Marcos Romeu Moreira da Rocha (born 17 February 1986), known as Romeu, is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Paredes,

Porto District The District of Porto ( pt, Distrito do Porto ) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Br ...

, Romeu spent the better part of his first six years as a senior competing in the

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and fourth divisions of Portuguese football, with hometown club

U.S.C. Paredes União Sport Clube Paredes is a Portuguese sports club from Paredes. The men's football team competes in Liga 3, the third tier of Portuguese football. They were founded in 1924. __TOC__ History The club was founded on December 13, 1924. The ...

. He was part of

F.C. Penafiel Futebol Clube de Penafiel ( or ) is a Portuguese Association football, football club founded on 8 February 1951 and based in the city of Penafiel, Portugal, Penafiel. Brief history Penafiel first reached the Portuguese Liga, first division in Po ...

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roster in the 2005−06 season, but his input consisted of two bench appearances. In the summer of 2013, after two years in the Segunda Liga with

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

, Romeu signed for

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

of the top flight. He made his debut in the competition on 16 August, playing 17 minutes in a 0−2 home loss against

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese f ...

. Romeu scored his first goal in the Portuguese top tier on 12 December 2015, netting the opener in a 6−0 home win over

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União or União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six appearances in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989� ...

. He suffered a serious muscular injury the following February, going on to miss the entire 2016−17 campaign but having his contract previously renewed. On 21 June 2017,

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Romeu joined division two side

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

on a one-year deal. The following January, after less than half an hour of game time, he cancelled his contract and dropped down a tier to

Amarante FC Amarante Futebol Clube ''(abbreviated as Amarante FC)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Amarante in the district of Porto. Background Amarante FC currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the fourth tier of Portuguese foot ...

Personal life

Romeu's younger brother,

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, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He shared teams with his sibling on several occasions.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rocha, Romeu 1986 births Living people People from Paredes, Portugal Sportspeople from Porto District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Penafiel players U.S.C. Paredes players C.D. Aves players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Varzim S.C. players Amarante F.C. players AC Vila Meã players