Rômulo Borges Monteiro (born 19 September 1990), known simply as Rômulo, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Retrô. Rômulo is known for his defensive abilities and initiation of attacks from the back, "He tracks his runner well and judges his tackles with composure" and is not scared to get forward.

Club career

Spartak Moscow

Rômulo signed for

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in the summer of 2012 for a fee of around €8 million. He missed one-and-a-half seasons due to an injury against

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. Rômulo left Spartak Moscow on 13 January 2017, after both agreed to the mutual termination of his contract.

Flamengo

On 13 January 2017 Rômulo signed with

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club

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a four-year contract.

Grêmio (loan)

On 3 January 2019 Grêmio signed Rômulo from

on loan until the end of the 2019 season.

International career

Rômulo played all six of Brazil's matches as they earned the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic tournament. He scored the opening goal of the 3–0 win over South Korea in the semi-final at Old Trafford, set up by

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2012''

International goals

Honours

Club

;Vasco da Gama *

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: 2011 ;Spartak Moscow *

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: 2016–17 ; Flamengo * Campeonato Carioca:

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International

;Brazil * Superclásico de las Américas: 2011,

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* Olympic Silver Medal:

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References

External links

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1990 births Sportspeople from Piauí Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Brazil youth international footballers Olympic footballers of Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in football Association football midfielders CR Vasco da Gama players FC Spartak Moscow players CR Flamengo footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Retrô Futebol Clube Brasil players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Russian Premier League players Chinese Super League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Pernambucano players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China People from Picos {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub