Guillermo Fernández Romo (born 23 November 1978) is a Spanish

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Career

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

, Fernández Romo started his career working as a football teacher at EF Aluche in 1997. He then became a youth coach at SR Villaverde Boetticher CF in the following year, and subsequently worked at several youth sides before having his first senior experience at the helm of CD Racing Garvin in the regional leagues. In 2005, after working as a scout at

UD Vecindario Unión Deportiva Vecindario is a Spanish football team based in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1962 and refounded in 2021, they play in , holding home games at '' Esta ...

, Fernández Romo was named manager of

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

side CD Las Rozas. He later returned to youth sides, notably managing the ''Juvenil'' sides of

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

(being also an assistant of the reserves for a brief period) and

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

before being appointed in charge of SD Noja in 2010. In 2011, Fernández Romo joined Óscar Cano's staff at

UD Melilla Unión Deportiva Melilla is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1976, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro'', with an 8,000 capac ...

as his assistant. He left the side after Cano's departure in June 2012, being later named manager of Villalonga FC; in December 2012, he opted to leave the latter side to rejoin Cano's staff at Real Betis B, and was also with the manager at

CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of the Valencian Community. Founded in 1928, it plays in , holding home games in '' Estadio El Collao'', with a capacity of 4,850 seats. Hi ...

. Fernández Romo returned to managerial duties in July 2015, at the helm of

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

side

CD Olímpic de Xàtiva Club Deportivo Olímpic de Xàtiva is a Spanish football team based in Xàtiva, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1932 it currently plays in , holding home games at Campo de Futbol La Murta. History Football in Xàtiva can be traced back ...

. Sacked on 7 February 2016, he became the technical secretary of

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

on 8 June. On 26 January 2017, Fernández Romo was presented as manager of

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a historical List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Sabadell ( Catalonia) Founded in 1903, its first men's team plays in the . Its first CE Sabadell (women), women's tea ...

also in the third division. He left in June, and joined FC Jumilla in July as a sporting director. He became the latter's manager in April 2018, and managed to avoid relegation by winning four of the five remaining matches of the season. On 22 May 2018, Fernández Romo was hired by

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...

to become the club's youth coordinator, but moved to

SD Ejea Sociedad Deportiva Ejea is a Spanish football team based in Ejea de los Caballeros, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1927, it plays in , holding home games at '' Municipal de Luchán'', with a 2,249-seat capacity. History SD Eje ...

on 13 August after being named manager of the side. He opted to leave on 10 June 2019, after being named in charge of

UE Cornellà Unió Esportiva Cornellà, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S. A. D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in , holding home gam ...

. On 19 May 2021, Fernández Romo left Cornellà and immediately returned to Racing, now being named first team manager in the

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. He led the latter club to a

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

return after a two-year absence in his first season, with four matches to go. On 12 December 2022, following a run of five defeats in a row, Fernández Romo was sacked by Racing. The following 6 June, he was appointed in charge of UD Ibiza, freshly relegated to the third tier, but was also dismissed from the latter on 29 April 2024. On 14 January 2025, Fernández Romo was named

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

's third manager of the season. He departed the club on 1 June, after suffering relegation.

Managerial statistics

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