Raúl Basilio Román Garay (born 25 October 1977) is a Paraguayan former football striker who played for clubs in his homeland, Argentina, China, Chile and Ecuador.
[1] On 28 November 1997, he signed a contract for more than a million dollars with the Beijing Guoan, making him the highest-paid player in China,[2] but he did not play well in China.
Román returned to Beijing in 2000 but found it hard to play in the Chinese football league, then moved back to Paraguay in the summer.
Abroad, Román also played for Estudiantes de La Plata in Argentina (1997), Deportes Concepción in Chile (2007)[3] and Barcelona in Ecuador (2009).
[7] Román was the member of Paraguay U-20 National football team in 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.