Raúl Basilio Román Garay (born 25 October 1977) is a

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

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striker currently playing for

Deportivo Capiatá Club Deportivo Capiatá, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Capiatá. The club was founded on September 8, 2008 and plays in the Third División of the Paraguayan league. Their home games are played at the Estadio Lic. Erico G ...

Career

Román was the member of Paraguay U-20 National football team in 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final. On 28 November 1997, he signed a contract for more than a million dollars with the

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, making him the highest-paid player in China, but he did not play well in China. He was sent out in the

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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 moved back to Paraguay in the summer.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman, Raul 1977 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Beijing Guoan F.C. players Club Nacional footballers Cerro Porteño players Paraguayan expatriates in Chile Sportivo Luqueño players Paraguayan expatriates in Argentina Club Libertad footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Paraguayan expatriates in China Club Sol de América footballers Club Olimpia footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Club Olimpia (Itá) players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador People from San Lorenzo, Paraguay Sportspeople from Central Department Men's association football forwards