Rômulo Borges Monteiro
 With Spartak Moscow in 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rômulo Borges Monteiro | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1990 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Picos, Brazil | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||
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Current team | Spartak Moscow | |||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Porto de Caruaru | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Vasco da Gama | 88 | (7) | |||||||||
| 2012– | Spartak Moscow | 28 | (2) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Brazil Olympic | 6 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2011– | Brazil | 8 | (1) | |||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||||||||
Rômulo Borges Monteiro (born 19 September 1990), known simply as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. 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.[1]
Spartak Moscow
Rômulo signed for Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2012 for a fee of around €8 million.[2] He missed one-and-a-half seasons due to an injury against FC Rostov.
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 Oscar.[3]
Honours
Club
- Vasco da Gama
Brazil
References
- ↑ "Marco Fabian, Isco and the young stars who could emerge at the 2012 Olympics". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Romulo Signs for Spartak Moscow – Transfer of the Summer 2012". Soccer Football. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Hunter, Andy (7 August 2012). "Olympics 2012: Brazil reach football final by beating South Korea". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
External links
- (Portuguese) ogol.com.br
- (Portuguese) globoesporte.globo.com
- Rômulo Borges Monteiro profile at Soccerway
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