The former Barcelona star also won the FIFA World Player of the Year in the same year and continued playing into his late 40s to become the second most prolific goal scorer in football history behind Austrian-Czech striker Josef 'Pepi' Bican with over 1,000 strikes to his name.
Romario remains a legend in Brazil, he scored five goals to claim the Golden Boot as Brazil won the World Cup at USA '94 and has netted over 1,000 goals in his career.
Romario, who famously struck up a partnership with Bebeto during USA '94, scored 55 goals in 70 appearances for his country - making him the third-highest goal scorer in the Brazilian national team.
