Full name Manuel Romero Paz Playing position 1976–1978 Getafe Deportivo Role Footballer | Place of birth Madrid, Spain Years Team Name Manuel Paz Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1950-05-28) 28 May 1950 (age 65) | ||
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Manuel "Manolo" Romero Paz (born 28 May 1950) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current manager.
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Playing career
Born in Madrid, Romero's first professional club was Getafe Deportivo, in Segunda Division. He made his debut for the club on 5 September 1976, starting in a 2–3 away loss against CF Calvo Sotelo, and scored his first goal on 31 October, netting the last in a 1–1 draw at UE Sant Andreu.
In the 1978 summer Romero moved to UD Salamanca in La Liga. He made his debut in the main category only on 6 May of the following year, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Sociedad.
Romero joined Palencia CF in 1979, but made no appearances for the side.
Managerial career
Romero made his managerial debuts with Tomelloso CF in the 1993–94 campaign, in Segunda Division B. He only returned to that category in 2002, after being appointed manager of AD Alcorcon.
After a spell at CD Cobena, Romero joined Atletico Madrid's setup: after a year in charge of the Juvenil squad, he was named manager of the C-team in Tercera Division, being later an interim manager and an assistant of the reserves.