Sergio Romero

Sergio Romero was born in Bernardo de Irigoyen, in Misiones province, on February 22, 1987. A goalkeeper trained at Racing Club, he moved to Europe in 2007 to play for AZ Alkmaar, and later played for Sampdoria, Monaco, and Manchester United. For the Argentine national team, he was the starting goalkeeper in the campaign that took the country to the 2014 World Cup final. In the semifinal against the Netherlands, he saved two penalties and put Argentina in the final. He was also champion of the 2021 Copa America and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At Manchester United, he won the English League Cup and the Europa League in 2016-17. Later he played for Venezia and Boca Juniors.