Marco Romano (footballer)

This article is about the Italian footballer. For other people named Marco Romano, see Marco Romano (disambiguation).

Marco Romano

Romano with Como between 1932 and 1936
Personal information
Full name	Marco Romano
Date of birth	(1910-09-19)19 September 1910
Place of birth	Como, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	16 September 1952(1952-09-16) (aged 41)
Place of death	Como, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928–1934	Como	97	(70)
1934–1941	Novara	178	(94)
1958–1970	Como	2	(1)
1942–1943	Catania	17	(26)
1944	Pro Italia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Romano (Italian pronunciation: [/ˈmaɾ.ko ɾoˈma.no/]; 19 September 1910 – 16 September 1952) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born on 19 September 1910, Romano was a native of Ponte Chiasso, a hamlet in the municipality of Como on the Swiss border. He first played football in an impromptu team in his hamlet, formed by the commitment of industrialist from Montandon, who owned a factory in the area.

In his professional career, he played for Como and Novara in Serie B, winning the title of top scorer for both clubs: in 1932–33 with 29 goals and in 1934–35 with 30 goals.

At Novara, he also played for four seasons in Serie A. He was the club's all-time top scorer (94; 23 of them in the top division) ahead of Silvio Piola (86) and Raffaele Rubino (92) – before being overtaken by Pablo González (100 goals).

Honours

Como

• Prima Divisione: 1930–31

Novara

• Serie B: 1935–36, 1937–38

Individual

• Serie B Top Scorer: 1932–33, 1934–35