Armando Romero (footballer)

Armando Romero Manríquez (27 October 1960 – 24 December 2020) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Armando Romero
Personal information
Full name Armando Romero Manríquez[1]
Date of birth 27 October 1960
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death 24 December 2020 (aged 60)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Veracruz 17 (0)
1980–1990 Cruz Azul 261 (31)
1990–1992 Toluca 55 (7)
1992–1993 Cobras
1993–1994 Correcaminos UAT 31 (1)
1994–1995 Marte
1995–1996 Zacatepec
International career
Mexico U20
1984–1987 Mexico 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Mexico City, played for Veracruz, Cruz Azul, Toluca, Cobras, Correcaminos UAT, Marte and Zacatepec.[1] He captained Cruz Azul.[2]

He played for Mexico at under-20 level, representing them at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship,[3] and later earned 5 caps for the senior team.[1]

Later life and death

He died of COVID-19 complications at age 60, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[4]

References

  1. "Armando Romero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "Muere Armando Romero, ex futbolista de Cruz Azul". www.milenio.com. 24 December 2020.
  3. "FIFA Player Statistics: Armando ROMERO - FIFA.com". 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  4. de 2020, 24 de Diciembre (24 December 2020). "Murió Armando Romero, histórico capitán del Cruz Azul". infobae.


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