Diego Romano

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Diego Romano

| fullname = Diego Sebastián Romano

| height = {{height|m=1.65|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|03|02|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rosario, Argentina

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = [AO Perachoras]

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2000–2002

| clubs1 = Newell's Old Boys

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2003

| clubs2 = Club El Porvenir

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2003–2005

| clubs3 = Tiro Federal

| caps3 = 60

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2005–2006

| clubs4 = Club Almagro

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2006–2007

| clubs5 = Chacarita Juniors

| caps5 = 32

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2007–2008

| clubs6 = San Martín (T)

| caps6 = 36

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2008–2014

| clubs7 = Ergotelis

| caps7 = 149

| goals7 = 18

| years8 = 2014–2016

| clubs8 = Iraklis

| caps8 = 47

| goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2016–2017

| clubs9 = Apollon Smyrni

| caps9 = 23

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2017–2019

| clubs10 = Ethnikos Piraeus

| caps10 = 14

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2019–

| clubs11 = Aris Voulas

| caps11 = 18

| goals11 = 7

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 30 May 2017

}}

Diego Sebastián Romano (born 2 March 1980 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek football Club AO Perachoras

Club career

=Early years=

Romano began his career in Argentina, making one appearance for Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Primera División during the Apertura 2000 tournament.{{cite web|publisher=Futbol XXI|url=http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12444&SEOFutbolista=Romano+Diego+Sebastian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610052514/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12444&SEOFutbolista=Romano+Diego+Sebastian|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 June 2012|title=Diego Sebastián Romano – Futbolista (ficha y estadísticas)|accessdate=2008-12-04}}

=Ergotelis=

On 25 June 2008, Romano signed a two-year contract with Greek Superleague side Ergotelis.{{cite web|url=http://www.ergotelis.gr/gr/anakoinoseis/deltio-typoy-1456|publisher=Ergotelis FC|date=25 June 2015|accessdate=28 January 2015|script-title=el:Δελτιο Τυπου|language=Greek}} He went on to stay for six consecutive seasons with the club, featuring in 154 official matches and scoring 18 goals. During the 2011–12 season, Romano suffered ACL rupture,[http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Ergotelis/sok-me-romano.1433449.html Σοκ με Ρομάνο] thus being unable to help his club avoid relegation to the Football League after six straight seasons in top-flight. He was one of the few club veterans to follow Ergotelis in the Football League, captaining the club and leading them to instant promotion back to top-flight. In his final season with the club, Romano captained the team to its best-ever 7th-place finish in the 2013−14 Greek Superleague. However, as the club's board of directors decided to cut down on the team's budget and offer key players new contracts with reduced pay,{{cite web|url=http://www.athleticradio.gr/ergotelis/317976-bomba-ston-ergoteli-telos-o-romano-meta-apo-6-chronia/|publisher=athleticradio.gr|date=13 July 2014|accessdate=|script-title=el:Βόμβα στον Εργοτέλη! Τέλος ο Ρομάνο μετά από 6 χρόνια!|language=Greek}} Romano decided to part ways with Ergotelis on July 17, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.ergotelis.gr/gr/anakoinoseis/anakoinosi-5295|publisher=Ergotelis FC|date=17 July 2014|accessdate=28 January 2015|script-title=el:Ανακοίνωση|language=Greek}}

=Iraklis=

Four days after his release from Ergotelis on July 21, 2014, Romano signed a two-year contract with Greek Football League club Iraklis.{{cite web |url=http://www.fciraklis.gr/nea/press/item/988-%CF%85%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%88%CE%B5-%CE%BF-%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF |publisher=Iraklis FC |date=21 July 2014 |accessdate=21 July 2014 |script-title=el:Υπέγραψε ο Ρομάνο |language=Greek |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730065704/http://www.fciraklis.gr/nea/press/item/988-%CF%85%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%88%CE%B5-%CE%BF-%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF |archivedate=30 July 2014 }} He made his debut for Iraklis in a Greek Cup match against Lamia.{{cite web|url=http://bluearena.gr/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF-%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%AE%CF%82/iraklis-lamia-0-0-1/|script-title=el:Θετικό ξεκίνημα με νίκη (1-0)|publisher=bluearena.gr|language=Greek|date=29 August 2014|accessdate=3 September 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903211305/http://bluearena.gr/%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b4%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%86%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%bf/%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b4%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%86%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%bf-%ce%b7%cf%81%ce%b1%ce%ba%ce%bb%ce%ae%cf%82/iraklis-lamia-0-0-1/|url-status=dead}} Romano was joined by fellow countryman Emanuel Perrone, and the duo majorly contributed to Iraklis' return to the Greek Superleague during the 2014–15 Football League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.onsports.gr/podosfairo/superleague/story/528881/hraklis-telos-romano-kai-perone|publisher=onsports.gr|date=4 May 2016|accessdate=|script-title=el:Ηρακλής: Τέλος Ρομάνο και Περόνε|language=Greek}} After playing for Iraklis during the 2015–16 Superleague season, both players mutually terminated their contracts with the club in May 2016.

=Apollon Smyrni=

On 25 June 2016, Romano joined Football League club Apollon Smyrni on a one-year deal until the summer of 2017.[http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/apollonon-smirnis/enisxysh-kai-me-romano-o-apollwn-smurnhs.4137758.html Ενίσχυση και με Ρομάνο ο Απόλλων Σμύρνης] He once again helped his club earn promotion to the Superleague, this time as division champions. He featured in 23 matches for Apollon, and scored one goal in his club's 2016–17 Football League championship run.

=Ethnikos Piraeus=

In July 2017, Romano signed with Gamma Ethniki side Ethnikos Piraeus.[http://www.metrosport.gr/article/ston-ethniko-ntiegko-romano Στον Εθνικό ο Ντιέγκο Ρομάνο]

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Ergotelis \|2008–09 \|rowspan="4"\|Superleague Greece \|26	2	1	0	colspan=2\|—	27	2
2009–10 \|24	1	1	0	colspan=2\|—	25	1
2010–11 \|28	5	1	0	colspan=2\|—	29	5
2011–12 \|8	2	0	0	colspan=2\|—	8	2
2012–13 \|Football League Greece \|37	6	0	0	colspan=2\|—	37	6
2013–14 \|Superleague Greece \|26	2	2	0	colspan=2\|—	28	2
colspan="3"\|Total !149	18	5	0	colspan=2\|—	154	18
rowspan="2"\|Iraklis \|2014–15 \|Football League Greece \|20	2	11	2	7Football League play-offs	0	38	4
2015–16 \|Superleague Greece \|20	3	4	0	colspan=2\|—	24	3
colspan="3"\|Total !40	5	15	2	7	0	62	7
Apollon Smyrni \|2016–17 \|Football League Greece \|23	1	3	0	colspan=2\|—	26	1
colspan="3"\|Total !23	1	3	0	colspan=2\|—	26	1
Ethnikos Piraeus \|2017–18 \|Gamma Etniki Greece \|14	2	colspan=2\|—	1Piraeus FCA Cup	0	15	2
colspan="3"\|Total !14	2	colspan=2\|—	1	0	15	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !226	26	23	2	8	0	257	28