José Antonio Romero

Spanish football manager

José Antonio Romero
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Romero Morilla
Date of birth	(1959-12-26) 26 December 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth	La Roda de Andalucía, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2004–2005	Córdoba B
2005–2009	Montilla
2009–2011	Córdoba (youth)
2013–2015	Córdoba B
2015	Córdoba (interim)

José Antonio Romero Morilla (born 11 June 1980) is a Spanish football manager.

Manager career

Born in La Roda de Andalucía, Seville, Andalusia, Romero made his managerial debuts with Córdoba CF B, after being linked with the club for more than 20 years.^[1] On 29 June 2006 he was appointed Montilla CF manager,^[2] remaining in charge for three seasons but failing to achieve a promotion.

In 2009 Romero returned to Córdoba CF, now named as manager of the youth sides.^[3] Two years later, after taking the side to an impressive run in Copa del Rey Juvenil, he was appointed director of the youth setup.^[4]

On 15 October 2013 Romero returned to the Verdiblancos' reserve team, replacing fired Pepe Puche.^[5] On 16 March 2015, after Miroslav Đukić's dismissal, he was named interim manager of the main squad in La Liga.^[6]

Romero appeared in his first professional match on the 22nd, a 1–3 away loss against Real Sociedad.^[7] After failing to win a single match and suffering relegation as dead last, he was relieved from his duties, being named director of the club's Ciudad Deportiva.^[8]

References

^ José Antonio Romero, un hombre de la confianza de Carlos González (José Antonio Romero, a right-hand man of Carlos González); ABC, 16 March 2015 (in Spanish)
^ José Antonio Romero, el elegido para el ascenso (José Antonio Romero, the chosen one for the promotion); Minuto 90, 29 June 2006 (in Spanish)
^ López Murga confirma la vuelta de José Antonio Romero (López Murga confirms the return of José Antonio Romero); Diario de Córdoba, 25 July 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Romero y la historia épica de un héroe por accidente (Romero and the epic story of a hero by accident); Cordópolis, 6 May 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Romero baja al banquillo (Romero descends to the bench); La Segunda B, 15 October 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Comunicado oficial (Official announcement) Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; Córdoba's official website, 16 March 2015 (in Spanish)
^ La Real gana por inercia (Real wins by inertia); Marca, 22 March 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Carrión dirigirá al filial y Romero la Ciudad Deportiva (Carrión will manage the reserves and Romero the Ciudad Deportiva); Cordópolis, 2 June 2015 (in Spanish)