Gonzalo Romero

Gonzalo Romero
Romero in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Antonio Romero Paz
Date of birth (1975-03-25) March 25, 1975
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Municipal
1998–1999 Aurora
1999–2000 Cobán Imperial
2000–2012 Municipal 198+ (14+)
2012 Marquense 7 (0)
International career
2000–2012 Guatemala 80 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gonzalo Antonio Romero Paz (born 25 March 1975) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Municipal

Romero joined Guatemalan top side CSD Municipal in 2000 from Cobán Imperial.

International career

He made his debut for the Guatemalan national team in a June 2000 World Cup qualification match against Antigua and Barbuda, coming on as a substitute for Edgar Valencia. He has, as of January 2010, earned 77 caps, scoring 9 goals[1] and represented his country during the 2006 and 2010 World Cup qualification campaigns.[2]

He also played at three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments.

International goals

Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.[3]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 July 2003Candlestick Park, San Francisco, United States Peru1-21-2Friendly match
231 March 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador3-03-0Friendly match
311 August 2004Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Trinidad and Tobago3-04-1Friendly match
423 February 2005Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Honduras1-01-1Continental qualifier
513 July 2005Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States South Africa1-01-12005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
617 August 2005Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Panama1-01-02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
73 September 2005Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2-12-32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
821 June 2008Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Saint Lucia1-03-12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
921 June 2008Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Saint Lucia2-03-12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References