Gonzalo Romero

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Gonzalo Romero
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Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Antonio Romero Paz
Date of birth (1975-03-25) March 25, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1998 CSD Municipal
1998–1999 Aurora F.C.
1999–2000 Cobán Imperial
2000–2012 CSD Municipal 198+ (14+)
2012 Deportivo Marquense 7 (0)
International career
2000–2012 Guatemala 80 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gonzalo Antonio Romero Paz (born 25 March 1975) is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder who last played for local club Deportivo Marquense in the Guatemala's top division.

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Club career

Romero joined Guatemalan top side CSD Municipal in 2000 from Cobán Imperial.

International career

He made his debut for the Guatemalan national team in a June 2000 World Cup qualification match against Antigua and Barbuda, coming on as a substitute for Edgar Valencia. He has, as of January 2010, earned 77 caps, scoring 9 goals [1] and represented his country during the 2006 and 2010 World Cup qualification campaigns. [2]

He also played at three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments.

International goals

Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first. [3]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 July 2003 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, United StatesFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1-21-2 Friendly match
231 March 2004 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3-03-0 Friendly match
311 August 2004 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3-04-1 Friendly match
423 February 2005 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1-01-1 Continental qualifier
513 July 2005 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1-01-1 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
617 August 2005 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1-01-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
73 September 2005 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2-12-3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
821 June 2008 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United StatesFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 1-03-1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
921 June 2008 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United StatesFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 2-03-1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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