Romário Santos Pires (born 16 January 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side CS Păulești. After starting out with several teams in his native Brazil, he went on to compete professionally in Romania and Israel.

Personal life

Pires is named after the former Brazilian international

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, of which his father was a fan. He married a Romanian handballer in 2020,Transferat pentru câteva ore la FCSB! Romario Pires: „Le-am dat mesaje colegilor mei!”. E căsătorit cu o româncă și vrea să obțină cetățenia română , EXCLUSIV
/ref> with the couple having one daughter.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești *

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runner-up:

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Maccabi Haifa *

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: 2015–16 Astra Giurgiu *

runner-up: 2018–19 Universitatea Cluj *

runner-up:

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CSO Valenii de Munte

* Liga IV Prahova runner-up: 2023–24 * Cupa României – Prahova County runner-up: 2023–24

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* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Olaria Atlético Clube players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Boavista Sport Club players Liga I players Israeli Premier League players ACF Gloria Bistrița players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players FC Astra Giurgiu players FC Hermannstadt players FCV Farul Constanța players Liga II players FC Universitatea Cluj players CS Concordia Chiajna players Liga III players Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub