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

Armando Romero

Personal information
Full name	Armando Romero Manríquez[1]
Date of birth	27 October 1960
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death	24 December 2020 (aged 60)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1978	Veracruz	17	(0)
1980–1990	Cruz Azul	261	(31)
1990–1992	Toluca	55	(7)
1992–1993	Cobras
1993–1994	Correcaminos UAT	31	(1)
1994–1995	Marte
1995–1996	Zacatepec
National team
	Mexico U20
1984–1987	Mexico	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

На других языках

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- [en] Armando Romero (footballer)

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[es] Armando Romero Manríquez

Armando Romero (Ciudad de México; 27 de octubre de 1960-24 de diciembre de 2020)[1] fue un futbolista mexicano que participó en la década de los 80 y fue campeón con el Cruz Azul. Jugó en la selección de fútbol de México que participó en la Copa Mundial de Fútbol Juvenil de 1979, jugando contra Japón y España en la primera fase.

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[fr] Armando Romero

Armando Romero est un footballeur mexicain né le 27 octobre 1960 à Mexico et mort le 24 décembre 2020[2].

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