Adalberto Román

Román

Personal information
Full name	Adalberto Román Benítez
Date of birth	(1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Yhú, Paraguay
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Libertad	83	(8)
2010–2013	River Plate	34	(3)
2012	→ Palmeiras (loan)	7	(1)
2013–2018	Libertad	80	(1)
2018	Cerro Porteño	2	(0)
2019–2020	San Lorenzo	7	(0)
International career
2009–2012	Paraguay	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2019

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Román and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.

Adalberto Román Benítez (born 11 April 1987), is a Paraguayan footballer who most recently played for Club Sportivo San Lorenzo.

Club career

Román started his carry in 2006 with Libertad on a 5–1 victory over 12 de Octubre, scoring his first professional goal on that same game.^[1]

In 2010, the Paraguayan defender was bought by Argentine side River Plate.^[2][3]

Román made his debut in the fourth round of the 2010 Apertura against Argentinos Juniors, a match that ended in a scoreless draw. After that match, the fans started calling him the Paraguayan Maldini, despite playing out of position mostly filling as right-back. He scored his first goal for River in the ninth round of the Apertura in the 86th minute to earn a 2–2 draw for his club, a header to draw with Banfield. He scored his second goal for the club in 1–0 win over Olimpo in round 16, another header. He scored his third goal in the final round of the Apertura in 4–1 victory over Lanús. During the Clausura he was often criticized for its poor performances and poor form, during the promotion against Belgrano he created a penalty which would later be influential in River Plate relegation to Nacional B. Despite criticism of River Plate fans, Román was still included in the Nacional B squad but manager Matías Almeyda only used him during a 2–0 defeat against Atlético Tucumán in November 13.

In 2012, Román went to Palmeiras on loan for a year.^[4]

In 2013, Roman returned to River Plate.^[5]

Honours

Title	Club	Season
Primera División	Libertad	2006
Primera División	Libertad	2007
Apertura Primera División	Libertad	2008
Clausura Primera División	Libertad	2008

Palmeiras

• Copa do Brasil: 2012

References

1. Martín Galeano (24 April 2006). "Libertad goleó a ritmo de práctica al 12 de Octubre". ABC Digital (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
2. "Adalberto Román transferido a River Plate". ABC Digital (in Spanish). 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
3. "¡Román arregló con River!". Olé (in Spanish). 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
4. "Palmeiras acerta com Adalberto Román, zagueiro do River Plate" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
5. "Ramón le aseguró a Román que tendrá lugar en River - River Plate - la Pagina Millonaria - Sitio 100% No Oficial". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

External links

• Adalberto Roman at BDFA (in Spanish)
• "Statistics at Albirroja.ru" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
• Adalberto Román at Soccerway