Alessandro Romano was born in Rome on September 29 1969.
In 1984 he was in local Roman team Lodigiani's youth set up and then spent three years at Napoli's.
His first professional club was Trento between 1988 and 1990. The Gialloblu were in C1 and finished 12th and 11th. Romano played 29 league games.
In 1990 he joined Monza where he stayed for four seasons. The Brianzoli were in C1 and finished 7th (and won Coppa Italia Serie C), 1st (promoted), 14th in B and 20th (relegated). He played 124 league games and scored 3 goals.
In 1994-95 he played a season with Cesena in Serie B. The manager was Bruno Bolchi and the Bianconeri finished 8th. Romano made 33 league appearances with 2 goals. His teammates included Lazio connections, Fabio Calcaterra (1985-86) plus a young Massimo Ambrosini (later to play 326 league games for Milan).
In 1995 Romano returned to Rome and joined Lazio. The manager was Zdeněk Zeman and the Biancocelesti finished 3rd. Romano played 7 league games, 2 in Coppa Italia and 3 in the UEFA Cup.
In 1996 he left and joined Brescia for a year. The "Rondinelle" (Swallows) won Serie B and promotion, under future Lazio Edy Reja. Romano contributed by playing 30 league games. His teammates included Lazio connections: Luciano De Paola (1993), Maurizio Neri (1991-93), the Filippini brothers (2004-05) and Luca Luzardi (1992-94) plus the great Andrea Pirlo.
In 1997-98 Romano spent a season at Genoa in Serie B. The Rossoblu finished 9th under three different managers, Gaetano Salvemini, Claudio Maselli and Tarcisio Burgnich. Romano played 20 league games. He played alongside Lazio connections: Mario Ielpo (1981-84, 1985-87), Stefano Lombardi (1998-99) and Massimo Mutarelli (2006-08).
In 1998 he returned to Brescia but after playing only 1 league game went back to Cesena. In Romagna he stayed another two seasons. The Bianconeri were in Serie B and finished 13th and 17th (relegated after playoff). Romano however left in January 2000 before the drop. His managers were Corrado Benedetti and Alberto Cavasin the first season and then Walter Nicoletti in the second. Romano played 40 league games.
In January 2000 he joined Verona in Serie A but only played one league game. The Scaligeri finished 9th under Cesare Prandelli. The Gialloblu also helped Lazio's Scudetto run by defeating Juventus 2-0 in late April (they had also beaten Lazio in March). Other Lazio connections in the squad were: Anthony Šerić (2004-05), Cristian Brocchi (2008-13) and Marco Piovanelli (1995-97).
His last club was abroad, in Scotland. In 2000 he joined Dundee in the Scottish Premiership. The manager was Italian and former teammate at Brescia, Ivano Bonetti. Romano stayed two seasons and played 36 league games for the Dark Blues.
At 32 he then retired.
He has since gone into coaching but at regional amateur level mainly in and around Rome. One club he coached was La Storta in Rome where, if it's of any interest, the two writers of this blog did their schooling.
Romano was a defender but also played in midfield. He had an honourable career without amazing highs but he played almost 350 professional games. His peak was with Lazio in 1995-96 when he played alongside club heroes such as Alessandro Nesta, Aron Winter, Beppe Signori and Alen Boksic just to name a few. He also played with greats such as Andrea Pirlo (World Cup winner in 2006 and countless other club trophies) and Dario Hubner (legend has it he drank grappa and smoked in the changing room but also scored 353 career goals).
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup |
1995-96 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
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