Adrián Marcelo Romero González (born June 25, 1977) is a retired

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defender.

Club career

Romero started his playing career in 1999 with Cerro and in 2004 he joined Nacional. Romero moved to Argentina in 2004 where he played with

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and then Tiro Federal. In 2006, he returned to Uruguay to rejoin Nacional.

International career

Between 2003 and 2004 Romero played in 8 games for the Uruguay national team, on November 15, 2003, he scored the winning goal in a

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qualifier against Chile, and in the next game against Brazil on November 19 he was the captain of the Uruguayan team.

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at Tenfield 1977 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers C.A. Cerro players Querétaro F.C. footballers Club Olimpia footballers Club Nacional de Football players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Tiro Federal footballers Cerro Largo F.C. players Miramar Misiones players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1970s-stub