Javier San Román Celorio (born January 27, 1987) is a Mexican football manager, executive and former player.[1] He is the brother of the former football player and executive Santiago San Román.[2]

Javier San Román
Personal information
Full name Javier San Román Celorio
Date of birth (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Municipal Grecia (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Teca Huixquilucan 5 (0)
2008–2012 Tecamachalco 67 (9)
Managerial career
2021 Irapuato
2021 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Premier (Assistant)
2022 Municipal Grecia
2023 Municipal Grecia (Interim)
2024– Municipal Grecia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Footballer edit

His career as a professional footballer lasted five years between 2007 and 2012, playing for Teca Huixquilucan and Tecamachalco F.C., both in the Segunda División de México.[1]

Football executive edit

In 2012 he retired from professional soccer after his club was promoted to Ascenso MX, however, the team was remodeled to comply with the competition regulations, later, the club was relocated to Oaxaca City and renamed as Alebrijes de Oaxaca however, the club ownership continued under the Grupo Tecamachalco.[3] At the end of 2012 San Román was appointed as the first president of the club.[4] On April 16, 2016, San Román resigned as president of Alebrijes de Oaxaca.[5]

In 2016, the Grupo Tecamachalco signed an agreement with the Grupo Orlegi to bring Tampico Madero F.C. to Ascenso MX,[6] as part of the agreement Javier San Román was appointed as the president of this club. He remained in office until April 2018, when San Román resigned in protest for the lower numbers of clubs approved from get the promotion from Ascenso MX to Liga MX and a possible elimination of the promotion right.[7]

After Tampico Madero, San Román returned to Oaxaca to be part of the club's board of directors, until 2019 when it was decided to put the franchise on hiatus with the aim of getting another place due to the loss of support of the fans and the low economic support from the government.[8]

For the 2020–2021 season, Grupo Tecamachalco began a synergy with Club Deportivo Irapuato with the aim of ensuring the club's continuity in the city.[9] As part of the agreement, San Román was appointed as the club's president. In December 2020 the club dismissed its manager Juan Manuel Rivera due to poor sporting results,[10] due to lack of time to find another coach it was decided to appoint Javier San Román as the new manager of the club, so he resigned from the presidency of the same.[11]

Manager edit

San Román officially debuted as manager on January 16, 2021, in his first game, Irapuato drew two goals with Cruz Azul Hidalgo.[12] In the eleven regular-phase matches that he directed, the club achieved seven victories, three draws and one defeat, for which he managed to qualify the team for promotion play-offs to Liga de Expansión MX. In the playoffs, San Román managed to eliminate C.F. La Piedad in the quarterfinals by an aggregate score of 5–2, in the semifinals he defeated Inter Playa del Carmen with an aggregate of 1–2, however, in this last game he was expelled and sanctioned for eight games due to unsportsmanlike conduct.[13] Later, Irapuato defeated Cruz Azul Hidalgo in the final by an aggregate of 1–3, with which the club won the championship and category promotion,[14][15] however, San Román had to witness the series from the stands.

Honours edit

Manager edit

Irapuato

Managerial statistics edit

As of 27 May 2021.[1]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Irapuato 26 December 2020 20 August 2021 15 9 5 1 060.0 [1]
Total 15 9 5 1 060.0

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Javier San Román Celorio". ligamx.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ Zamora Meza, Zeltzin (30 December 2017). "Santiago San Román, de jugador a presidente de Alebrijes". milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ Toledo, Jair (12 May 2018). "Los Alebrijes de Oaxaca y su camino al éxito". lospleyers.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Oaxaca 'construye' su camino en busca de la primera división del futbol". expansion.mx (in Spanish). 18 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ Juárez, Erika (16 April 2016). "Renuncia Javier San Román a la Presidencia de Alebrijes". diariomarca.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "¡Tampico Madero, al Ascenso! Irarragorri y San Román anuncian sociedad". esto.com.mx (in Spanish). 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Presidente del Tampico Madero renuncia por posible desaparición del descenso". as.com (in Spanish). 8 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. ^ Toledo, Jair (5 December 2019). "Alebrijes, el equipo que surgió como control político en Oaxaca". lospleyers.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  9. ^ Morales, Luis Omar (30 July 2020). "Llegan los San Román a Irapuato y se confirma equipo para la Liga Premier". milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ Cisneros, Fernando (22 December 2020). "Se va el 'Cuate' Juan Manuel Rivera". El Sol de Irapuato (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ "El dueño del Irapuato también será su técnico". as.com (in Spanish). 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2-2 Irapuato". ligamx.net (in Spanish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Irapuato: Javier San Román, técnico y dueño del equipo, denunció discriminación de árbitros". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Irapuato ganó el campeonato de la Liga Premier y ascendió al certamen de Expansión". radioformula.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  15. ^ Martínez Villar, Enrique (16 May 2021). "¡Otro subcampeón! Cruz Azul Hidalgo pierde Final de Liga Premier; Irapuato va a Liga de Expansión". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.