Jose Michael Romero (born 1 August 1971 in
Chile
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), is a former
Australian rules football
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er.
Romero, who was recruited from
Jacana, played in the
VFL/AFL
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for both the
North Melbourne FC
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...
and
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
.
Romero's family immigrated to Australia from
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
when he was aged 7. His father is a distant cousin of St
Oscar Romero
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People
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of
El Salvador
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.
Debuting in 1987 with the Kangaroos, Romero played 109 games for the club before moving to the
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
, debuting in 1995.
Romero, known during his career for his fitness and endurance, still holds the AFL
beep test
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record of 17.1.
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Injury meant that the 1996
Charles Sutton Medal
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list (the Best and Fairest Award for the Bulldogs) was forced to retire during the 2001 season.
Romero served a stint as the club runner for the Bulldogs, as well as previously being part of the club's football department and serving as a member of the board.
References
External links
Jose Romero profileat AustralianFootball.com
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1971 births
Living people
VFL/AFL players born outside Australia
North Melbourne Football Club players
Western Bulldogs players
Victorian State of Origin players
Charles Sutton Medal winners
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Jacana Football Club players
Chilean emigrants to Australia
Australian people of Chilean descent
Sportspeople of Chilean descent
Australia international rules football team players