Sergio Romero
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Sergio Germán Romero is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player who currently plays for Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...

 in Italy
Italy
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 and the Argentina national team
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

.

Club career

Romero moved in 2007 for around
Euro
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1.5million from Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...

 to AZ.
He has been AZ's main goalkeeper for the 2008–09 season, already making 18 clean sheet appearances. In March 2009, he broke his hand in frustration after a quarterfinal cup loss against NAC Breda. In April, his team became Eredivisie champions in the 31st round of matches, with three games to spare. AZ only conceded 22 goals during the campaign, nine less than the closest other side. Romero spent four seasons in the Eredivise with AZ and featured in 90 league fixtures.

On 22 August 2011 Romero joined Serie B side Sampdoria for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Romero represented Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

 at the 2007 South American Youth Championship
2007 South American Youth Championship
The 2007 South American Youth Championship is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay...

 in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 and at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...

 in Canada
Canada
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, which Argentina went on to win, and replaced injured Óscar Ustari
Oscar Ustari
Oscar Alfredo Ustari is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF in Spain, as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Ustari arrived in Club Atlético Independiente's youth system at the age of 14...

 at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
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 football tournament. Romero was named in Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...

's final squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
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 and played in all five of Argentina's matches.

Personal life

He is married to model/actress Eliana Guercio
Eliana Guercio
Eliana Guercio is an Argentine model, vedette and actress. She is currently working in shows hosted by Gerardo Sofovich in Buenos Aires's Corrientes Avenue. She came into attention when performed a full nudity in "Más que diferente" one of those shows...

. Sergio's older brother, Diego Romero is a professional basketball player in Argentina, and he played at Florida State University
Florida State University
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. On Tuesday 16 February 2010 Sergio became a father of a daughter called Yazmín.

National team

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International appearances


Club honours

AZ
  • Eredivisie
    Eredivisie
    The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

    • Winner (1): 2008–09
      Eredivisie 2008-09
      The Eredivisie 2008–09 is the fifty-third season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take part in the league, consisting of 16...

  • Johan Cruijff Shield
    • Winner (1): 2009
      Johan Cruijff-schaal XIV
      The 2009 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on 25 July 2009 in the Amsterdam ArenA. The match featured the Eredivisie 2008–09 champions AZ and KNVB Cup 2008–09 winners Heerenveen. The match started off the 2009–10 season in Dutch football.-Match details:...


International honours

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
    FIFA U-20 World Cup
    The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

    • Winner: 2007
      2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
      The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...

  • Summer Olympics
    • Gold medal: 2008
      Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
      The men's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's U-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from...


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