Ángel Romano
Uruguayan footballer (1893–1972)
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1910 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1913 | CURCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913–1915 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1915–1930 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1911–1927 | Uruguay | 70 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Club
- Primera División: 1911
- Copa de Honor: 1911
- Copa de Honor Cousenier: 1911
- Primera División: 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923 (AUF), 1924 (AUF)
- Copa de Honor: 1915, 1916, 1917
- Copa de Competencia: 1915, 1919, 1921, 1923
- Tie Cup: 1915
- Copa de Honor Cousenier: 1915, 1916, 1917
- Copa Aldao: 1916, 1919, 1920
National team
- Copa América: 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926
- Summer Olympics Gold Medal: 1924
- Copa Lipton (friendly): 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923
- Copa Newton (friendly): 1912, 1917, 1919, 1920
- Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo (friendly): 1911, 1912, 1918, 1919, 1920
References
- ^ Ángel Romano – AUF
- ^ "Ángel Romano". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ 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
External links
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Uruguay squad – 1916 South American Championship winners (1st title) | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1917 South American Championship winners (2nd title) | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1919 South American Championship runners-up | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1920 South American Championship winners (3rd title) | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1921 South American Championship third place | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1922 South American Championship third place | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1923 South American Championship winners (4th title) | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1924 South American Championship winners (5th title) | ||
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Uruguay football squad – 1924 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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