Rubén Omar Romano Cachía (born May 18, 1958, in

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) is an Argentine former

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and current

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Footballer career

Romano played in Argentina for

Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its association football, football team, that currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera Divi ...

before leaving for Mexico in 1980 to play for

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

. He played in seven other Mexican clubs: León,

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

, Atlante, and

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. He was a left footed player with a great talent for free kicks as well as an extraordinary playmaker. His best times were in León and Atlante. He retired as a player at Atlante after the 1994–1995 season and scored 2 goals in his last game (Atlante 6-6 Puebla). In total, Romano scored 102 goals in the Mexican Football League. He is listed among the 100 best scorers of all time in Mexico.

Head coach

The same year he became the assistant coach for Ricardo La Volpe of Club Atlas. He also worked as a coach for

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, Tecos,

Morelia Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

, and

. With Pachuca, he qualified for the

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. Cruz Azul qualified for the Mexican playoffs in Romano's first season with the team, but lost to rivals América. Romano has qualified for the playoffs on six occasions for different teams. Romano was kidnapped on July 19, 2005, near

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, in

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by Omar Sandoval Orihuela.Man Gets 26 Years For Romano Kidnap
/ref> He was rescued on the night of September 21 of 2005, 65 days after the kidnapping, by agents of the Federal Investigation Agency. Replacing him in the interim was Isaac Mizrahi Smeke, who coached the first few weeks of Cruz Azul's season. Romano returned to work a few days after his release, while Orihuela received twenty-six years imprisonment for the kidnapping. He was relieved of his duties with the club on December 9, 2005, after coaching for eleven matches during which time Cruz Azul won two, drew three and lost five. Mizrahi was then named permanent head coach of the club. Afterwards, Romano was hired by Atlas. He ended the regular season in last place as he didn't win the last 11 matches. He was named head coach of Club América on February 18, 2008, due to president Guillermo Cañedo White's dismissal of Daniel Alberto Brailovsky after a run of disappointing results. On April 30, 2008, Romano finally announced his resignation from the team right after a 4–2 loss to

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

in the

won the next three matches, including a 0–3 against Flamengo in the

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. He was presented as the head coach of Santos Laguna on December 5, 2009. With the Santos Laguna, on his first tournament he got the team to the final, and on the second tournament he had the Santos on the first place on the table and of goals. He ceased to coach Santos Laguna on February 20, 2011, after losing several home games and making obscene gestures at the fans. On August 14, 2013, Rubén Omar Romano replaced

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. He was reported on September 19, 2016, to have accepted the managerial position for a struggling CF America nearing their centenary anniversary. Club America officials later retracted the offer due to fan backlash.

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Romano, Ruben Omar 1958 births Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine football managers Men's association football midfielders Atlas F.C. managers Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Cruz Azul footballers Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Club León footballers Club Necaxa footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Mexican football managers Missing person cases in Mexico Atlético Morelia managers Cruz Azul managers C.F. Pachuca managers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Mexico Club América managers Santos Laguna managers Tecos F.C. managers Club Tijuana managers Los Angeles Aztecs players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Liga MX managers Mazatlán F.C. managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen

Footballer career

Head coach

See also

Managerial statistics

References