Marcelo Romero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
Marcelo Romero
Personal information
Full name Cléver Marcelo Romero Silva
Date of birth (1976-07-04) 4 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Defensor 62 (5)
1997–2001 Peñarol 84 (5)
2001–2007 Málaga 130 (4)
2008 Lucena 14 (0)
2009 Carolina RailHawks 0 (0)
Total 290 (14)
International career
1995–2004 Uruguay 24 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Alhaurín Torre (youth)
2012–2013 Alhaurín Torre
2014–2016 Málaga (assistant)
2016–2017 Málaga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cléver Marcelo Romero Silva (born 4 July 1976) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager.

After emerging at Peñarol he spent seven years of his professional career in Spain, notably at the service of Málaga (six seasons), and played for Uruguay at the 2002 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Romero played in the beginning of his career for local teams Defensor Sporting and Peñarol. In the middle of 2001 he was bought by La Liga club Málaga CF, teaming up with countryman Darío Silva. He was instrumental at the Andalusia side during his first four years, helping them to the quarter-finals of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, via the Intertoto Cup.[1]

In his final two seasons, however, Romero was virtually absent from the lineups, with 2006–07 being spent, with no success, in Segunda División.[1] In early 2008 he had a brief spell with neighbours Lucena CF of Segunda División B[1] and, on 4 February 2009, signed with Carolina RailHawks FC of the USL First Division.[2] It quickly became apparent that he had suffered significant knee injuries which were not widely publicised, but subsequently all was revealed; physical problems limited him to one substitute appearance in a pre-season exhibition game, and he was released in April without having featured in the league.[3]

Romero started working as a manager also in Spain, with amateurs Alhaurín de la Torre CF. He returned to Málaga in 2014, joining newly appointed Javi Gracia's coaching staff.[1]

On 28 December 2016, following Juande Ramos' dismissal, Romero was appointed first-team manager indefinitely.[4] The following 7 March, he was relieved of his duties.[5]

International career

Romero made his debut for the Uruguay national team on 20 September 1995, in a 1–3 away friendly defeat against Israel. After taking part in two Copa América editions,[6][7] he played two games for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (the group stage draws to France and Senegal).[8][9]

In total, Romero earned 24 caps in a nine-year span.

Managerial statistics

As of 5 March 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Málaga[10] Spain 28 December 2016 6 March 2017 10 1 2 7 7 17 −10 010.00
Total 10 1 2 7 7 17 −10 010.00

Honours

Club

Málaga

International

Uruguay

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Clever Marcelo Romero Silva, el 'Gato' del Málaga CF (Clever Marcelo Romero Silva, Málaga CF's 'Cat'); Vavel, 15 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ RailHawks sign La Liga veteran Archived 9 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine; USL Soccer, 5 February 2009
  3. ^ Status of RailHawks’ Marcelo Romero in question; Indy Week, 20 April 2009
  4. ^ Marcelo Romero is at the helm of the team; Málaga CF, 28 December 2016
  5. ^ Marcelo Romero and the club agree the coach will not continue in charge of the first team; Málaga CF, 7 March 2017
  6. ^ Copa América 1997; at RSSSF
  7. ^ a b Copa América 1999; at RSSSF
  8. ^ France face anxious wait; BBC Sport, 6 June 2002
  9. ^ Senegal cling on to qualify; BBC Sport, 11 June 2002
  10. ^ "Romero: Clever Marcelo Romero Silva: Matches 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 December 2016.