Top 5 forwards from the 90s

Romário de Souza Faria

Romário de Souza Faria, currently a Brazilian politician, was an exceptional professional forward. He was born in Rio de Janerio in the year 1966. Coming from a modest background, Romário’s skills were observed while playing for Olaria, a small club.

After being taken up by team Vasco da Gama, he received international fame at the 1988 Olympic football tournament. While representing the PSV Eindhoven team from 1988–1993, he scored 165 goals in just 167 matches.

In 1993, he moved to FC Barcelona, where he spearheaded the team to win the La Liga title. After his tremendous performance at the World Cup, he was named the FIFA World Player of the Year, 1994. Due to his controversial attitude and behaviour with managers, his premature departure from Barcelona led him to hop between Flamengo and Valencia for the next five years.

In 2000, he re-joined Vasco da Gama, led it to the final of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, and also went on to win the Copa Mercosur and the Brazilian league titles. Finishing as Brazil’s top goalscorer in 2000 and 2001, he received the Brazilian and South American Footballer of the Year awards. After having scored his 1000th goal, he retired to become the manager of Vasco da Gama.

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