Armando Romero (footballer)

{{Short description|Mexican footballer (1960–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

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|fullname = Armando Romero Manríquez

|birth_date = 27 October 1960

|birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico

|death_date = 24 December 2020 (aged 60)

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|height = 1.72m

|position = Midfielder

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|years1 = 1977–1978

|clubs1 = Veracruz

|caps1 = 17

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1980–1990

|clubs2 = Cruz Azul

|caps2 = 261

|goals2 = 31

|years3 = 1990–1992

|clubs3 = Toluca

|caps3 = 55

|goals3 = 7

|years4 = 1992–1993

|clubs4 = Cobras

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|years5 = 1993–1994

|clubs5 = Correcaminos UAT

|caps5 = 31

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 1994–1995

|clubs6 = Marte

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|years7 = 1995–1996

|clubs7 = Zacatepec

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|nationalteam1 = Mexico U20

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|nationalyears2 = 1984–1987

|nationalteam2 = Mexico

|nationalcaps2 = 5

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Armando Romero Manríquez (27 October 1960 – 24 December 2020) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Mexico City, played for Veracruz, Cruz Azul, Toluca, Cobras, Correcaminos UAT, Marte and Zacatepec.{{NFT player|pid=35696|accessdate=9 June 2021}} He captained Cruz Azul.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/futbol/club-cruz-azul/armando-romero-muere-futbolista-cruz-azul|title=Muere Armando Romero, ex futbolista de Cruz Azul|website=www.milenio.com|date=24 December 2020 }}

He played for Mexico at under-20 level, representing them at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship,{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=192356/index.html|title=FIFA Player Statistics: Armando ROMERO |date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701084144/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=192356/index.html|archive-date=1 July 2013}} and later earned 5 caps for the senior team.

Later life and death

He died of COVID-19 complications at age 60, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2020/12/24/murio-armando-romero-historico-capitan-del-cruz-azul/|title=Murió Armando Romero, histórico capitán del Cruz Azul|first=24 de Diciembre|last=de 2020|website=infobae|date=24 December 2020 }}

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