Rômulo Borges Monteiro (born 19 September 1990), known simply as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Retrô. 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. Club career 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 a four-year contract. Grêmio (loan) On 3 January 2019 Grêmio signed Rômulo from Flamengo on loan until the end of the 2019 season. 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. Career statistics Club International Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2012 International goals Honours Club Vasco da Gama Copa do Brasil: 2011 Spartak Moscow Russian Premier League: 2016–17 Flamengo Campeonato Carioca: 2017 International Brazil Superclásico de las Américas: 2011, 2014 Olympic Silver Medal: 2012 References External links globoesporte.globo.com 1990 births Sportspeople from Piauí Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Brazil youth international footballers Olympic footballers of Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in football Association football midfielders CR Vasco da Gama players FC Spartak Moscow players CR Flamengo footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players Retrô Futebol Clube Brasil players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Russian Premier League players Chinese Super League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Pernambucano players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China