Diego Romero (footballer, born 1975)

Diego Adrián Romero Oivadis (born 3 January 1975) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.While playing football, he is known as the wild dog because of his style that resembles a ferocious wild dog when playing on the field.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Oivadis.
Diego Romero
Personal information
Full name Diego Adrián Romero Oivadis
Date of birth (1975-01-03) 3 January 1975
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Quilmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Quilmes 34 (6)
1998–2002 Atlético Rafaela 93 (10)
2002–2003 Mura 24 (2)
2003–2004 Durango 30 (0)
2006 Olmedo 40 (3)
2007 Técnico Universitario 14 (0)
2007–2008 Villanueva 34 (1)
2008–2009 Unión Estepona 32 (2)
2009 Defensores Unidos 0 (0)
2009–2010 Los Barrios 45 (1)
2010–2011 San Pedro 19 (0)
2011–2014 Formentera 93 (6)
2014–2015 Sant Jordi 22 (3)
2015–2016 Montuïri 17 (0)
2016–2018 Santanyí 41 (0)
2018–2020 UD Son Verí
Total 538+ (34+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

After coming through the youth ranks at hometown side Quilmes, Romero joined Atlético de Rafaela in 1998. After leaving the club in 2002, he represented Slovenia's Mura, Mexico's Alacranes de Durango and Ecuador's Olmedo and Técnico Universitario before arriving in Spain in 2007 to play for Villanueva.[1]

Romero went on to resume his career in the Spanish lower levels, playing for Unión Estepona, Los Barrios, San Pedro, Formentera, Sant Jordi,[2] Montuïri, Santanyí[3] and UD Son Verí,[4] achieving promotions to Tercera División with both Formentera and Santanyí.

Personal life

Romero's sons Luka and Tobías are also footballers. The former is an attacking midfielder and plays at A.C. Milan, while the latter is a goalkeeper.[4]

References
  1. "Diego Romero, a sus 38 años: "Vivo el fútbol con mucha más pasión que cuando empecé"" [Diego Romero, at the age of 38: "I live football with much more passion than when I started"] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "El Sant Jordi tira la casa por la ventana y firma a Diego Romero, Ángel Ramírez, Titi y Youssouf" [Sant Jordi throw money out the window and sign Diego Romero, Ángel Ramírez, Titi and Youssouf] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "Diego Romero, un loco del fútbol a sus 42 años" [Diego Romero, a football madman at the age of 42] (in Spanish). Fútbol Pitiuso. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "Padre de Luka Romero no quiere que le llamen el 'Messi mexicano': "Es una presión descomunal"" [Luka Romero's father does not want him to be called 'Mexican Messi': "It is an enormous pressure"] (in Spanish). ESPN. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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