'Chosen One' Romario 令状s his own history

Former Brazil striker Romario, who once said he had been chosen from above, 得点する／非難する／２０d his 1,000th goal on Sunday to enter the 記録，記録的な／記録する 調書をとる／予約するs - or, rather, his own 記録，記録的な／記録する 調書をとる／予約する.

A closer look at the 一致する, 利用できる for public scrutiny on the Web 場所／位置 of his club Vasco da Gama, shows that more than 200 of his goals were 得点する／非難する／２０d in junior or 非，不，無-競争の激しい games.

But this 詳細（に述べる） did not 妨げる Brazilians from celebrating with him.

Vasco's games have been sold out since Romario struck his 998th goal in March as 支持者s waited to see him make history.

The Brazilian 選手権 match against Sport Recife was interrupted for 16 minutes on Sunday as dozens of Romario's friends and 親族s, 加える hordes of television cameramen and reporters, ran の上に the field.

Romario, a 1994 World Cup 勝利者, was then 現在のd with a special shirt and took a （競技場の）トラック一周 of honour. The 残り／休憩（する） of the game, which Vasco won 3-1, became a mere sideshow.

Romario 受託するs his 人物／姿／数字s would not be 受託するd by more scrupulous statisticians but the chase has put him 支援する in the スポットライト at 41, when most players are several years into 退職.

Man in the sky

Three years ago Romario's career appeared 長，率いるd for a ignominious end when he was 解雇（する）d by Fluminense after 存在 jeered off the field by the fans.

But Vasco, the club where he began his career, took him in and in 2005 he 得点する／非難する／２０d 22 goals in the Brazilian 選手権 to finish the 競争's 最高の，を越す scorer at the age of 39.

Since then, he has taken time out to play in the Beach サッカー World Cup and went on a four-month excursion to the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs to play for Miami FC - where he 追加するd 27 goals to his 一致する.

Romario has become used to having his own way throughou t his career, hardly surprising for someone who 主張するs he has been 選び出す／独身d out for greatness.

Famous for his outspoken comments, he explained one 優れた 業績／成果 with the 発言／述べる: "And when I was born, the man in the sky pointed to me and said 'That's the guy.'"

Romario has never been a poster boy for political correctness, 公然と admitting he hated to train and （人命などを）奪う，主張するd to play better after a night out on the town.

But "Shortie" has not always come out on 最高の，を越す.

He spent nearly a year out of the Brazilian team in 1992/3 after complaining about 存在 left on the （法廷の）裁判 for a friendly.

Typically, on his return he 得点する／非難する／２０d the two goals in a 2-0 勝利，勝つ over Uruguay to 保証（人） Brazil a place in the 1994 World Cup.

He never 受託するd the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 減少（する） him in 1998 and 証明するd his point by playing and 得点する／非難する／２０ing for Flamengo on the same day Brazil 直面するd Chile in their World Cup second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する match.

In 2002, he appeared to get on the wrong 味方する of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who left him out of the squad even though the entire country - 含むing 大統領 Fernando Henrique Cardoso - was clamouring for his 傾向.

Asked if he would watch Brazil's games on television, Romario replied: "The games start at six o'clock in the morning. At that time, I'm usually getting home."