José Pratas Romão (born 13 April 1954) is a Portuguese former

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winger and

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Playing career

Born in Beja,

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, Romão started playing for local club C.D. Beja. He also represented Vitória de Guimarães,

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, F.C. Penafiel, G.D. Riopele, G.C. Alcobaça and F.C. Vizela in a 15-year professional career. Romão spent five seasons in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

with Guimarães, never managing to be more than a reserve player. His last campaign at that level was 1982–83, being relegated with Alcobaça. He retired in June 1984, aged only 30.

Coaching career

Romão started working as a manager immediately after retiring, being in charge as Vizela had their first experience in the top flight in 1984–85 – the team finished in the 16th and last position in the league, being immediately relegated. From the start of the 1987–88 season until the end of the 1999–2000 campaign he always worked in the Portuguese top tier, starting with Penafiel and being mainly in charge of G.D. Chaves, which he led to the fifth place in 1989–90 in a total of three stints. In the summer of 2000, Romão joined António Oliveira's staff at the Portugal national team, holding his position until the end of the

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. Subsequently, he was in charge of the under-21 side, and was also the nation's manager in the ill-fated campaign at the

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. Romão started managing abroad in 2005 with

Wydad AC Wydad Athletic Club (, ), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional Association football, football team that competes in Botola, the top tier of th ...

, then had spells with

Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) Al-Arabi Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the capital city Doha. Founded in 1952, the most prominent team of the club is the Association football, football team that competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club's home ground ...

Raja CA Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. Founded on 20 M ...

(two),

Kuwait SC Kuwait Sports Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 19 times and has won over 50 trophies overall. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located i ...

and

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. During his stint in the Moroccan

Botola The Botola Pro (), officially known as the Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Morocco and the top tier of the Moroccan football league system. Organized by the Ligue Nationale de Football Prof ...

, he led both WAC and Raja to the national championship.José Romão novamente campeão em Marrocos (José Romão champion in Morocco again)
; TSF, 31 May 2009

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romao, Jose 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Beja, Portugal 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Beja District Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Beja players Vitória S.C. players AD Fafe players F.C. Penafiel players G.D. Riopele players G.C. Alcobaça players F.C. Vizela players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers F.C. Vizela managers F.C. Penafiel managers G.D. Chaves managers Vitória F.C. managers F.C. Famalicão managers C.F. Os Belenenses managers Académica de Coimbra (football) managers F.C. Alverca managers Botola managers Wydad AC managers Raja CA managers AS FAR managers Qatar Stars League managers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers Kuwait Premier League managers Kuwait SC managers Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait