Diego Adrián Romero
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Adrián Romero Oivadis | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Son Verí | ||
Youth career | |||
Quilmes | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Quilmes | 34 | (6) |
1998–2002 | Atlético Rafaela | 93 | (10) |
2002–2003 | Mura | 24 | (2) |
2003–2004 | Durango | 30 | (0) |
2006 | Olmedo | 40 | (3) |
2007 | Técnico Universitario | 14 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Villanueva | 34 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Unión Estepona | 32 | (2) |
2009 | Defensores Unidos | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Los Barrios | 45 | (1) |
2010–2011 | San Pedro | 19 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Formentera | 93 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Sant Jordi | 22 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Montuïri | 17 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Santanyí | 41 | (0) |
2018– | Son Verí | 53 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:01, 22 June 2020 (UTC) |
Diego Adrián Romero Oivadis (born 3 January 1975) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club UD Son Verí.
Club career[]
After coming through the youth ranks at hometown side Quilmes, Romero joined Atlético de Rafaela in 1998. After leaving the club in 2002, he represented Slovenia's NK Mura, Mexico's Alacranes de Durango and Ecuador's C.D. Olmedo and C.D. Técnico Universitario before arriving in Spain in 2007 to play for CD Villanueva.[1]
Romero went on to resume his career in the Spanish lower levels, playing for Unión Estepona CF, UD Los Barrios, UD San Pedro, SD Formentera, PE Sant Jordi,[2] CD Montuïri, CD Santanyí[3] and UD Son Verí,[4] achieving promotions to Tercera División with both Formentera and Santanyí.
Personal life[]
Romero's sons Luka and Tobías are also footballers. The former is an attacking midfielder and plays at S.S. Lazio, while the latter is a goalkeeper.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Diego Romero, a sus 38 años: "Vivo el fútbol con mucha más pasión que cuando empecé"" [Diego Romero, at the age of 38: "I live football with much more passion than when I started"] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "El Sant Jordi tira la casa por la ventana y firma a Diego Romero, Ángel Ramírez, Titi y Youssouf" [Sant Jordi throw money out the window and sign Diego Romero, Ángel Ramírez, Titi and Youssouf] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Diego Romero, un loco del fútbol a sus 42 años" [Diego Romero, a football madman at the age of 42] (in Spanish). Fútbol Pitiuso. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Padre de Luka Romero no quiere que le llamen el 'Messi mexicano': "Es una presión descomunal"" [Luka Romero's father does not want him to be called 'Mexican Messi': "It is an enormous pressure"] (in Spanish). ESPN. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
External links[]
- Punto Balón Balear profile (in Spanish)
- Diego Romero at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Diego Romero at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- Diego Romero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Quilmes
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primera Nacional players
- Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
- Atlético de Rafaela footballers
- Defensores de Belgrano footballers
- NK Mura players
- Alacranes de Durango footballers
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- C.D. Olmedo footballers
- C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- UD San Pedro players
- SD Formentera players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in Spain