Manuel Romero (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Romero Paz | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | Getafe Deportivo | 38 | (7) |
| 1978–1979 | Salamanca | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Palencia | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993 | Tomelloso | ||
| 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 | |||
Template:Spanish name Manuel "Manolo" Romero Paz (born 28 May 1950) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current manager.
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]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Palencia, nuevo en Segunda "A"" [Palencia, new in Segunda "A"] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 August 1979. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Entrenadores" [Managers] (in Spanish). Alcorcón's official website. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Manolo Romero at BDFutbol
- Manolo Romero manager profile at BDFutbol