Rubén Omar Romano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Omar Romano Cachía | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Huracán | 58 | (5) |
| 1979–1981 | América | 26 | (3) |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | ||
| 1981–1983 | León | 73 | (24) |
| 1983–1984 | Necaxa | 37 | (11) |
| 1984–1985 | Puebla | 32 | (9) |
| 1985–1986 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 1986–1987 | Necaxa | 38 | (7) |
| 1988–1990 | Atlante | 39 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Querétaro | 38 | (9) |
| 1991–1992 | Atlante | 37 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 | Cruz Azul | 24 | (8) |
| 1993–1994 | Veracruz | 34 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Atlante | 30 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2000 | Celaya | ||
| 2000–2002 | Tecos | ||
| 2002–2004 | Morelia | ||
| 2004 | Pachuca | ||
| 2005 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 2007 | Atlas | ||
| 2008 | América | ||
| 2010–2011 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 2011 | Atlas | ||
| 2012–2013 | Morelia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Puebla | ||
| 2015 | Tijuana | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rubén Omar Romano Cachía (born May 18, 1958 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Mexican coach and former football player.
Romano played in Argentina for Club Atlético Huracán before leaving for Mexico in 1980 to play for Club América. He played in seven other Mexican clubs: León, Necaxa, Puebla, Querétaro, Cruz Azul, Atlante, and Veracruz. He was a left footed player with a great talent for free kicks as well as an extraordinary playmaker. His best times were in León and Atlante.
He retired as a player at Atlante after the 1994-1995 season and scored 2 goals in his last game (Atlante 6-6 Puebla). In total, Romano scored 102 goals in the Mexican Football League. He is listed among the 100 best scorers of all time in Mexico.
The same year he became the assistant coach for Ricardo La Volpe of Club Atlas.
He also worked as a coach for Celaya, Tecos, Morelia, Pachuca, and Cruz Azul. With Pachuca, he qualified for the Copa Libertadores.
Cruz Azul qualified for the Mexican playoffs in Romano's first season with the team, but lost to rivals América. Romano has qualified for the play offs on six occasions for different teams.
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