Romão António dos Santos (24 August 1967 – 14 March 2024) was a Bissau-Guinean football manager and player. He played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romão António dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Bula, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 2024 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1987 | Nuno Tristão FC | ||
| 1987–1988 | Sport Bissau e Benfica | ||
| 1988–1992 | Amarante | ||
| 1992–1996 | Lusitano de Évora | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Guinea-Bissau U17 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Sport Bissau e Benfica | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sporting de Bissau | ||
| 2006–2008 | Nuno Tristão FC | ||
| 2010–2012 | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sporting de Bissau | ||
| 2014–2016 | Sport Bissau e Benfica | ||
| 2016 | Guinea-Bissau (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editDos Santos was born on 24 August 1967 in Bula, Guinea-Bissau. He was a native of Bula, Guinea-Bissau.[2] 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. He captained the club. In 1992, he signed for Portuguese side Lusitano de Évora. He captained the club.[3] He started his managerial career in Portugal. In 2000, he was appointed manager of the Guinea-Bissau under-17 national 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 senior 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".[4]
Death
editHe died on 14 March 2024 in Guinea-Bissau.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Romão dos Santos at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "QUEM FOI ROMÃO DOS SANTOS". ogologb.net.
- ↑ "FIGURAS DE DESTAQUE NO APURAMENTO DOS "DJURTUS"". odemocratagb.com.
- ↑ "FALECEU ROMÃO DOS SANTOS SELECIONADOR NACIONAL FEMININO". fut245.com.
- ↑ Cabral, Alison (18 May 2026). "Futebol: Morreu Romão dos Santos, selecionador feminino da Guiné-Bissau" [Football: Romão dos Santos, Guinea-Bissau women's national coach, dies]. O Democrata GB (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2026.