Osael Romero

William Osael Romero Castillo (born 18 April 1986) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team.

Osael Romero
Personal information
Full name William Osael Romero Castillo
Date of birth (1986-04-18) 18 April 1986
Place of birth Usulután, El Salvador
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Atlético Chaparratique
2006–2010 Vista Hermosa 115 (26)
2010 → Chivas USA (loan) 9 (1)
2011–2012 Águila 72 (24)
2013 Alianza 23 (8)
International career‡
2004–2005 El Salvador U-20
2007–2013 El Salvador 69 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2012
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

Career

Club

Romero started his career at Atlético Chaparratique before joining Vista Hermosa in 2006.

On 1 February 2010, Chivas USA signed El Salvador international from FC Dallas who held a discovery claim on the player, the 23-year-old midfielder arrived in Los Angeles and comes on loan from Vista Hermosa.[1] On 26 June 2010, Romero scored his first MLS goal with Chivas USA in a game against FC Dallas at The Home Depot Center, in which ended 1–2 in favor of FC Dallas.

He returned to his home country to join Águila for the 2010 Apertura.

International

Romero officially received his first cap on 13 October 2007 in a friendly match against Costa Rica. He scored his first goal for the national team on 22 October 2008 in a friendly match against Bolivia. Arguably, Romero's greatest moment to date as a Salvadoran international came on 11 February 2009 in a World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago when he scored two late goals from free kicks in the dying moments of the game to even the scores and save El Salvador from a disappointing home loss.[2] The game ended at 2–2. During the 2009 Gold Cup, Romero scored two goals against Costa Rica that gave El Salvador a victory over traditional rivals Costa Rica.[3]

As of February 2012, he has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2009[5] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[6] as well as at the 2009[7] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[8]

On 20 September 2013, Romero was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing.[9]

International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 October 2008RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States Bolivia2–02–0Friendly
2.6 February 2009Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Peru1–01–0
3.11 February 2009Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago1–22–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.2–2
5.27 May 2009Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Ecuador1–13–1Friendly
6.3–1
7.3 July 2009The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States Costa Rica0–12–12009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.1–2
9.16 January 2011Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Belize1–05–22011 Copa Centroamericana
10.12 June 2011Soldier Field, Chicago, United States Cuba2–06–12011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
11.7 October 2011Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.15 November 2011Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Suriname1–04–0
13.2–0
14.8 June 2012Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica2–22–2
15.7 September 2012Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador Guyana2–12–2
16.11 September 2012Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana1–13–2

Awards
Achievement Club Season
Primera División C.D. Vista Hermosa 2005

Individual achievement
Award Year
Top Scorer Primera División FESFUT (15 goles) 2009
Player of the Year Primera División FESFUT 2006–2010

References
  1. Osael Romero signs with Chivas USA – Los Angeles Times
  2. Gracias, Osael – La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
  3. El Salvador stuns Costa Rica 2–1 with late goal Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Gold Cup 2009
  4. Osael Romero – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details – RSSSF
  6. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) – RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details – RSSSF
  8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details – RSSSF
  9. "El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life". BBC News. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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