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Bissau-Guinean footballer
Romão dos Santos
Personal information
Full name Romão António dos Santos
Date of birth (1967-08-24)24 August 1967
Place of birth Bula, Guinea-Bissau
Date of death 14 March 2024(2024-03-14) (aged 56)
Place of death Guinea-Bissau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1987 Nuno Tristão FC
1987–1988 Sport Bissau e Benfica
1988–1992 Amarante FC
1992–1996 Lusitano GC
Managerial career
2000–2003 Guinea-Bissau U17
2004–2005 Sport Bissau e Benfica
2005–2006 Sporting de Bissau
2006–2008 Nuno Tristão FC
2010–2012 Guinea-Bissau
2012–2013 Sporting de Bissau
2014–2016 Sport Bissau e Benfica
2016 Guinea-Bissau (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Romão António dos Santos (24 August 1967 - 14 March 2024) was a Bissau-Guinean football manager and footballer.

Life and career

Dos Santos was born on 24 August 1967 in Bula, Guinea-Bissau. He was a native of Bula, Guinea-Bissau. He started his career with Bissau-Guinean side Nuno Tristão FC. He debuted for the club at the age of fifteen. He captained them. In 1988, he signed for Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. In 1988, he signed for Portuguese side Amarante FC. He captained the club. In 1992, he signed for Portuguese side Lusitano GC. He captained the club. He started his managerial career in Portugal. In 2000, he was appointed manager of the Guinea-Bissau national under-17 football team. In 2004, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. He helped the club win the league.

In 2005, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sporting de Bissau. In 2006, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Nuno Tristão FC. In 2010, he was appointed manager of the Guinea-Bissau national football team. In 2012, he returned as manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sporting de Bissau. In 2014, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. In 2016, he returned as an assistant manager to the Guinea-Bissau national football team. He helped the Guinea-Bissau national football team achieve qualification to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He was described as a "prominent coach who left his mark on the development of football both at Sport Bissau e Benfica and at Sporting Clube de Guiné-Bissau". He died on 14 March 2024 in Guinea-Bissau.

References

  1. "QUEM FOI ROMÃO DOS SANTOS". ogologb.net.
  2. "FIGURAS DE DESTAQUE NO APURAMENTO DOS "DJURTUS"". odemocratagb.com.
  3. "FALECEU ROMÃO DOS SANTOS SELECIONADOR NACIONAL FEMININO". fut245.com.
Guinea-Bissau national football team – managers
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