Guillermo Fernández Romo Explained

Guillermo Fernández Romo
Fullname:Guillermo Fernández Romo
Birth Date:23 November 1978
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Manageryears1:1998–1999
Managerclubs1:Villaverde Boetticher (youth)
Manageryears2:1999–2000
Managerclubs2:Colonia Moscardó (youth)
Manageryears3:2000
Managerclubs3:Pozuelo de Alarcón (youth)
Manageryears4:2000–2001
Managerclubs4:Racing Garvin
Manageryears5:2001–2002
Managerclubs5:Aviación (youth)
Manageryears6:2002–2003
Managerclubs6:Móstoles (youth)
Manageryears7:2003–2004
Managerclubs7:Moratalaz
Manageryears8:2005–2006
Managerclubs8:Las Rozas
Manageryears9:2006–2007
Managerclubs9:Rayo Majadahonda (youth)
Manageryears10:2007–2008
Managerclubs10:Pontevedra (youth)
Manageryears11:2008
Managerclubs11:Pontevedra B (assistant)
Manageryears12:2008–2010
Managerclubs12:Celta (youth)
Manageryears13:2010–2011
Managerclubs13:Noja
Manageryears14:2011–2012
Managerclubs14:Melilla (assistant)
Manageryears15:2012
Managerclubs15:Villalonga
Manageryears16:2012–2014
Managerclubs16:Betis B (assistant)
Manageryears17:2014–2015
Managerclubs17:Alcoyano (assistant)
Manageryears18:2015–2016
Managerclubs18:Olímpic Xàtiva
Manageryears19:2017
Managerclubs19:Sabadell
Manageryears20:2018
Managerclubs20:Jumilla
Manageryears21:2018–2019
Managerclubs21:Ejea
Manageryears22:2019–2021
Managerclubs22:Cornellà
Manageryears23:2021–2022
Managerclubs23:Racing Santander
Manageryears24:2023–2024
Managerclubs24:Ibiza

Guillermo Fernández Romo (born 23 November 1978) is a Spanish football manager.

Career

Born in Madrid, Fernández Romo started his career working as a football teacher at EF Aluche in 1997. He then became a youth coach at SR 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 at UD Vecindario, Fernández Romo was named manager of Tercera División side CD Las Rozas.[1] He later returned to youth sides, notably managing the Juvenil sides of Pontevedra CF (being also an assistant of the reserves for a brief period)[2] and RC Celta de Vigo[3] before being appointed in charge of SD Noja in 2010.[4]

In 2011, Fernández Romo joined Óscar Cano's staff at UD Melilla as his assistant.[5] He left the side after Cano's departure in June 2012, being later named manager of Villalonga FC; in December 2012, he opted to leave the latter side to rejoin Cano's staff at Real Betis B,[6] and was also with the manager at CD Alcoyano.[7]

Fernández Romo returned to managerial duties in July 2015, at the helm of Segunda División B side CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[8] Sacked on 7 February 2016,[9] he became the technical secretary of Real Murcia on 8 June.[1]

On 26 January 2017, Fernández Romo was presented as manager of CE Sabadell FC also in the third division.[10] He left in June, and joined FC 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 of the season.

On 22 May 2018, Fernández Romo was hired by Racing de Santander to become the club's youth coordinator,[13] but moved to SD 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 of UE Cornellà.[15]

On 19 May 2021, Fernández Romo left Cornellà[16] and immediately returned to Racing, now being named first team manager in the Primera División RFEF.[17] He led the latter club to a Segunda División return after a two-year absence in his 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 of UD Ibiza, freshly relegated to the third tier,[20] but was also dismissed from the latter on 29 April 2024.[21]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Noja1 July 201022 June 2011 [22]
Villalonga1 July 201211 December 2012[23]
Olímpic Xàtiva10 July 20158 February 2016
Sabadell24 January 201722 June 2017
Jumilla10 April 201822 May 2018
Ejea13 August 201810 June 2019
Cornellà10 June 201919 May 2021[24]
Racing Santander26 May 202112 December 2022[25]
Ibiza6 June 202329 April 2024
Career total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fernández Romo, nuevo secretario técnico del Real Murcia. Fernández Romo, new technical secretary of Real Murcia. Gol de Murcia. es. 8 June 2016. 7 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Ferreira sustituye a Bastos y a Ojeda al frente del filial. Ferreira replaces Bastos and Ojeda at the helm of the reserves. La Voz de Galicia. es. 8 April 2008. 7 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Los mejores juveniles de España. The best juveniles of Spain. Atlántico. es. 14 November 2008. 6 May 2022.
  4. Web site: El técnico del Noja considera "sorprendente" que la Segoviana juegue en tercera. The manager of Noja thinks it is "surprising" that Segoviana play in Tercera. El Adelantado. es. 1 June 2011. 6 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Cano y Romo, hermanos de banquillos. Cano and Romo, bench brothers. Hoy. es. 16 October 2021. 6 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Guillermo Fernández deja el Vilalonga y ficha por el Betis. Guillermo Fernández leaves Vilalonga and signs for Betis. La Voz de Galicia. es. 11 December 2012. 6 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Guillermo Fernández será el segundo entrenador del Alcoyano. Guillermo Fernández will be the assistant manager of Alcoyano. Página 66. es. 17 June 2014. 6 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Dos nuevos refuerzos para el Olímpic. Two new additions for Olímpic. Golsmedia. es. 17 July 2015. 6 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Comunicado oficial - Guillermo Fernández Romo deja de ser entrenador del Olímpic. Official announcement - Guillermo Fernández Romo leaves Olímpic. Twitter. CD Olímpic de Xàtiva. es. 7 February 2016. 6 May 2022.
  10. Web site: 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". iSabadell. ca. 26 January 2017. 6 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Romo vuelve... al Altiplano. Romo returns... to Altiplano. La Verdad. es. 19 July 2017. 6 May 2022.
  12. Web site: La afición espera la reacción del Jumilla con Fernández Romo. The supporters wait for a reaction of Jumilla with Fernández Romo. La Opinión de Murcia. es. 13 April 2018. 6 May 2022.
  13. Web site: Guillermo Fernández Romo, nuevo Coordinador de las Secciones Inferiores del Racing. Guillermo Fernández Romo, new coordinator of the youth sections of Racing. Racing Santander. es. 22 May 2018. 7 May 2022.
  14. Web site: Guillermo Romo nuevo entrenador. Guillermo Romo new manager. SD Ejea. es. 13 August 2018. 7 May 2022. 13 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513150553/https://sdejea.es/presentacion-nuevo-entrenador/. dead.
  15. Web site: COMUNICADO OFICIAL GUILLERMO FERNÁNDEZ ROMO, NUEVO ENTRENADOR DE LA UE CORNELLÀ. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT GUILLERMO FERNÁNDEZ ROMO, NEW MANAGER OF UE CORNELLÀ. UE Cornellà. es. 10 June 2019. 7 May 2022.
  16. Web site: COMUNICADO OFICIAL GUILLERMO FDEZ. ROMO. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT GUILLERMO FDEZ. ROMO. UE Cornellà. es. 19 May 2021. 7 May 2022.
  17. Web site: El nuevo jefe es Guillermo Fernández Romo. The new boss is Guillermo Fernández Romo. Diario AS. es. 19 May 2021. 7 May 2022.
  18. Web site: Guillermo Fernández Romo: "El lugar donde más ha vivido el Racing es Primera... ". Guillermo Fernández Romo: "The place where Racing have stayed the most is Primera...". Marca. es. 6 May 2022. 7 May 2022.
  19. Web site: 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. Racing Santander. es. 12 December 2022. 13 December 2022.
  20. Web site: Comunicado oficial: Guillermo Fernández Romo. Official announcement: Guillermo Fernández Romo. UD Ibiza. es. 6 June 2023. 6 June 2023.
  21. Web site: Comunicado oficial: Guillermo Fdez. Romo. Official announcement: Guillermo Fdez. Romo. UD Ibiza. es. 29 April 2024. 29 April 2024.
  22. Web site: SD Noja. Futbolme. es. 8 June 2022.
  23. Web site: Villalonga FC. Futbolme. es. 8 June 2022.