Manuel Romero (footballer)

Manuel "Manolo" Romero Paz (28 May 1950 – 23 November 2020) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder, and a manager.

Manolo Romero
Personal information
Full name Manuel Romero Paz
Date of birth (1950-05-28)28 May 1950
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Date of death 23 November 2020(2020-11-23) (aged 70)
Place of death Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1976 Pegaso
1976–1978 Getafe Deportivo 38 (7)
1978–1979 Salamanca 1 (0)
1979–1980 Palencia 0 (0)
1980 Badajoz 3 (0)
1980–1981 Gimnástica Arandina 9 (2)
Toledo
Pegaso
Torrejón
Managerial career
Alcalá (youth)
1993 Tomelloso
Vicálvaro
1998–1999 Coslada
1999 Rayo Vallecano B
2002–2003 Alcorcón
2003–2004 Cobeña
2004–2005 Atlético Madrid (youth)
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid C
2006 Atlético Madrid B (interim)
2006–2007 Atlético Madrid B (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Madrid, Romero's first professional club was Getafe Deportivo, in Segunda División. He made his debut for the club on 5 September 1976, starting in a 2–3 away loss against CF Calvo Sotelo,[1] and scored his first goal on 31 October, netting the last in a 1–1 draw at UE Sant Andreu.

In the 1978 summer Romero moved to UD Salamanca in La Liga. He made his debut in the main category only on 6 May of the following year, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Sociedad.[2]

Romero joined Palencia CF in 1979,[3] but made no appearances for the side.

Managerial career

Romero made his managerial debuts with Tomelloso CF in the 1993–94 campaign, in Segunda División B.[4] He only returned to that category in 2002, after being appointed manager of AD Alcorcón.[5]

After a spell at CD Cobeña, Romero joined Atlético Madrid's setup: after a year in charge of the Juvenil squad,[6] he was named manager of the C-team in Tercera División, being later an interim manager and an assistant of the reserves.[7][8]

Death

Romero died on 23 November 2020, aged 70.[9]

References

  1. "3–2: Un tiempo para cada equipo en Puertollano" [3–2: One half for each team in Puertollano] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 6 September 1976. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "1–3: Decidió el mejor contraataque de la Real" [1–3: Real's best counter decided it] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 7 May 1979. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. "El Palencia, nuevo en Segunda "A"" [Palencia, new in Segunda "A"] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 August 1979. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. "Temporada 1993/94: Segunda División 'B' Grupo I" [1993/94 season: Segunda División 'B' Group I] (in Spanish). Tomelloso's official website. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. "Entrenadores" [Managers] (in Spanish). Alcorcón's official website. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. "El Aviación bajará de la nube ante el Rayo" [Aviación will leave the clouds against Rayo] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. "Manuel Romero, de dimitido a técnico del filial" [Manuel Romero, from dismissed to manager of the reserves] (in Spanish). ABC. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. "El Atlético despidió a Sosa Espinel como técnico del B" [Atlético sacked Sosa Espinel as manager of the B's] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. "Muere Manolo Romero, exentrenador del Alcorcón y del Atlético de Madrid" [Dies Manolo Romero, former Alcorcón and Atlético Madrid manager] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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