Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay 1994–1996 Defensor Name Marcelo Romero Height 1.81 m | Years Team 1996–2001 Penarol Role Footballer Current team Malaga CF | |
Full name Clever Marcelo Romero Silva Date of birth (1976-07-04) 4 July 1976 (age 39) | ||
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Clever Marcelo Romero Silva (born 4 July 1976) is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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After emerging at Penarol he spent seven years of his professional career in Spain, notably at the service of Malaga (six seasons), and played for Uruguay at the 2002 World Cup.
Club career
Born in Montevideo, Romero played in the beginning of his career he played for local Defensor Sporting and C.A. Penarol. In the summer of 2001 he was bought by La Liga side Malaga CF, teaming up with countryman Dario Silva. He was instrumental in the Andalusia club during his first four seasons, helping it to the quarterfinals of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, via the Intertoto.
In his final two seasons, however, Romero was virtually absent from the lineups, with 2006–07 being spent, with no success, in Segunda Division. In early 2008 he had a brief spell with neighbours Lucena CF in Segunda Division B and, at the beginning of the following year (4 February 2009), signed with Carolina RailHawks FC of the USL First Division in the United States. It quickly became apparent that Romero had suffered significant knee injuries which were not widely publicized; eventually all was revealed after he signed with the team. Injuries limited him to one substitution appearance in a pre-season exhibition game, and he was released in April 2009, without having appeared for the first team in a league game.
Romero started working as a manager also in Spain, with amateurs Alhaurin de la Torre CF. In 2014 he returned to Malaga, joining newly appointed Javi Gracia's coaching staff.
International career
Romero made his debut for the Uruguayan national team on 20 September 1995, in a 1–3 friendly defeat in Israel. Having appeared in two Copa America editions, he would play two games for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (the draws with Senegal and France).
In total, Romero earned twenty-five caps in a nine-year span.