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40-year-old Romário de Souza Faria (40) is determined to reach a landmark one hundred goals. PSV.nl will keep tally by means of a special ‘Romario-meter' on the homepage of www.psv.nl. The score to date: 964 goals. Project 'Romario 1000'He is as prolific a finisher as in the good old days. Romário have never lost his cutting edge. He has scored 165 goals during his spell with PSV from 167 games. He made 109 Eredivisie appearances, in which he netted 98 goals. Brazilian reporters have calculated Romário has scored 964 in his professional career, including goals he scored in pre-season friendlies and less important ties. PSV.nl have decided to stick to the number of goals that he has scored, according to Brazilian sources. His club Vasco da Gama will go out of their way to help him realize his ambitions by scoring one thousand goals and therefore the project ‘Romário 1000’ has been launched. Friendlies against minor club are registered as official games, so that goals scored will count. Romario will be released from training sessions and he will be granted other privileges such as going to parties. By consulting the button on the right hand side of the PSV home page, you can keep count of the progress Romário is making in accomplishing his holy mission.
