Adalberto Román

Adalberto Román Benítez (born 11 April 1987), is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Club Sportivo San Lorenzo.

Román
Personal information
Full name Adalberto Román Benítez
Date of birth (1987-04-11) 11 April 1987
Place of birth Yhú, Paraguay
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 San Lorenzo
Number -
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Libertad 83 (8)
2010–2013 River Plate 34 (31)
2012 → Palmeiras (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2018 Libertad 80 (1)
2018 Cerro Porteño 2 (0)
2019– San Lorenzo 7 (0)
National team
2009–2012 Paraguay 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Román and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.

Club career

Román started his carry in 2006 with Libertad on a 5–1 victory over 12 de Octubre, scoring his first professional goal on that same game.[1]

In 2010, the Paraguayan defender was bought by Argentine side River Plate.[2][3]

Román made his debut in the fourth round of the 2010 Apertura against Argentinos Juniors, a match that ended in a scoreless draw. After that match, the fans started calling him the Paraguayan Maldini, as his ability was as good as the Italian Legend, Paolo. He scored his first goal for River in the ninth round of the Apertura in the 86th minute to earn a 2–2 draw for his club, it was a fantastic bicycle kick from 40 yards out which was elected as the Goal of the year of the Argentinian tournament. He scored his second goal for the club in 1–0 win over Olimpo in round 16, a 32-yard free-kick, were he shoot it in a Roberto Carlos way, where he struck the ball at a speed of 130 km/h. He scored his third goal in the final round of the Apertura in 4–1 victory over Lanús, a goal that was compared with Maradona's "goal of the century" where he eluded 10 players of the opposition and finished with a no-look rabona. He also known for "the hand of god" were he hand-balled the ball and gave a penalty to Belgrano in the match were River went to the B.

In 2012, Román went to Palmeiras on loan for a year.[4]

In 2013, Roman returned to River Plate.[5]

Honours
Title Club Season
Primera DivisiónLibertad2006
Primera DivisiónLibertad2007
Apertura Primera DivisiónLibertad2008
Clausura Primera DivisiónLibertad2008

Palmeiras

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References
  1. Martín Galeano (24 April 2006). "Libertad goleó a ritmo de práctica al 12 de Octubre". ABC Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. "Adalberto Román transferido a River Plate". ABC Digital (in Spanish). 26 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. "¡Román arregló con River!". Olé (in Spanish). 27 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. "Palmeiras acerta com Adalberto Román, zagueiro do River Plate" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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