Romão dos Santos

Romão dos Santos
Personal information
Full name Romão António dos Santos
Date of birth (1967-08-24)24 August 1967
Place of birth Bula, Guinea-Bissau
Date of death 14 March 2024(2024-03-14) (aged 56)
Place of death Guinea-Bissau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1987 Nuno Tristão FC
1987–1988 Sport Bissau e Benfica
1988–1992 Amarante FC
1992–1996 Lusitano GC
Managerial career
2000–2003 Guinea-Bissau U17
2004–2005 Sport Bissau e Benfica
2005–2006 Sporting de Bissau
2006–2008 Nuno Tristão FC
2010–2012 Guinea-Bissau
2012–2013 Sporting de Bissau
2014–2016 Sport Bissau e Benfica
2016 Guinea-Bissau (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Romão António dos Santos (24 August 1967 - 14 March 2024) was a Bissau-Guinean football manager and footballer.

Life and career

Dos Santos was born on 24 August 1967 in Bula, Guinea-Bissau. He was a native of Bula, Guinea-Bissau.[1] He started his career with Bissau-Guinean side Nuno Tristão FC. He debuted for the club at the age of fifteen. He captained them. In 1988, he signed for Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. In 1988, he signed for Portuguese side Amarante FC. He captained the club. In 1992, he signed for Portuguese side Lusitano GC. He captained the club.[2] He started his managerial career in Portugal. In 2000, he was appointed manager of the Guinea-Bissau national under-17 football team. In 2004, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. He helped the club win the league.

In 2005, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sporting de Bissau. In 2006, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Nuno Tristão FC. In 2010, he was appointed manager of the Guinea-Bissau national football team. In 2012, he returned as manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sporting de Bissau. In 2014, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. In 2016, he returned as an assistant manager to the Guinea-Bissau national football team. He helped the Guinea-Bissau national football team achieve qualification to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He was described as a "prominent coach who left his mark on the development of football both at Sport Bissau e Benfica and at Sporting Clube de Guiné-Bissau".[3] He died on 14 March 2024 in Guinea-Bissau.

References

  1. ^ "QUEM FOI ROMÃO DOS SANTOS". ogologb.net.
  2. ^ "FIGURAS DE DESTAQUE NO APURAMENTO DOS "DJURTUS"". odemocratagb.com.
  3. ^ "FALECEU ROMÃO DOS SANTOS SELECIONADOR NACIONAL FEMININO". fut245.com.