 what Maradona did for Argentina in 1986. Compare the talent of the 2002 Brazil team with the one in 1994 and not comparable. Even without Romario, at the time I remember looking at the teams and thinking "Brazil has this one, easily!" Rivaldo, R. Carlos, Dida, Cafu, Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Juninho, Denilson" In 1994, although they had a good team, the talent up front was Romario and Bebeto, with Branco saving them from Netherlands with that missile from 30+ meters out.

[@PauloJorgeMonteiro]

@Jonathan Ribeiro Não foi a esposa do Gilson Nunes, enquanto técnico brasileiro da selecção olímpica?

[@gilbipp8558]

He is for me still the best striker that ever lived. The sync he had with Michael Laudrup in Barcelona was sublime! I did not see him in Brazil.

[@marcol9568]

He was the perfect mix between a classic 9 and a creative/skillfull 10

[@kingkenzokwansa]

For me he's in the quartet of all time greatest football player in the company of Pelé Maradona and Messi

[@yeruchemyohannes1042]

When I knew football it was 92 but 94 was the time I knew a man named Romario before there was Ronaldo that was the man he carried Brazil to win that world Cup

[@TheRedkid20]

Most clinical striker in history

[@romulomontes8884]

I'm Brazilian and unfortunately I was born after Romário's golden age, but my uncle tells this about him: Romário didn't need to dribble or run a lot, he just needed to receive a ball at his feet to end a game. His finishing was something out of this world, when the goalkeepers saw that the ball landed at his feet they thought "now I'm fucked."

[@DanielSong39]

His dribbling and running was unbelievable But yeah in his mid to late 30's he proved he could score without moving

[@arthurleonepimenta2266]

My guy scored over a THOUSAND official goals. Here in Brasil, there isn't a single person alive who doesn't know Romário and how unreal he was. And the guy drank and partyed more than one can begin to even imagine

[@daryldevine8517]

I was born in 1980. I am from the UK. Romario was and still is my favourite player in my lifetime. I liked Ronaldo but Romario is my favourite player of all time. Why? he was simply phenomenal.

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

I was born a decade before you. I think Ronaldo was more naturally talented on the ball, and Ronaldinho the most skillful but Romario was a scoring machine of the kick-and-sprint sort. His short height and low centre of gravity gave him an edge,

[@radoslavvasilev2367]

I had a chance to watch Romario few times years ago and I can say this guy was way better than Ronaldo and Messi together... I just imagine if he playing nowadays, He will be unstoppable... In my opinion Romario is one of the greatest football player ever!!! Simply the Best!!!

[@mg55-n1l]

I agree he is best ever. And his greatest is not just as finisher, but as passer as well. He skill level is superior in almost ever phase- overall finisher - certainly top 3 ever, i vote best ever. performace for brazil- 2nd best after Pele. Romario volley kick superior, half volley superior, outside toe shot maybe best ever, chip shot - maybe best ever. header very good, right foot accuracy excellent, ability to pass to himself and control ball through defenders - maybe best ever. Penalty kicks - fantastic although didnt take many. Nobody can match his all around skill set, not even Messi. Romario better than Messi in volley shot, chip shot (messi still very good), Romario much better than Messi in half volley, and much better in header. Romario much better than Messi in penalty kicks. Messi only better in free kicks, dribbling around defender (but not necessarily ball control) and shot just outside ox. Plus he was so much better for Brazil than Messi for Argentina.

[@Kalvindanete]

Quem não conhece Romário é leigo ou moleque. Comecei a gostar de futebol por conta de Zico., mas infelizmente peguei o final de carreira dele. Quanto ao Romário, foi o melhor centroavante que vi jogar em toda a minha vida. Já vi Ronaldo Nazário, Batistuta, Van Basten, Ibrahimovic, R7, entre tantos outros. Mas nenhum se compara ao baixinho. Além de ser genial, ele falava antes da bola rolar o que iria fazer. Falava que iria meter 3 gols e fazia, falava que iria dar uma caneta e um lençol e fazia. Como o mesmo disse... "Deus apontou o dedo pra mim e disse que eu era o cara."

[@debeaulieudabouli4148]

Victime de graves et honteuses injustices en sélections, il a tout de même prouver sa grandeur a l'échelle mondiale. Romario est l'un des dieux du football mondial. Ses options, justes et avisées, lui permettaient de ne pas s'embarrasser de dribbles excessifs. Il figure absolument dans le trio de tête des plus grands joueurs de tous les temps du monde avec Pelé et Maradona.

[@fearus951]

I've never underrated Romario my first football memories was the 94 world cup where brazil beat italy and became world champions he was the star of that brazil team.

[@GreenfieldPortfolioResearch]

thank you. i am brazilian. romario is our greatest. we love him. he was honored here in the 90's. and by your video, as well. much appreciated. best and success.