Full name Rômulo Borges Monteiro Playing position 2004–2009 Porto de Caruaru Children Nicoly Borges Monteiro | Place of birth Picos, Brazil Number 27 Height 1.87 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 26) Spouse Jessika Borges Monteiro (m. 2012) Current teams Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Midfielder), Brazil national football team (Midfielder) Parents José Willami Carlos Monteiro, Luciana Maria Borges Similar Salvatore Bocchetti, Zé Luís, Jano Ananidze, Dmitri Kombarov, Quincy Promes Profiles | ||
Rômulo Borges Monteiro (born 19 September 1990), known simply as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo.
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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.
Spartak Moscow
Rômulo signed for Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2012 for a fee of around €8 million. He missed one-and-a-half seasons due to an injury against FC Rostov.
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 Brazilian Série A club Flamengo.
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.
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As of match played 15 March 2017International
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2012