Jorge Romero Sáez (born 15 December 1984) is a Spanish football

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Managerial career

Born in Córdoba,

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, Romero joined

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

in 2009, from Don Bosco CF. Initially in charge of the youth setup, he was included in the first team staff during the 2012–13 season. On 1 March 2017, Romero was appointed manager of the reserve team in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. After avoiding relegation, he signed a new three-year contract with the club on 7 June. On 4 December 2017, Romero replaced fired

Juan Merino Juan Merino Ruiz (born 24 August 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender, currently a manager. He played solely in Andalusia in a 17-year professional career, with Betis and Recreativo, appearing in more t ...

at the helm of the main squad in

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. His first professional match occurred six days later, a 2–2 home draw against Rayo Vallecano. On 12 February 2018, Romero was sacked following a 1–5 heavy loss against CD Tenerife. On 9 July 2019, after more than a year without coaching, he was appointed manager of AD Alcorcón's B-team in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. In July 2020, Romero joined

Real Madrid CF Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn ...

to become a coach of Real Madrid Juvenil A side. He returned to ''Alkor'' and its B-side on 19 July 2021, but was named at the helm of the main squad on 18 September after

Juan Antonio Anquela Juan Antonio Albacete Anquela (born 11 September 1957) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a winger. Playing career Born in Linares, Jaén, Anquela spent the better part of his 17-year senior career in the lower leagu ...

was sacked. On 2 November 2021, after only seven matches at the helm of the first team, Romero himself was dismissed as head coach.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Jorge 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Córdoba, Spain Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera División managers Tercera Federación managers Córdoba CF managers AD Alcorcón managers UCAM Murcia CF managers Real Madrid CF non-playing staff Córdoba CF B managers