Romão dos Santos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romão António dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Bula, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 2024 (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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "QUEM FOI ROMÃO DOS SANTOS". ogologb.net.
- ^ "FIGURAS DE DESTAQUE NO APURAMENTO DOS "DJURTUS"". odemocratagb.com.
- ^ "FALECEU ROMÃO DOS SANTOS SELECIONADOR NACIONAL FEMININO". fut245.com.
- 1967 births
- 2024 deaths
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Bissau-Guinean football managers
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate football managers in Portugal
- Guinea-Bissau national football team managers
- Amarante F.C. players
- Lusitano G.C. players
- People from Cacheu Region