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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 Uruguay national 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

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Club

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Romano with the Uruguay national team
CURCC
Nacional

National team

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Uruguay[3]

References

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  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
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