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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|position = Midfielder
|youthyears1 =
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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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|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 = Mexico U20
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|nationalyears2 = 1984–1987
|nationalteam2 = Mexico
|nationalcaps2 = 5
|nationalgoals2 = 0
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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 }}
References
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Category:Mexican men's footballers
Category:Mexico men's international footballers
Category:Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
Category:C.D. Veracruz footballers
Category:Cruz Azul footballers
Category:Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
Category:Club de Fútbol Cobras players
Category:Correcaminos UAT footballers
Category:Atlético Morelia players
Category:Zacatepec F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Category:20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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