Eneko Romo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romo and the second or maternal family name is Arangoa.

Eneko Romo Arangoa (born 19 January 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Eneko Romo

Personal information
Full name	Eneko Romo Arangoa
Date of birth	(1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995	Pamplona
1995–1997	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Basconia	31	(2)
1998–2000	Bilbao Athletic	33	(1)
2000–2004	Alavés B	98	(34)
2002–2003	→ Eibar (loan)	26	(4)
2003–2004	Alavés	4	(0)
2005	Rayo Vallecano	17	(2)
2006	Lleida	22	(0)
2006–2007	Eibar	34	(9)
2007–2012	Real Unión	152	(33)
2012–2013	Peña Sport	36	(11)
2013–2016	Real Unión	85	(18)
Total		538	(114)
Managerial career
2019	Real Unión (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Romo began his development at CD Pamplona and played his first years of senior football with the reserve teams of Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo Alavés in Segunda División B. In 2002–03, he was loaned to another club from the Basque Country, SD Eibar, and helped them stay in Segunda División on the last day of the season.^[1]

In January 2005, having not broken into an Alavés side that wanted to get rid of him,^[2] Romo left for Rayo Vallecano and later represented UE Lleida before making his way back to third-tier Eibar in 2006. He was their top scorer in his only season, with nine goals over the regular campaign and one more in a playoff victory over Rayo.^[1]

Romo spent most of the remaining decade of his career with Real Unión, with only the 2009–10 season above the third division; he totalled 263 games for the team from Irun.^[3] On 11 November 2008, away to Real Madrid in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, he score a last-minute header against Jerzy Dudek to level the tie 6–6 on aggregate as his side advanced on the away goals rule.^[4]

On 24 March 2019, sporting director Romo was caretaker manager of Real Unión for a goalless draw at Racing de Santander, after the dismissal of Juan Domínguez.^[5][6]

Honours

Basconia

• Tercera División: 1997–98

Eibar

• Segunda División B: 2006–07

Real Unión

• Segunda División B: 2008–09

References

1. Garitaonandia, J. F. (10 July 2007). "Eneko Romo no seguirá en el Eibar por decisión del club, que no le renovará" [Eneko Romo will not continue at Eibar on the club's decision, as they will not renew with him]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
2. ""Y tú, ¿qué haces aún aquí?", le dijo Cos a Eneko Romo" ["And you, what are you still doing here?", said Cos to Eneko Romo]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 4 January 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. Olazabal, Borja (17 May 2016). "El gol de Eneko Romo..." [Eneko Romo's goal...]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
4. "Real Union trounce Real Madrid in King's Cup". France 24. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
5. Parcero, Bruno (22 March 2019). "Eneko Romo confirma a Alberto Iturralde como entrenador del Real Unión" [Eneko Romo confirms Alberto Iturralde as Real Unión manager]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
6. "Punto negro en una temporada magnífica" [Black mark on a magnificent season] (in Spanish). Aquí Hay Pelotas. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

• Eneko Romo at Athletic Bilbao
• Eneko Romo at BDFutbol
• Eneko Romo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Eneko Romo at Soccerway