Angel Romano ( Spanish Angel Romano ; August 2, 1893 (or 1895 ) - August 22, 1972 ) - Uruguayan footballer , striker . Olympic champion in 1924 , six - time champion of South America .
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| Nickname | el Loco (Crazy) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 2, 1893 Montevideo , Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 22, 1972 (aged 79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 180 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He played for Peñarol (1911-1912), Boca Juniors (1913-1914) and Nacional (1910, 1915-1930).
He was one of the first stars of Uruguayan football. In 388 matches of the championship of Uruguay for Nacional scored 164 goals.
He played in the Uruguayan national team 125 matches, 68 of them were recognized as official (the third result), he scored 28 goals. The debut took place on August 15, 1911, the last game was held on July 14, 1927.
Titles
- In the club
- Champion of Uruguay (8): 1915 , 1916 , 1917 , 1919 , 1920 , 1922 , 1923 (AUF) , 1924 (AUF)
- Uruguay Cup Winner (1): 1917
- Member of the Nacional tour in Europe (1925) and North America (1927)
- In the national team
- Champion of South America (6): 1916 , 1917 , 1920 , 1923 , 1924 , 1926
- Olympic champion in 1924 .
- South American Championship top scorer (2): 1917, 1920