Playing position 1977–1978 Huracan Role Coach Weight 83 kg Spouse Maria del Pilar Campos | Years Team Name Ruben Romano Height 1.75 m Career start 1978 | |
Full name Ruben Omar Romano Cachia Date of birth (1958-05-18) 18 May 1958 (age 57) Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina Children Ani Romano, Gabriela Romano Similar People Enrique Meza, Daniel Guzman, Jose Guadalupe Cruz, Carlos Bustos, Alfredo Tena | ||
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Ruben Omar Romano Cachia (born May 18, 1958 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Mexican coach and former football player.
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- Contracronica de ruben omar romano por barak fever espn
- Ruben omar romano en el lado b del futbol
- Footballer career
- Head Coach
- References
Ruben omar romano en el lado b del futbol
Footballer career
Romano played in Argentina for Club Atletico Huracan before leaving for Mexico in 1980 to play for Club America. He played in other 7 Mexican clubs: Leon, Necaxa, Puebla, Queretaro, Cruz Azul and Atlante and Veracruz. He was a left footed player with a great talent for free kicks as well as extraordinary play maker. His best times lived in Leon and the Atlante.
He retired as a player at Atlante last week of season 1994-1995 (Atlante 6-6 Puebla) with 2 goals. In total Romano signed 102 goals in the Football Mexican. 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 Lavolpe of Club Atlas.
He also worked as a coach for Celaya, Tecos, Morelia, Pachuca, and Cruz Azul .With Pachuca, he qualified for the Copa Libertadores.
Cruz Azul qualified for the Mexican playoffs in Romano's first season with the team, but lost to rivals America. Romano has qualified for the play offs on six occasions for different teams.
Romano was kidnapped on July 19, 2005 near Xochimilco, in Mexico City. He was then rescued on the night of September 21 of 2005, 65 days after the kidnapping, by agents of the Federal Investigation Agency (AFI). He returned to work a few days after. 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.
Afterwards he was hired by Atlas, he ended the season in last place as he didn't win in the last 11 matches.
He was named head coach of Club America on February 18, 2008 due to president Guillermo Canedo 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 in the Copa Libertadores. Ironically Club America won the next three matches, including a 0-3 against Flamengo in the Maracana Stadium. 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 has the Santos on the first place on the table and of goals. He ceased to coach Santos Laguna on Feb. 20 2011, after losing several home games and making obscene gestures at the fans.
On August 14, 2013 Ruben Omar Romano replaced Manuel Lapuente at Puebla.