Just How SCARY GOOD was Romario Really? 

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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. 🙂

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.

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

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!!

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. 😂😂

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

A players who deserves recognition but is often forgotten

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.

Simply Incomparable. The greatest striker ever in my opinion.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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. 😉

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Most clinical striker in history

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

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 💥💥💥

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!!!

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....

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

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.

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.

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

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

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."

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

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

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.

Romário was amazing. One of the top footballers from Brazil, no doubt!

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

Easily top 5 strikers in history among R9, Van Basten, Muller

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

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.

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

Video ideas for Raymar 1. Suarez vs Lewandowski on best 9 of this generation? 2. Face reveal 3. Gerd Müller 4. Alfredo Di Stéfano 5. Franz Beckenbauer (you've never made a video on a defender, so why not?)

Inside the box, he's simply the greatest I've seen in football. He was unreal!

One of the greatest players to play the no one compares to him when he was playing 🔥💪🏿♥️

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.

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.

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

Excellent video!!! I'm glad you have documented a stellar career for the new generations to see😉👍❤️ awesome awesome awesome 👍👍👍

Romario is a legend. Brasil could win 98 if Romario wasn’t injured. Ronaldo didn’t had the mental strength to carry the team and crumbled in the final, bringing the team with him. I’m a Palmeiras supporters and I’m glad you bringing up the Copa Mercosul game, that showed how Romario could change a game that for all intents and purposes was lost for his team.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

As someone who grew up watching him in the 94 Worldcup and with Brazil & Barcelona there is no doubt that he was one of the greats if not the greatest. The only thing that hurt him is playing in only 1 World Cup and something you forgot to mention is for the 2002 World Cup, Brazil was almost out of it and he is the one that got them the qualification.

Will always remember that penalty shootout vs Baggio’s Italy. Legendary stuff

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..

Romario has always been my #1. Since im from Holland, I could watch a lot of him @ PSV Eindhoven and Dutch television. Funny thing was always that he would be wearing gloves and thights already in October because it was too cold for him

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.

I was so disappointed when he didn't make the 2002 world cup....I loved watching this guy play

He had unhuman skills, what a joy to watch, I was really sad he was excluded in 2002, but he became to eccentric at the time. Still one of the greatest. 1994 he carried Brazil

People who know football know that Romario was better than Ronaldo from Brazil.

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."

Thanks for talking about him. Romario was one of the world's greatest strikers ever alongside Ronaldo!

Romario was more than a striker, he was a playmaker as well, he was simply brilliant and severely underrated..