Giuseppe Romano

Player

Romano made his Serie B debut with Brescia on May 22, 1938 in the Brescia-Vigevano match. He remained within the Rondinelle until 1942, when he transferred to L.R. Vicenza, where he made his Serie A debut on October 4, 1942 in the 6-1 defeat at the hands of Genoa C.F.C. During the Second World War the championships were suspended. Romano moved to Como, where he took part in the Lombard Charity Tournament. The Larian team finished in the first place, and Romano was the least beaten goalkeeper of the tournament, with 18 goals conceded. After the war, he resumed his career playing two more championships with Vicenza (The second in Serie A), before returning to Brescia for two seasons as a starter in the junior division. In 1949 Romano returned to Como, where he served as a backup and collected 2 appearances in two seasons. At the age of 33, he moved to Torino, and made his debut in the grenade shirt on November 18, 1951, in the 1-0 victory in Trieste, winning the starting shirt and playing 29 games in the 1951–52 Championship. At age 36, he went down to Serie C with the Lecco. He played 10 games as a reserve for the owner Maffeis. In April 1956, after several months of inactivity, Romano was hired by Piacenza, becoming the fourth goalkeeper employed by the Emilians in the 1955–56 Serie C. He played the last 9 games of the championship, contributing to the salvation of the team coached by Ercole Bodini. Romano's career continued with his last season in Serie A, in…