Eneko Romo Explained

Eneko Romo
Fullname:Eneko Romo Arangoa
Birth Date:19 January 1979
Birth Place:Pamplona, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1994–1995
Youthyears2:1995–1997
Youthclubs1:Pamplona
Youthclubs2:Athletic Bilbao
Years1:1997–1998
Years2:1998–2000
Years3:2000–2004
Years4:2002–2003
Years5:2003–2004
Years6:2005
Years7:2006
Years8:2006–2007
Years9:2007–2012
Years10:2012–2013
Years11:2013–2016
Clubs4:Eibar (loan)
Clubs9:Real Unión
Clubs10:Peña Sport
Clubs11:Real Unión
Caps1:31
Caps2:33
Caps3:98
Caps4:26
Caps5:4
Caps6:17
Caps7:22
Caps8:34
Caps9:152
Caps10:36
Caps11:85
Totalcaps:538
Goals1:2
Goals2:1
Goals3:34
Goals4:4
Goals5:0
Goals6:2
Goals7:0
Goals8:9
Goals9:33
Goals10:11
Goals11:18
Totalgoals:114
Manageryears1:2019
Managerclubs1:Real Unión (caretaker)

Eneko Romo Arangoa (born 19 January 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Romo began his development at CD Pamplona and played his first years of senior football with the reserve teams of Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo Alavés in Segunda División B. In 2002–03, he was loaned to another club from the Basque Country, SD Eibar, and helped them stay in Segunda División on the last day of the season.[1]

In January 2005, having not broken into an Alavés side that wanted to get rid of him,[2] Romo left for Rayo Vallecano and later represented UE Lleida before making his way back to third-tier Eibar in 2006. He was their top scorer in his only season, with nine goals over the regular campaign and one more in a playoff victory over Rayo.[1]

Romo spent most of the remaining decade of his career with Real Unión, with only the 2009–10 season above the third division; he totalled 263 games for the team from Irun.[3] On 11 November 2008, away to Real Madrid in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, he score a last-minute header against Jerzy Dudek to level the tie 6–6 on aggregate as his side advanced on the away goals rule.[4]

On 24 March 2019, sporting director Romo was caretaker manager of Real Unión for a goalless draw at Racing de Santander, after the dismissal of Juan Domínguez.[5] [6]

Honours

Basconia

1997–98

Eibar

2006–07

Real Unión

Notes and References

  1. News: Eneko Romo no seguirá en el Eibar por decisión del club, que no le renovará. Eneko Romo will not continue at Eibar on the club's decision, as they will not renew with him. El Correo. J. F.. Garitaonandia. es. 10 July 2007. 13 April 2021.
  2. News: "Y tú, ¿qué haces aún aquí?", le dijo Cos a Eneko Romo. "And you, what are you still doing here?", said Cos to Eneko Romo. El Periódico Mediterráneo. es. 4 January 2005. 13 April 2021.
  3. News: El gol de Eneko Romo.... Eneko Romo's goal.... El Diario Vasco. Borja. Olazabal. es. 17 May 2016. 8 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Real Union trounce Real Madrid in King's Cup. France 24. 12 November 2008. 13 April 2021.
  5. News: Eneko Romo confirma a Alberto Iturralde como entrenador del Real Unión. Eneko Romo confirms Alberto Iturralde as Real Unión manager. Mundo Deportivo. Bruno. Parcero. es. 22 March 2019. 14 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Punto negro en una temporada magnífica. Black mark on a magnificent season. Aquí Hay Pelotas. es. 24 March 2019. 13 April 2021.