José Juan Romero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Gil.
José Juan Romero
Romero managing Ceuta in 2023
Personal information
Full name José Juan Romero Gil
Date of birth (1974-11-22) 22 November 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Gerena, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Ceuta (manager)
Youth career
Gerena
Atlético Oromana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Salteras
Marchena
1999–2002 Tomares (14)
2002–2004 Dos Hermanas
2004–2005 Tomares (1)
2005–2006 Cerro Águila
Managerial career
2006–2016 Gerena
2016–2019 Betis B
2019–2021 Ceuta
2021–2022 Eldense
2022– Ceuta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Juan Romero Gil (born 22 November 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the manager of AD Ceuta FC.

Playing career

Born in Gerena, Seville, Andalusia, Romero represented Gerena CF and CD Atlético Oromana as a youth before making his senior debut with CD Salteras. He later moved to Tercera División side UD Tomares after a period with CF Marchena Balompié, and represented Dos Hermanas CF in the same category.[2]

In 2006, after another stint at Tomares, Romero retired with AD Cerro del Águila at the age of 31.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Romero returned to his hometown and took over the first team of newly created club CD Gerena.[2] While in charge of them, he achieved four promotions in seven years, leading the side to Tercera División; during the 2014–15 season, his team finished third, missing out promotion to Segunda División B in the play-offs.[3]

On 23 February 2016, Romero left Gerena after being appointed manager of Real Betis' reserves in the third division.[4] On 5 June 2019, after failing to achieve promotion from the fourth tier, he left the club,[5] and was named in charge of AD Ceuta FC also in the fourth tier nine days later.[6]

On 19 June 2021, Romero was appointed CD Eldense manager in Segunda División RFEF.[7] He led the club to a promotion to Primera Federación,[1] but was sacked on 5 July 2022 due to "disciplinary reasons".[8]

On 20 September 2022, Romero returned to Ceuta, with the club now also in division three.[9] The following 14 June, he renewed his contract for a further year.[10]

Personal life

Romero's younger brother Quique was also a footballer. A forward, he was groomed at Betis and played in La Liga with Recreativo de Huelva.[11]

Since 2015, Gerena's municipal stadium is named Estadio José Juan Romero Gil, as an honour to his spell managing the club of the city.[12]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 June 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Gerena 1 July 2006 23 February 2016 358 210 67 81 058.66
Betis B 23 February 2016 5 June 2019 142 68 33 41 047.89 [13]
Ceuta 14 June 2019 19 June 2021 56 23 20 13 041.07 [14]
Eldense 19 June 2021 5 July 2022 37 17 11 9 045.95 [15]
Ceuta 20 September 2022 Present 78 32 21 25 041.03 [16]
Total 671 350 152 169 052.16 —

References

  1. ^ a b "José Juan Romero conduce al Eldense al ascenso a Primera RFEF" [José Juan Romero leads Eldense to the promotion to Primera RFEF] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gerena: José Juan Romero se va con su locura a otra parte" [Gerena: José Juan Romero goes with his madness somewhere else] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ "José Juan Romero: una vida entre banquillos" [José Juan Romero: a life on the bench] (in Spanish). El Faro de Ceuta. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ "José Juan Romero, nuevo entrenador del filial del Betis" [José Juan Romero, new manager of the reserve team of Betis] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ "OFICIAL: José Juan Romero deja el Betis Deportivo" [OFFICIAL: José Juan Romero leaves Betis Deportivo] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ "José Juan Romero, nuevo entrenador del Ceuta" [José Juan Romero, new manager of Ceuta] (in Spanish). iusport. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ "José Juan Romero se va al Eldense" [José Juan Romero goes to Eldense] (in Spanish). El Faro de Ceuta. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "El Eldense fulmina a José Juan Romero" [Eldense sack José Juan Romero] (in Spanish). Valle del Elda. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. ^ "José Juan Romero vuelve al banquillo de la AD Ceuta" [José Juan Romero returns to the bench of AD Ceuta] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  10. ^ "José Juan Romero se queda en el Ceuta" [José Juan Romero stays at Ceuta] (in Spanish). Ceuta Deportiva. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  11. ^ "¿Seguirá José Juan Romero los pasos de su hermano Quique en el Recre dos décadas después?" [Will José Juan Romero follow the footsteps of his brother Quique at Recre two decades later?] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. ^ "José Juan Romero, el 'cruyffista' que tiene un estadio a su nombre" [José Juan Romero, the 'cruyffista' who has a stadium on his name] (in Spanish). Relevo. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Matches José Juan Romero, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
    "Betis Deportivo" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
    "Matches José Juan Romero, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
    "Betis Deportivo" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  14. ^ "AD Ceuta" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
    "AD Ceuta" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Matches José Juan Romero, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Matches José Juan Romero, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
    "Matches José Juan Romero, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 September 2023.