José Antonio Romero Morilla (born 11 June 1980) is a Spanish football
manager
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.
Manager career
Born in
La Roda de Andalucía
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,
Seville
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,
Andalusia
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, Romero made his managerial debuts with
Córdoba CF B, after being linked with the club for more than 20 years. On 29 June 2006 he was appointed
Montilla CF manager, remaining in charge for three seasons but failing to achieve a promotion.
In 2009 Romero returned to
Córdoba CF
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, now named as manager of the youth sides. Two years later, after taking the side to an impressive run in
Copa del Rey
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''Juvenil'', he was appointed director of the youth setup.
On 15 October 2013 Romero returned to the ''Verdiblancos' ''reserve team, replacing fired Pepe Puche. On 16 March 2015, after
Miroslav Đukić
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He spent fourteen years of his professional career in Spain, notably at the service of De ...
's dismissal, he was named interim manager of the main squad in
La Liga
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.
Romero appeared in his first professional match on the 22nd, a 1–3 away loss against
Real Sociedad
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. After failing to win a single match and
suffering relegation as dead last, he was relieved from his duties, being named director of the club's ''Ciudad Deportiva''.
Carrión dirigirá al filial y Romero la Ciudad Deportiva (Carrión will manage the reserves and Romero the ''Ciudad Deportiva'')
Cordópolis, 2 June 2015
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1959 births
Living people
People from Sierra Sur (Seville)
Sportspeople from the Province of Seville
Spanish football managers
La Liga managers
Córdoba CF managers
Córdoba CF B managers