José Romão

José Romão

Romão on the sidelines for Raja Casablanca
Personal information
Full nameJosé Pratas Romão
Date of birth13 April 1954
Place of birthBeja, Portugal
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Raja Casablanca (coach)
Youth career
Desportivo Beja
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1970–1971Desportivo Beja
1971–1976Vitória Guimarães13(0)
1976–1977Fafe
1977–1979Penafiel
1979–1981Riopele33(1)
1981–1983Alcobaça49(7)
1983–1984Vizela
Teams managed
1984–1986Vizela
1986–1989Penafiel
1989–1990Chaves
1990Vitória Setúbal
1991–1992Chaves
1992–1993Famalicão
1993–1994Belenenses
1995Tirsense
1996–1997Chaves
1998Académica
1999–2000Alverca
2000–2002Portugal (assistant)
2002–2004Portugal U21
2005–2006Wydad Casablanca
2007–2008Al-Arabi
2009–2010Raja Casablanca
2010–2011Al-Kuwait
2011–2014Al-Arabi
2014–Raja Casablanca
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Pratas Romão (born 13 April 1954) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defender, and a current coach.

Playing career

Born in Beja, Romão started playing for local C.D. Beja. He also represented Vitória de Guimarães, A.D. Fafe, F.C. Penafiel, G.D. Riopele, G.C. Alcobaça and F.C. Vizela during his 14-year professional career.

Romão spent five seasons in the top division with Guimarães, never managing to be more than a reserve player.[1][2] His last campaign in the category was 1982–83, being relegated with Alcobaça,[3] and he retired in June 1984 at only 30 years of age.

Coaching career

Romão started working as a manager immediately after retiring, being in charge as Vizela had its first and only experience in the main category in 1984–85 – the team finished in the 16th and last position in the league, being immediately relegated back. From the start of the 1987–88 season until the end of the 1999–2000 campaign he always worked in the Portuguese top flight, starting with Penafiel and being mainly in charge of G.D. Chaves, which he led to the fifth place in 1989–90 in a total of three stints.

In the 2000 summer Romão joined António Oliveira's staff at the Portuguese national team, holding his position until the end of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Subsequently he was in charge of the under-21 side, and was also the nation's manager at the ill-fated campaign in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4]

Romão started managing abroad in 2005 with Wydad Casablanca, then had spells with Al-Arabi Sports Club, Raja Casablanca,[5] Kuwait SC[6] and Al-Arabi SC.

References

  1. ↑ Época 1972/73: Primeira Divisão (1972/73 Season: First Division); Arquivos da Bola, 27 April 2007 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Época 1975/76: Primeira Divisão (1975/76 Season: First Division); Arquivos da Bola, 5 April 2007 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Época 1982/83: Primeira Divisão (1982/83 Season: First Division); Arquivos da Bola, 8 June 2007 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Geração de ouro despede-se sem passar o testemunho (Golden generation says goodbye without finding successor); Diário de Notícias, 27 July 2007 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ José Romao nouvel entraineur du Raja Casablanca (José Romao new Raja Casablanca coach); Bladi, 22 October 2009 (French)
  6. ↑ José Romão eleito treinador da época no Kuwait (José Romão chosen manager of the year in Kuwait); Zerozero, 9 June 2011 (Portuguese)

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