Armando_Romero_(footballer)

Armando Romero (footballer)

Armando Romero (footballer)

Mexican footballer (1960–2020)


Armando Romero Manríquez (27 October 1960 – 24 December 2020) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Born in Mexico City, played for Veracruz, Cruz Azul, Toluca, Cobras, Correcaminos UAT, Marte and Zacatepec.[1] He captained Cruz Azul.[2]

He played for Mexico at under-20 level, representing them at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship,[3] and later earned 5 caps for the senior team.[1]

Later life and death

He died of COVID-19 complications at age 60, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[4]


References

  1. "Armando Romero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "Muere Armando Romero, ex futbolista de Cruz Azul". www.milenio.com. 24 December 2020.
  3. "FIFA Player Statistics: Armando ROMERO". 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  4. de 2020, 24 de Diciembre (24 December 2020). "Murió Armando Romero, histórico capitán del Cruz Azul". infobae.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)



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