| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Omar Romano Cachía | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-05-18)18 May 1958 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Huracán | 58 | (5) |
| 1979–1981 | América | 26 | (3) |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | ||
| 1981–1983 | León | 73 | (24) |
| 1983–1984 | Necaxa | 37 | (11) |
| 1984–1985 | Puebla | 32 | (9) |
| 1985–1986 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 1986–1987 | Necaxa | 38 | (7) |
| 1988–1990 | Atlante | 39 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Querétaro | 38 | (9) |
| 1991–1992 | Atlante | 37 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 | Cruz Azul | 24 | (8) |
| 1993–1994 | Veracruz | 34 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Atlante | 30 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | América (Assistant) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Atlas (Assistant) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Celaya | ||
| 2000–2002 | Tecos | ||
| 2002–2004 | Morelia | ||
| 2004 | Pachuca | ||
| 2005 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 2006–2007 | Atlas | ||
| 2008 | América | ||
| 2010–2011 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 2011 | Atlas | ||
| 2012–2013 | Morelia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Puebla | ||
| 2015 | Tijuana | ||
| 2018 | Atlas | ||
| 2023 | Mazatlán | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rubén Omar Romano Cachía (born May 18, 1958, inBuenos Aires) is an Argentine formerfootballer and currentmanager.
Romano played in Argentina forClub Atlético Huracán before leaving for Mexico in 1980 to play forClub América. He played in seven other Mexican clubs:León,Necaxa,Puebla,Querétaro,Cruz Azul,Atlante, andVeracruz.[1] He was a left footed player with a great talent for free kicks as well as an extraordinary playmaker. His best times were inLeón andAtlante.
He retired as a player atAtlante after the 1994–1995 season and scored 2 goals in his last game (Atlante 6-6 Puebla). In total, Romano scored 102 goals in the Mexican Football League. He is listed among the 100 best scorers of all time in Mexico.[2]
The same year he became the assistant coach forRicardo La Volpe ofClub Atlas.
He also worked as a coach forCelaya,Tecos,Morelia,Pachuca, andCruz Azul. With Pachuca, he qualified for theCopa Libertadores.
Cruz Azul qualified for the Mexican playoffs in Romano's first season with the team, but lost to rivalsAmérica. Romano has qualified for the playoffs on six occasions for different teams.
Romano was kidnapped on July 19, 2005, nearXochimilco, inMexico City by Omar Sandoval Orihuela.[3] He was rescued on the night of September 21 of 2005, 65 days after the kidnapping, by agents of the Federal Investigation Agency. Replacing him in the interim was Isaac Mizrahi Smeke, who coached the first few weeks of Cruz Azul's season. Romano returned to work a few days after his release, while Orihuela received twenty-six years imprisonment for the kidnapping.[3] He was relieved of his duties with the club on December 9, 2005, after coaching for eleven matches[4] during which time Cruz Azul won two, drew three and lost five. Mizrahi was then named permanent head coach of the club.
Afterwards, Romano was hired by Atlas. He ended the regular season in last place as he didn't win the last 11 matches.
He was named head coach of Club América on February 18, 2008, due to president Guillermo Cañedo White's dismissal of Daniel Alberto Brailovsky after a run of disappointing results. On April 30, 2008, Romano finally announced his resignation from the team right after a 4–2 loss toFlamengo in theCopa Libertadores.Club América won the next three matches, including a 0–3 against Flamengo in theMaracanã Stadium. He was presented as the head coach of Santos Laguna on December 5, 2009. With the Santos Laguna, on his first tournament he got the team to the final, and on the second tournament he had the Santos on the first place on the table and of goals. He ceased to coach Santos Laguna on February 20, 2011, after losing several home games and making obscene gestures at the fans.
On August 14, 2013, Rubén Omar Romano replacedManuel Lapuente atPuebla. He was reported on September 19, 2016, to have accepted the managerial position for a struggling CF America nearing their centenary anniversary. Club America officials later retracted the offer due to fan backlash.[5]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Tijuana |  | 2015 | 2015 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 042.11 |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 042.11 | |||