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Ángel Romano

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Ángel Romano
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Ángel Romano
Date of birth 2 August 1893
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 22 August 1972(1972-08-22) (aged 79)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Second striker / Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910 Nacional
1911–1913 CURCC
1913–1915 Boca Juniors
1915–1930 Nacional
International career
1911–1927 Uruguay 70 (28)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team
South American Championship
Winner 1916 Argentina
Winner 1917 Uruguay
Winner 1920 Chile
Winner 1923 Uruguay
Winner 1924 Uruguay
Winner 1926 Chile
Runner-up 1919 Brazil
Third place 1921 Argentina
Third place 1922 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Ángel Romano (2 August 1893 – 22 August 1972) was a Uruguayan professional footballer. A striker, he played 70 games for his national team between 1911 and 1927, scoring 28 goals.[1] He played in the Copa América nine times, winning the title a record six times, losing one final and finishing third twice. He was also part of the Uruguayan team that won the football tournament in the 1924 Olympics.[2]

Romano played club football for Nacional between 1910 and 1930, scoring 164 goals in 388 games. The club won 22 titles during his time as a player. He won a total of 32 official titles in his career, 46 including the friendly tournaments. He retired at the age of 37.

Honours

Club

Romano with the Uruguay national team
CURCC
Nacional

National team

Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ Ángel Romano – AUF
  2. ^ "Ángel Romano". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ Biografía Ángel Romano|fechaacceso= 3 de agosto de 2009|autor= Informe Xeneixe|urlarchivo= https://web.archive.org/web/20090715072537/http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/biografia_angel_romano.htm|fechaarchivo= 15 de julio de 2009 Biography