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Ángel Romano

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Ángel Romano
Date of birth	2 August 1893
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	22 August 1972(1972-08-22) (aged 79)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s)	Second striker / Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910	Nacional
1911–1913	CURCC
1913–1915	Boca Juniors
1915–1930	Nacional
International career
1911–1927	Uruguay	70	(28)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay Olympic Games 1924 Paris Team South American Championship Winner 1916 Argentina Winner 1917 Uruguay Winner 1920 Chile Winner 1923 Uruguay Winner 1924 Uruguay Winner 1926 Chile Runner-up 1919 Brazil 1921 Argentina 1922 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Ángel Romano (2 August 1893 – 22 August 1972) was a Uruguayan professional footballer. A striker, he played 70 games for his national team between 1911 and 1927, scoring 28 goals. He played in the Copa América nine times, winning the title a record six times, losing one final and finishing third twice. He was also part of the Uruguay national team that won the football tournament in the 1924 Olympics.

Romano played club football for Nacional between 1910 and 1930, scoring 164 goals in 388 games. The club won 22 titles during his time as a player. He won a total of 32 official titles in his career, 46 including the friendly tournaments. He retired at the age of 37.

Honours

Club

CURCC

• Primera División: 1911
• Copa de Honor: 1911
• Copa de Honor Cousenier: 1911

Nacional

• Primera División: 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923 (AUF), 1924 (AUF)
• Copa de Honor: 1915, 1916, 1917
• Copa de Competencia: 1915, 1919, 1921, 1923
• Tie Cup: 1915
• Copa de Honor Cousenier: 1915, 1916, 1917
• Copa Aldao: 1916, 1919, 1920

National team

Uruguay

• Copa América: 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926
• Summer Olympics Gold Medal: 1924
• Copa Lipton (friendly): 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923
• Copa Newton (friendly): 1912, 1917, 1919, 1920
• Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo (friendly): 1911, 1912, 1918, 1919, 1920

References

1. Ángel Romano – AUF
2. "Ángel Romano". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. Biografía Ángel Romano|fechaacceso= 3 de agosto de 2009|autor= Informe Xeneixe|urlarchivo= https://web.archive.org/web/20090715072537/http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/biografia_angel_romano.htm|fechaarchivo= 15 de julio de 2009 Biography

External links

• Profile

Uruguay squads

v t e Uruguay squad – 1916 South American Championship winners (1st title) Benincasa Brachi Castellino Dacal Delgado Foglino Gradín Marán Pacheco Pérez Piendibene Romano Saporiti Somma Tognola Urdinarán Vanzzino Varela Zibechi Coach: Foglino v t e Uruguay squad – 1917 South American Championship winners (2nd title) Balmelli Bartolazzo J. Benincasa M. Benincasa Couture Foglino Garrido Gradín Marán Castro Mongelar Montes Pacheco Pérez Piendibene Porte Rodríguez Romano Saporiti C. Scarone H. Scarone Somma Tognola Urdinarán Vanzzino Varela Villar Coach: Platero v t e Uruguay squad – 1919 South American Championship runners-up Benincasa Chery Delgado Foglino Gradín Marán Medina Naguil J. Pérez O. Pérez Romano Saporiti C. Scarone H. Scarone Somma Vanzzino Varela Zibechi Coach: Castillo v t e Uruguay squad – 1920 South American Championship winners (3rd title) Beloutas Cámpolo Foglino Legnazzi Marroche Pérez Piendibene Ravera Romano Ruotta Scarone Somma Tejera Urdinarán Villar Alfredo Zibechi Armando Zibechi Coach: Fígoli v t e Uruguay squad – 1921 South American Championship third place Beloutas Benincasa Bianchi Broncini Campolo Casanello Casella Foglino Lietti Marroche Molinari Pérez Piendibene Romano Ruibal Somma Villazú Zibechi Coach: Fígoli v t e Uruguay squad – 1922 South American Championship third place Aguerre Batignani Beloutas Broncini Buffoni Cassanello Heguy Marán Nogués Otero Romano Somma Tejera Urdinarán Vanzzino Vidal Zibechi Coach: Olivieri v t e Uruguay squad – 1923 South American Championship winners (4th title) Andrade Casella Cea Etchegoyen Ghierra Mazali Nasazzi Pérez Petrone Romano Scarone Somma Tomassina Urdinarán Uriarte Vidal Zingone Coach: de Lucca v t e Uruguay squad – 1924 South American Championship winners (5th title) Alzugaray Andrade Arispe Barlocco Bucetta Casella Cea Ghierra Mazali Nasazzi Petrone Romano Saldombide Scarone Urdinarán Uriarte Vidal Zibechi Zingone Coach: Melliante v t e Uruguay football squad – 1924 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists GK Casella GK Mazali DF Arispe DF Nasazzi (c) DF Tomassina DF A. Urdinarán MF Andrade MF Ghierra MF Vidal MF Zibecchi MF Zingone FW Cea FW Chiappara FW Etchegoyen FW Naya FW Petrone FW Romano FW Saldombide FW Scarone FW S. Urdinarán Coach: Fígoli Although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, stayed in reserve separately from the team. v t e Uruguay squad – 1926 South American Championship winners (6th title) Andrade Batignani Borjas Cabrera Castro Conti Fernández Ghierra Lobos Mazali Nasazzi Recoba Romano Saldombide Scarone Tejera Urdinarán Vanzzino Coach: Fígoli

• 1893 births
• 1972 deaths
• Men's association football forwards
• Boca Juniors footballers
• Club Nacional de Football players
• Uruguayan Primera División players
• Copa América–winning players
• Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Olympic footballers for Uruguay
• Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay
• Olympic medalists in football
• Uruguayan men's footballers
• Uruguay men's international footballers
• Footballers from Montevideo