Bernardo Romeo facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Daniel Romeo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Tandil, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes LP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1998 | Estudiantes LP | 40 | (4) |
| 1998–2002 | San Lorenzo | 97 | (60) |
| 2002–2005 | Hamburger SV | 77 | (35) |
| 2005 | → Mallorca (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Osasuna | 32 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | San Lorenzo | 58 | (16) |
| 2010–2011 | Quilmes | 17 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | San Lorenzo | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 345 | (126) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1997 | Argentina U20 | 20 | (9) |
| 2000–2003 | Argentina | 4 | (1) |
|
|||
Bernardo Daniel Romeo (born 10 September 1977) is a former footballer from Argentina. He played as a striker, which means he was a player who mainly focused on scoring goals.
Bernardo Romeo played a lot of games in the top Argentine league, called the Argentine Primera División. He played 226 games and scored 85 goals. Most of his time was spent with the club San Lorenzo, where he played in three different periods. He also spent four seasons playing in Germany for Hamburger SV. His professional career lasted 17 years.
Contents
Bernardo Romeo's Club Journey
Bernardo Romeo was born in Tandil, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. He started his professional football journey in 1995 with Estudiantes de La Plata. He played 40 matches in the Argentine Primera División, which is the highest football league in Argentina.
Becoming a Star at San Lorenzo
He really started to shine and become a top player when he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro. In the 2001 Clausura tournament, he scored 15 goals in just 17 matches. This amazing performance helped his team win the league title that year.
Playing Football in Europe
Romeo's great skills caught the attention of a German club, Hamburger SV. He moved to Germany and continued to score many goals easily. He played there for two full seasons and parts of two others. Even though he scored a lot, his team didn't win any major trophies during his time there, except for a cup called the DFB-Ligapokal.
In January 2005, he was loaned to a Spanish team, RCD Mallorca, for six months. After that, he left Hamburger SV.
Time in Spain with Osasuna
In July 2005, Bernardo Romeo signed with another Spanish team in La Liga, called CA Osasuna. He scored four goals in 24 matches. His team finished fourth in the league that season, which was their best-ever finish at the time.
In the next season, he played fewer games for Osasuna. He also played in the UEFA Cup, which is a big European club competition. He scored a goal against Odense Boldklub in a 3–1 home win. His team reached the semi-finals of that competition.
Returning Home to San Lorenzo
In the summer of 2007, Romeo went back to Argentina and rejoined his old club, San Lorenzo. During his time with them, across both periods, he scored more than 100 official goals. He left San Lorenzo in July 2010 and then signed with Quilmes Atlético Club, a team that had just been promoted to the top league.
Playing for Argentina's National Team
Bernardo Romeo played a very important role for Argentina's Under-20 team. He helped them win the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored six goals in seven games during that tournament in Malaysia.
However, he only played four games for the main senior side over three years.
Bernardo Romeo's Achievements
Club Honours
San Lorenzo
- Argentine Primera División: Clausura 2001 (He was also the top scorer in this tournament)
- Copa Mercosur: 2001 (He was also the top scorer in this tournament)
Hamburger SV
- DFL-Ligapokal: 2003 DFB-Ligapokal
Country Honours
Argentina U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1997
- South American Youth Championship: 1997
See also
In Spanish: Bernardo Romeo para niños
