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{{short description|Portuguese football coach and former player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = José Romão
| image = Raja de Casablanca vs Al Taliya, Arabian Champions League, October 29 2008-01.jpg
| caption = Romão as manager of [[Raja CA|Raja Casablanca]] in 2008
| fullname = José Pratas Romão
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Beja, Portugal]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1966–1969 | youthclubs1 = Despertar
| years1 = 1969–1971 | clubs1 = [[C.D. Beja|Desportivo Beja]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1971–1976 | clubs2 = [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]] | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1976–1978 | clubs3 = [[AD Fafe|Fafe]] | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 1978–1979 | clubs4 = [[F.C. Penafiel|Penafiel]] | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 1979–1981 | clubs5 = [[G.D. Riopele|Riopele]] | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 1981–1983 | clubs6 = [[G.C. Alcobaça|Alcobaça]] | caps6 = 49 | goals6 = 7
| years7 = 1983–1984 | clubs7 = [[F.C. Vizela|Vizela]] | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 131 | totalgoals = 13
| manageryears1 = 1984–1986 | managerclubs1 = [[F.C. Vizela|Vizela]]
| manageryears2 = 1986–1989 | managerclubs2 = [[F.C. Penafiel|Penafiel]]
| manageryears3 = 1989–1990 | managerclubs3 = [[G.D. Chaves|Chaves]]
| manageryears4 = 1990 | managerclubs4 = [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setúbal]]
| manageryears5 = 1990–1992 | managerclubs5 = [[G.D. Chaves|Chaves]]
| manageryears6 = 1992–1993 | managerclubs6 = [[F.C. Famalicão|Famalicão]]
| manageryears7 = 1994 | managerclubs7 = [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]
| manageryears8 = 1995 | managerclubs8 = [[F.C. Tirsense|Tirsense]]
| manageryears9 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs9 = [[G.D. Chaves|Chaves]]
| manageryears10 = 1998 | managerclubs10 = [[Académica de Coimbra (football)|Académica]]
| manageryears11 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs11 = [[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]]
| manageryears12 = 2000–2002 | managerclubs12 = [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] (assistant)
| manageryears13 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs13 = [[Portugal national under-21 football team|Portugal U21]]
| manageryears14 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs14 = [[Wydad AC|Wydad]]
| manageryears15 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs15 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi Qatar]]
| manageryears16 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs16 = [[Raja CA|Raja Casablanca]]
| manageryears17 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs17 = [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]
| manageryears18 = 2011–2014 | managerclubs18 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi Kuwait]]
| manageryears19 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs19 = [[Raja CA|Raja Casablanca]]
| manageryears20 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs20 = [[AS FAR|FAR Rabat]]
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|POR}}}} <small>(as manager)</small>
{{MedalComp|[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2004]]|}}
}}
'''José Pratas Romão''' (born 13 April 1954) is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] former [[Association football|football]] [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

==Playing career==
Born in [[Beja, Portugal|Beja]], [[Alentejo]], Romão started playing for local club [[C.D. Beja]]. He also represented [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]], [[AD Fafe]], [[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]] with Guimarães, never managing to be more than a reserve player.<ref>[http://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/epoca-197273-primeira-divisao/ Época 1972/73: Primeira Divisão (1972/73 Season: First Division)]; Arquivos da Bola, 27 April 2007 {{in lang|pt}}</ref><ref>[http://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/19/ Época 1975/76: Primeira Divisão (1975/76 Season: First Division)]; Arquivos da Bola, 5 April 2007 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> His last campaign at that level was [[1982–83 Primeira Divisão|1982–83]], being relegated with Alcobaça.<ref>[http://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/06/08/epoca-198283-primeira-divisao/ Época 1982/83: Primeira Divisão (1982/83 Season: First Division)]; Arquivos da Bola, 8 June 2007 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> 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 Primeira Divisão|1984–85]] – the team finished in the 16th and last position in the league, being immediately relegated.<ref>[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/videos/60aa57050cf26952d6c6d5f1/vizela-e-vizela-a-grande-festa-na-cidade-pelo-regresso-a-liga «Vizela é Vizela»: a grande festa na cidade pelo regresso à Liga ("Vizela is Vizela": city parties hard upon return to League)]; Mais Futebol, 23 May 2021 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> From the start of the [[1987–88 Primeira Divisão|1987–88 season]] until the end of the [[1999–2000 Primeira Liga|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 Primeira Divisão|1989–90]] in a total of three stints.<ref>[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/d-chaves-a-uefa-nos-anos-80-o-abismo-e-o-renascer-no-jamor D. Chaves: a UEFA nos anos 80, o abismo e o renascer no Jamor (D. Chaves: UEFA in the 80s, abyss and rebirth at the Jamor)]; Mais Futebol, 14 April 2010 {{in lang|pt}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/futebol-nacional/jose-romao-ajudou-desportivo-de-chaves-a-projectar-se_d1055340 José Romão ajudou Desportivo de Chaves a projectar-se (José Romão helped Desportivo de Chaves make a name for themselves)]; [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]], 31 January 2018 {{in lang|pt}}</ref>

In the summer of 2000, Romão joined [[António Oliveira (footballer, born 1952)|António Oliveira]]'s staff at the [[Portugal national football team|Portugal national team]], holding his position until the end of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>[https://www.record.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-selecoes/detalhe/jose-romao-transformar-a-ilusao-em-realidade José Romão: «Transformar a ilusão em realidade» (José Romão: "Turn illusion into reality")]; [[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]], 4 October 2001 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> Subsequently, he was in charge of the [[Portugal national under-21 football team|under-21 side]],<ref>[https://www.record.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-selecoes/detalhe/jose-romao-assume-sub-21 José Romão assume sub-21 (José Romão takes over under-21s)]; Record, 29 January 2003 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> and was also the nation's manager in the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|ill-fated campaign]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130717153615/http://www.dn.pt/inicio/interior.aspx?content_id=662025 Geração de ouro despede-se sem passar o testemunho (Golden generation says goodbye without finding successor)]; [[Diário de Notícias]], 27 July 2007 {{in lang|pt}}</ref>

Romão started managing abroad in 2005 with [[Wydad AC]], then had spells with [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)]], [[Raja CA]] (two),<ref>[http://www.bladi.net/jose-romao-raja-casablanca.html José Romao nouvel entraineur du Raja Casablanca (José Romao new Raja Casablanca coach)]; Bladi, 22 October 2009 {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/internacional/made-in/jose-romao-ja-nao-e-o-treinador-do-raja-casablanca José Romão já não é o treinador do Raja Casablanca (José Romão is no longer manager of Raja Casablanca)]; Mais Futebol, 5 May 2015 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> [[Kuwait SC]]<ref>[https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/romao-foi-eleito-o-tecnico-da-epoca-no-kuwait-701557 Romão foi eleito o técnico da época no Kuwait (Romão voted manager of the season in Kuwait)]; Record, 9 June 2011 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> and [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)]].<ref>[https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/jose-romao-este-ciclo-chega-ao-fim-mas-tenho-ambicoes-879435 José Romão: «Este ciclo chega ao fim mas tenho ambições» (José Romão: "This cycle comes to an end but I am ambitious")]; Record, 24 April 2014 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> During his stint in the Moroccan [[Botola]], he led both WAC and Raja to the national championship.<ref>[https://www.tsf.pt/desporto/interior/jose-romao-novamente-campeao-em-marrocos-1249523.html José Romão novamente campeão em Marrocos (José Romão champion in Morocco again)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423161309/https://www.tsf.pt/desporto/interior/jose-romao-novamente-campeao-em-marrocos-1249523.html|date=23 April 2019}}; [[TSF (radio station)|TSF]], 31 May 2009 {{in lang|pt}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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