Rómulo Filipe Cunha da Silva (born 13 July 1976), known simply as Rómulo, is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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Club career

Rómulo was born in Gondomar,

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. He spent his entire professional career with local

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, making his first-team debut at the age of 17 and helping the club to promote from the regional leagues to the Segunda Liga, where he played for five consecutive seasons (

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–09). In the 2008–09 campaign, the 32-year-old Rómulo still appeared in 19 league games for Gondomar, but his team finished last – they would have faced relegation anyway due to corruption – and returned to the third tier. In the summer of 2010, he joined amateurs C.F. Oliveira do Douro also in northern Portugal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romulo 1976 births Living people 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Gondomar, Portugal Men's association football fullbacks Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Gondomar S.C. players