| Romão dos Santos | |
| Fullname: | Romão António dos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Bula, Guinea-Bissau |
| Death Place: | Guinea-Bissau |
| Years1: | –1987 |
| Years2: | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs2: | Sport Bissau e Benfica |
| Years3: | 1988–1992 |
| Clubs3: | Amarante FC |
| Years4: | 1992–1996 |
| Clubs4: | Lusitano GC |
| Manageryears1: | 2000–2003 |
| Managerclubs1: | Guinea-Bissau U17 |
| Manageryears2: | 2004–2005 |
| Managerclubs2: | Sport Bissau e Benfica |
| Manageryears3: | 2005–2006 |
| Managerclubs3: | Sporting de Bissau |
| Manageryears4: | 2006–2008 |
| Managerclubs4: | Nuno Tristão FC |
| Manageryears5: | 2010–2012 |
| Managerclubs5: | Guinea-Bissau |
| Manageryears6: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs6: | Sporting de Bissau |
| Manageryears7: | 2014–2016 |
| Managerclubs7: | Sport Bissau e Benfica |
| Manageryears8: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs8: | Guinea-Bissau (assistant) |
Romão António dos Santos (24 August 1967 - 14 March 2024) was a Bissau-Guinean football manager and footballer.
Dos Santos was born on 24 August 1967 in Bula, Guinea-Bissau. He was a native of Bula, Guinea-Bissau.[1] He started his career with Bissau-Guinean side Nuno Tristão FC. He debuted for the club at the age of fifteen. He captained them. In 1988, he signed for Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. In 1988, he signed for Portuguese side Amarante FC. He captained the club. In 1992, he signed for Portuguese side Lusitano GC. He captained the club.[2] He started his managerial career in Portugal. In 2000, he was appointed manager of the Guinea-Bissau national under-17 football team. In 2004, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. He helped the club win the league.
In 2005, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sporting de Bissau. In 2006, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Nuno Tristão FC. In 2010, he was appointed manager of the Guinea-Bissau national football team. In 2012, he returned as manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sporting de Bissau. In 2014, he was appointed manager of Bissau-Guinean side Sport Bissau e Benfica. In 2016, he returned as an assistant manager to the Guinea-Bissau national football team. He helped the Guinea-Bissau national football team achieve qualification to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He was described as a "prominent coach who left his mark on the development of football both at Sport Bissau e Benfica and at Sporting Clube de Guiné-Bissau".[3] He died on 14 March 2024 in Guinea-Bissau.