Bernardo Romeo Explained

Bernardo Romeo
Fullname:Bernardo Daniel Romeo
Birth Date:10 September 1977
Birth Place:Tandil, Argentina
Height:1.74 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Estudiantes LP
Years1:1995–1998
Caps1:40
Goals1:4
Years2:1998–2002
Caps2:97
Goals2:60
Years3:2002–2005
Caps3:77
Goals3:35
Years4:2005
Clubs4:Mallorca (loan)
Caps4:10
Goals4:2
Years5:2005–2007
Caps5:32
Goals5:4
Years6:2007–2010
Caps6:58
Goals6:16
Years7:2010–2011
Caps7:17
Goals7:4
Years8:2011–2012
Caps8:14
Goals8:1
Totalcaps:345
Totalgoals:126
Nationalyears1:1996–1997
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:9
Nationalyears2:2000–2003
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:1

Bernardo Daniel Romeo (born 10 September 1977) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed Argentine Primera División totals of 226 games and 85 goals, mainly at the service of San Lorenzo with whom he had three spells. He also spent four seasons in Germany with Hamburger SV, in a 17-year professional career.

Club career

Born in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Romeo started his professional career in 1995 with Estudiantes de La Plata, playing exactly 40 Primera División matches. He blossomed as a top-rate player with San Lorenzo de Almagro, scoring 15 goals in only 17 matches in 2001's Clausura, in an eventual league conquest.

Romeo's performances caught the eye of German club Hamburger SV, and he continued to net at ease abroad, in two complete season plus two-halves, but came out empty in silverware (a DFB-Ligapokal notwithstanding). In January 2005, he was loaned to RCD Mallorca for six months, after which he was released.

Having signed with another team in Spain and La Liga, CA Osasuna, in July 2005,[1] Romeo scored four times[2] in 24 matches as the Navarrese finished fourth, a best ever (tied). In the following season he was only a backup or third-string, ending up playing in as much games in the league and in the UEFA Cup, netting against Odense Boldklub in a 3–1 home win[3] with his team eventually reaching the last-four in the latter competition.

In the 2007 summer, Romeo returned to Argentina and San Lorenzo, going on to eventually score more than 100 official goals (both spells combined) for them. He was released in July 2010, signing with freshly promoted Quilmes Atlético Club.[4]

International career

Romeo was influential as Argentina won the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, scoring six times in seven contests in Malaysia. He received, however, only four caps with the senior side, during three years.

Honours

Club

San Lorenzo

Clausura 2001 (also top scorer)

2001 (also top scorer)[5]

Hamburger SV

2003 DFB-Ligapokal

Country

Argentina U20

1997

1997

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osasuna fall for Romeo. UEFA. 12 July 2005. 8 May 2013.
  2. News: Romeo enamora a El Sadar en la victoria ante el Villarreal. El Sadar falls in love with Romeo in win against Villarreal. El Mundo. es. 28 August 2005. 24 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Puñal puts Osasuna on brink. UEFA. 29 November 2006. 8 May 2013.
  4. News: Romeo es el decimoséptimo refuerzo. https://archive.today/20130424020536/http://www.uol.com.ar/uolfutbol/notas/html/201007281607/nota.htm. dead. 24 April 2013. Romeo is addition number 17. UOL Fútbol. es. 29 July 2010. 29 July 2010.
  5. News: Copa Mercosur 2001. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 24 April 2016.