33·Legends
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Paraguay · 1979–86

Julio César Romero

Legend CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader
Rating
88
#5
Editorial rank of 33 for Paraguay
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Two goals in the group stage of the 1986 World Cup, against Iraq on 4 June and the hosts at the Azteca three days later, carried Paraguay into the second round. He was South American Footballer of the Year in 1985, won the Copa América in 1979 with three goals in the tournament, took the Brazilian title with Fluminense in 1984, and scored the winner in the Cosmos' Soccer Bowl victory in 1980.

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Career record

1977–1979Sportivo Luqueño
1980–1983New York Cosmos
1983–1988Fluminense
1988–1989FC Barcelona
1989–1990Puebla
1990–1991Sportivo Luqueño
1992–1992Club Olimpia
1993–1994Sportivo Luqueño
1995–1995Club Cerro Corá
1995–1995Club Deportes La Serena
1996–1998Sportivo Luqueño

Shared the era

Paraguay legends whose careers overlapped Romero's

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Around Romero in the almanac

One rank above: José Saturnino Cardozo at #4.

One rank below: Ever Hugo Almeida at #6.

Paraguay's editorial top five: Arsenio Erico · José Luis Chilavert · Carlos Gamarra · José Saturnino Cardozo · Julio César Romero.