Romario, hospitalized in Rio

Senator Romario de Souza Faría, champion and scorer of the World Cup in the United States in 1994 with the Brazilian team and former striker for FC Barcelona among other teams, was hospitalized on Thursday for an intestinal infection but his state of health is stable, as his press office reported this Friday.

Romario, who also played for Valencia, PSV Eindhoven, Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, was admitted on Thursday night to the Barra d’Or hospital in Rio de Janeiro after complaining of discomfort and pain, and was diagnosed with an intestinal infection.

The senator for the right-wing Liberal Party (PL), the formation led by former President Jair Bolsonaro, is being treated for an infection and his state of health is stable but there is still no forecast of medical discharge, according to his press advisory .

Romario, 57, underwent emergency surgery in 2021 where his gallbladder was removed.

In politics since 2010

The former soccer player started his political career in 2010 and that same year he was elected federal deputy for the state of Rio de Janeiro.

In 2014 he was elected senator for this same state and in 2022, was re-elected with 2.3 million votes, 29.19% of the total, for a new eight-year term in the Senate.

As a parliamentarian, he is an outstanding defender of the cause of children with disabilities and for his contributions to sports law, as well as his brutal attacks on football entities and leaders.

a successful career

During his successful sports career, in which he stood out as one of the greatest Brazilian scorers, in addition to a world title, he won a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and Copa América titles in 1989 and 1997, and the FIFA Confederations. Cup in 1997.

With FC Barcelona, ​​​​​​between the summer of 1993 and January 1995, Romario won a Liga and a Spanish Super Cup in 1994.