Rubén Omar Romano

Rubén Omar Romano

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Omar Romano
Date of birth	May 18, 1958 (1958-05-18)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978-1980	Huracán	58	(5)
1980-1981	América
1981	Los Angeles Aztecs	21	(6)
1982-1983	León
1984-1987	Necaxa
1987-1988	San Lorenzo	31	(2)
1990-1991	Querétano
1992-1993	Cruz Azul
1993-1994	Veracruz
1994-1995	Atlante
Teams managed
1998–2000	Celaya
2000–2002	Tecos
2002–2004	Morelia
2004	Pachuca
2005	Cruz Azul
2007	Atlas
2008	América
2009	Puebla
2010-2011	Santos Laguna
2011	Atlas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 5, 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Rubén Omar Romano Cachia (born May 18, 1958 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Mexican coach and former football player. Romano played in Argentina for Club Atlético Huracán before leaving for Mexico in 1980 to play for Club América. He played in other 7 Mexican clubs: León, Necaxa, Puebla, Querétaro, Cruz Azul and Atlante and Veracruz. He was a left footed player with a great talent for free kicks as well as extraordinary play maker.

Retired

He retired as a player at Atlante in 1995. The same year he became the assistant coach for Ricardo Lavolpe of Club Atlas

He also worked as a coach for Celaya, Tecos, Morelia, Pachuca, and Cruz Azul .With Pachuca, he qualified for the Copa Libertadores.

Cruz Azul qualified for the Mexican playoffs in Romano's first season with the team, but lost to rivals América. Romano has qualified for the play offs on six occasions for different teams.

Romano was kidnapped on July 19, 2005 near Xochimilco, in Mexico City. He was then rescued on the night of September 21 of 2005, 65 days after the kidnapping, by agents of the Federal Investigation Agency (AFI). He returned to work a few days after. He was relieved of his duties with the club on December 9, 2005 after coaching for eleven matches during which time Cruz Azul won two, drew three and lost five.

Afterwards he was hired by Atlas, he ended the season in last place as he didn't win in the last 11 matches.

He was named head coach of Club América on February 18, 2008 due to president Guillermo Cañedo White's dismissal of Daniel Alberto Brailovsky after a run of disappointing results. On April 30, 2008, Romano finally announced his resignation from the team right after a 4-2 loss to Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores. Ironically Club América won the next three matches, including a 0-3 against Flamengo in the Maracanã Stadium. He was presented as the head coach of Santos Laguna on December 5, 2009. With the Santos Laguna, on his first tournament he got the team to the final, and on the second tournament he has the Santos on the first place on the table and of goals. He ceased to coach Santos Laguna on Feb. 20 2011, after losing several home games and making obscene gestures at the fans.