Raúl Román

Raúl Basilio Román Garay (born 25 October 1977 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan football striker currently playing for Deportivo Capiatá.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Román and the second or maternal family name is Garay.
Raúl Román
Personal information
Full name Raúl Basilio Román Garay
Date of birth (1977-10-25) 25 October 1977
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Capiatá
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Nacional Asunción 18 (9)
1997 Estudiantes 8 (0)
1997–2000 Beijing Guoan 11 (1)
1998–1999 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 34 (7)
2000 Sportivo Luqueño 8 (2)
2001 Libertad 20 (1)
2002 12 de Octubre 4 (0)
2002 Sol de América 18 (5)
2003–2004 Tacuary 43 (11)
2004 Olimpia Asunción 18 (3)
2005–2006 Tacuary 55 (21)
2006 Cerro Porteño 19 (5)
2007 Deportes Concepción 17 (1)
2007–2008 Nacional Asunción 44 (9)
2009 Barcelona SC 17 (4)
2010 Sportivo Luqueño 32 (3)
2011–2013 Tacuary 4 (0)
2014–2015 Deportivo Capiatá
2016–2017 Olimpia Itá
National team‡
1999–2005 Paraguay 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2005

Career

Román was the member of Paraguay U-20 National football team in 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.[1] On 28 November 1997, he signed a contract for more than a million dollars with the Beijing Guoan, making him the highest-paid player in China,[2] but he did not play well in China. He was sent out in the Asian Cup Winners Cup 1998 Semifinals, then he was loaned back to Paraguay for two seasons. Román returned to Beijing In 2000 but found it hard to play in the Chinese football league,then he moved back to Paraguay in summer.

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References
  1. https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=193979/index.html
  2. "Club Offers Record Pact to Paraguayan". New York Times. 30 November 1997.

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