José Pratas Romão (born 13 April 1954) is a Portuguese former

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winger and

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Playing career

Born in Beja,

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, Romão started playing for local C.D. Beja. He also represented Vitória de Guimarães, AD Fafe,

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, G.D. Riopele, G.C. Alcobaça and F.C. Vizela in a 15-year professional career. Romão spent five seasons in the

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with Guimarães, never managing to be more than a reserve player. His last campaign at that level was 1982–83, being relegated with Alcobaça. He retired in June 1984, at only 30 years of age.

Coaching career

Romão started working as a manager immediately after retiring, being in charge as Vizela had their first experience in the top flight in 1984–85 – the team finished in the 16th and last position in the league, being immediately relegated. From the start of the 1987–88 season until the end of the 1999–2000 campaign he always worked in the Portuguese top tier, starting with Penafiel and being mainly in charge of

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, which he led to the fifth place in 1989–90 in a total of three stints. In the summer of 2000, Romão joined António Oliveira's staff at the Portuguese national team, holding his position until the end of the

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. Subsequently, he was in charge of the under-21 side, and was also the nation's manager in the ill-fated campaign at the

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. Romão started managing abroad in 2005 with

Wydad AC Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

, then had spells with

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Raja CA Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

(two),

Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. The football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 17 times. Kuwait SC also has over 50 trophies in Kuwaiti Club foot ...

and

Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) Al-Arabi Sporting Club ( ar, النادي العربي الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti sports club club based in Mansuriya, Kuwait City. The most notable section is football team in the Kuwait Premier League. Al-Arabi SC was named ''Al-ʿUrū ...

. During his stint in the Moroccan

Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prim ...

, he led both WAC and Raja to the national championship.José Romão novamente campeão em Marrocos (José Romão champion in Morocco again)
; TSF, 31 May 2009

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romao, Jose 1954 births Living people People from Beja, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Beja players Vitória S.C. players AD Fafe players F.C. Penafiel players G.D. Riopele players G.C. Alcobaça players F.C. Vizela players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers F.C. Vizela managers F.C. Penafiel managers G.D. Chaves managers Vitória F.C. managers F.C. Famalicão managers C.F. Os Belenenses managers Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. managers Wydad AC managers Raja CA managers AS FAR (football) managers Qatar Stars League managers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers Kuwait Premier League managers Kuwait SC managers Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Sportspeople from Beja District Botola managers