Spanish football manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Fernández and the second or maternal family name is
Romo .
Guillermo Fernández Romo (born 23 November 1978) is a Spanishfootball manager .
Born inMadrid , Fernández Romo started his career working as a football teacher at EF Aluche in 1997. He then became a youth coach atSR Villaverde Boetticher CF in the following year, and subsequently worked at several youth sides before having his first senior experience at the helm of CD Racing Garvin in the regional leagues.[ 1]
In 2005, after working as a scout atUD Vecindario , Fernández Romo was named manager ofTercera División sideCD Las Rozas .[ 1] He later returned to youth sides, notably managing theJuvenil sides ofPontevedra CF (being also an assistant ofthe reserves for a brief period)[ 2] andRC Celta de Vigo [ 3] before being appointed in charge ofSD Noja in 2010.[ 4]
In 2011, Fernández Romo joinedÓscar Cano 's staff atUD Melilla as his assistant.[ 5] He left the side after Cano's departure in June 2012, being later named manager ofVillalonga FC ; in December 2012, he opted to leave the latter side to rejoin Cano's staff atReal Betis B ,[ 6] and was also with the manager atCD Alcoyano .[ 7]
Fernández Romo returned to managerial duties in July 2015, at the helm ofSegunda División B sideCD Olímpic de Xàtiva .[ 8] Sacked on 7 February 2016,[ 9] he became the technical secretary ofReal Murcia on 8 June.[ 1]
On 26 January 2017, Fernández Romo was presented as manager ofCE Sabadell FC also in the third division.[ 10] He left in June, and joinedFC Jumilla in July as a sporting director.[ 11] He became the latter's manager in April 2018,[ 12] and managed to avoid relegation by winning four of the five remaining matches ofthe season .
On 22 May 2018, Fernández Romo was hired byRacing de Santander to become the club's youth coordinator,[ 13] but moved toSD Ejea on 13 August after being named manager of the side.[ 14] He opted to leave on 10 June 2019, after being named in charge ofUE Cornellà .[ 15]
On 19 May 2021, Fernández Romo left Cornellà[ 16] and immediately returned to Racing, now being named first team manager in thePrimera División RFEF .[ 17] He led the latter club to aSegunda División return after a two-year absence inhis first season , with four matches to go.[ 18]
On 12 December 2022, following a run of five defeats in a row, Fernández Romo was sacked by Racing.[ 19] The following 6 June, he was appointed in charge ofUD Ibiza ,freshly relegated to the third tier ,[ 20] but was also dismissed from the latter on 29 April 2024.[ 21]
On 14 January 2025, Fernández Romo was namedFC Cartagena 's third manager ofthe season .[ 22] He departed the club on 1 June, after suffering relegation.[ 23]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of match played 1 June 2025 Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To Record Ref G W D L GF GA GD Win % Noja 1 July 2010 22 June 2011 45 26 9 10 68 39 +29 0 57.78 [ 24] Villalonga 1 July 2012 11 December 2012 16 5 5 6 12 14 −2 0 31.25 [ 25] Olímpic Xàtiva 10 July 2015 8 February 2016 24 6 6 12 14 24 −10 0 25.00 [ 26] Sabadell 24 January 2017 22 June 2017 16 4 9 3 18 14 +4 0 25.00 [ 27] Jumilla 10 April 2018 22 May 2018 5 4 1 0 8 3 +5 0 80.00 [ 28] Ejea 13 August 2018 10 June 2019 40 11 14 15 31 38 −7 0 27.50 [ 29] Cornellà 10 June 2019 19 May 2021 61 29 17 15 75 58 +17 0 47.54 [ 30] Racing Santander 26 May 2021 12 December 2022 62 32 13 17 80 51 +29 0 51.61 [ 31] Ibiza 6 June 2023 29 April 2024 35 18 9 8 54 33 +21 0 51.43 [ 32] Cartagena 14 January 2025 1 June 2025 20 2 2 16 18 42 −24 0 10.00 [ 33] Career total 324 137 85 102 378 316 +62 0 42.28 —
^a b c "Fernández Romo, nuevo secretario técnico del Real Murcia" [Fernández Romo, new technical secretary of Real Murcia] (in Spanish). Gol de Murcia. 8 June 2016. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "Ferreira sustituye a Bastos y a Ojeda al frente del filial" [Ferreira replaces Bastos and Ojeda at the helm of the reserves] (in Spanish).La Voz de Galicia . 8 April 2008. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "Los mejores juveniles de España" [The bestjuveniles of Spain] (in Spanish). Atlántico. 14 November 2008. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "El técnico del Noja considera "sorprendente" que la Segoviana juegue en tercera" [The manager of Noja thinks it is "surprising" that Segoviana play inTercera ] (in Spanish). El Adelantado. 1 June 2011. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Cano y Romo, hermanos de banquillos" [Cano and Romo, bench brothers] (in Spanish). Hoy. 16 October 2021. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Guillermo Fernández deja el Vilalonga y ficha por el Betis" [Guillermo Fernández leaves Vilalonga and signs for Betis] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 December 2012. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Guillermo Fernández será el segundo entrenador del Alcoyano" [Guillermo Fernández will be the assistant manager of Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Página 66. 17 June 2014. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Dos nuevos refuerzos para el Olímpic" [Two new additions for Olímpic] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 17 July 2015. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Comunicado oficial - Guillermo Fernández Romo deja de ser entrenador del Olímpic" [Official announcement - Guillermo Fernández Romo leaves Olímpic].CD Olímpic de Xàtiva (in Spanish).Twitter . 7 February 2016. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Fernández Romo, nou entrenador del CE Sabadell: "és necessari que mostrem uns valors d'equip més alt" " [Fernández Romo, new manager of CE Sabadell: "it is necessary to show teamwork above all"] (in Catalan). iSabadell. 26 January 2017. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Romo vuelve... al Altiplano" [Romo returns... to Altiplano] (in Spanish).La Verdad . 19 July 2017. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "La afición espera la reacción del Jumilla con Fernández Romo" [The supporters wait for a reaction of Jumilla with Fernández Romo] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 13 April 2018. Retrieved6 May 2022 .^ "Guillermo Fernández Romo, nuevo Coordinador de las Secciones Inferiores del Racing" [Guillermo Fernández Romo, new coordinator of the youth sections of Racing] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 22 May 2018. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "Guillermo Romo nuevo entrenador" [Guillermo Romo new manager] (in Spanish). SD Ejea. 13 August 2018. Archived fromthe original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | GUILLERMO FERNÁNDEZ ROMO, NUEVO ENTRENADOR DE LA UE CORNELLÀ" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | GUILLERMO FERNÁNDEZ ROMO, NEW MANAGER OF UE CORNELLÀ] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 10 June 2019. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | GUILLERMO FDEZ. ROMO" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | GUILLERMO FDEZ. ROMO] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 19 May 2021. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "El nuevo jefe es Guillermo Fernández Romo" [The new boss is Guillermo Fernández Romo] (in Spanish).Diario AS . 19 May 2021. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "Guillermo Fernández Romo: "El lugar donde más ha vivido el Racing es Primera... " " [Guillermo Fernández Romo: "The place where Racing have stayed the most isPrimera ..."] (in Spanish).Marca . 6 May 2022. Retrieved7 May 2022 .^ "Guillermo Fernández Romo no continúa al frente del banquillo del Racing 2022/23" [Guillermo Fernández Romo does not continue in charge of the Racing bench 2022/23] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 12 December 2022. Retrieved13 December 2022 .^ "Comunicado oficial: Guillermo Fernández Romo" [Official announcement: Guillermo Fernández Romo] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 6 June 2023. Retrieved6 June 2023 .^ "Comunicado oficial: Guillermo Fdez. Romo" [Official announcement: Guillermo Fdez. Romo] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 29 April 2024. Retrieved29 April 2024 .^ "Guillermo Fernández Romo, nuevo entrenador del FC Cartagena" [Guillermo Fernández Romo, new manager of FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 14 January 2025. Retrieved14 January 2025 .^ "Romo: "Me voy con la pena de no haber podido revertir la situación" " [Romo: "I leave feeling sorry for not being able to reverse the situation"] (in Spanish).Diario AS . 1 June 2025. Retrieved2 June 2025 .^ "SD Noja" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved8 June 2022 .^ "Villalonga FC" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved8 June 2022 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2015–16 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved8 June 2022 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2016–17 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved8 June 2022 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2017–18 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved8 June 2022 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2018–19 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved8 June 2022 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2019–20 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved8 June 2022 ."Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2020–21 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved8 June 2022 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2021–22 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved8 June 2022 ."Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2022–23 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved1 November 2022 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2023–24 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved12 September 2023 .^ "Matches Guillermo Fernández Romo, 2024–25 season" .BDFutbol . Retrieved28 February 2025 .