Carlos Romero (soccer player)

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Carlos Romero
Personnel
birthday September 7, 1927
place of birth Uruguay
date of death July 28, 1999
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1946 Danubio (Tercera)
1947-1962 Danubio FC
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1950-1956 Uruguay 11 (4)
1 Only league games are given.

Carlos Romero (born September 7, 1927 , † July 28, 1999 ) was a Uruguayan football player .

society

The striker played in his career at club level exclusively for the Montevideo- based club Danubio , in whose squad he was from 1947 to 1962. He played 411 games for Danubio, making him the club's record player. Since his debut he has been on the team continuously and has never been injured. As part of his club membership, he first celebrated winning the championship title with his teammates in 1946 in the Tercera Especial . He then became the first team in 1947 champion in the B . By winning the Uruguayan runner-up in 1954, his team ensured the greatest success in the club's history. It was followed in 1958 by the runner-up in the Torneo Competencia . In 1960 Romero and his teammates became champions of the Segunda División and secured promotion to the Primera División .

Romero is described as a strong dribble playmaker with a good shot.

National team

Romero was a member of the Uruguayan national soccer team , took part with her in the soccer world championship in 1950 and became world champion. However, he was not used during the tournament. He was also part of the Uruguayan squad at the Campeonato Sudamericano in 1953 . At the South American Championship he scored three goals in the course of the tournament, making him the most successful goalscorer of his team after Osvaldo Balseiro , and was considered one of the best players of the tournament. Romero completed eleven international matches from April 7, 1950 to July 1, 1956, in which he scored a total of four goals.

successes

  • World Champion (1950)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Copa do Mundo de 1950 . Baudoscampeoes. August 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b page no longer available , search in web archives: Profile on www.playerhistory.com , accessed on November 11, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / soccerdatabase.eu
  3. ↑ Estadísticas (Spanish) at www.danubio.org.uy, accessed November 11, 2012
  4. ↑ Grandes Jugadores - Carlos Romero (Spanish) at www.danubio.org.uy, accessed November 11, 2012
  5. ↑ South American Championship 1953 , accessed on November 11, 2012
  6. ↑ Grandes Jugadores - Carlos Romero (Spanish) at www.danubio.org.uy, accessed November 11, 2012
  7. ↑ Statistical data on international appearances in the Uruguayan national team at www.rsssf.com , accessed on November 11, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Romero, Carlos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1999