Oriol Romeu

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ROMEU: READY AND WAITING - 31.10.2012
Oriol Romeu prepares for Manchester United's second visit in four days tonight determined to show his worth to the team...
INTERNATIONALS: VICTORY ALL ROUND - 12.10.2012
Oscar scored the opening two goals as Brazil beat Iraq 6-0 in a friendly held in Sweden on Thursday night...
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SPANISH STARS AT STAMFORD BRIDGE - 27.09.2012
Our Spanish-themed An Audience With... is just days away and there are still tickets available to see Juan Mata, Fernando Torres, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oriol Romeu up close and personal at Stamford Bridge.
INTERNATIONALS: ROMEU MAKES UNDER-21 PROGRESS - 07.09.2012
Oriol Romeu played the whole of Spain Under 21s' 0-0 draw away in Switzerland that keeps his side on track for the European Under-21 Championships...
TWO MORE BACK IN TRAINING - 07.08.2012
Juan Mata and Oriol Romeu return to Cobham today as we take a step closer to a full complement of players.
STURRIDGE THE HERO AS GB PROGRESS - 01.08.2012
Daniel Sturridge scored the decisive goal as Team GB booked their place in the Olympic quarter-finals, while Spain were eliminated without scoring a single goal...
STURRIDGE AND OSCAR SHINE AT OLYMPICS - 29.07.2012
Daniel Sturridge came off the bench to inspire Team GB to victory over UAE, while elsewhere there were mixed results for the Chelsea contingent at the Olympics...
ROMEU: ALL TO PLAY FOR - 27.07.2012
Oriol Romeu remains adamant that Spain can secure Olympic gold following their 1-0 defeat to Japan...
HAZARD LIGHTS UP IN NEW MAGAZINE - 06.07.2012
New boy Eden Hazard has outlined his goals in the August edition of Chelsea magazine, out now...
DI MATTEO: OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLYMPIANS - 05.07.2012
Roberto Di Matteo has been discussing the involvement of Chelsea players at this summer's London Olympics...
MATA AND ROMEU IN OLYMPIC CONTENTION - 03.07.2012
Juan Mata and Oriol Romeu have been selected by Spain for a training squad ahead of the London Olympics.
MY FIRST DAY: PART TWO - 03.07.2012
The first day in any new workplace can often be a daunting one, but how does it feel when you join a top, Premier League football club?
SPANISH STARS KEEN TO EARN THEIR TOUR STRIPES - 27.06.2012
Juan Mata and Oriol Romeu are looking forward to their first Chelsea tour when we head to America this summer...
LOOKING BACK: NO 5 AND 6 - 19.06.2012
Unfortunately for Michael Essien, the 2011/12 campaign was another which was blighted by injury...
ORIOL ADDS OPTIONS - 29.04.2012
Roberto Di Matteo has made it perfectly clear every member of the squad has a part to play in the crowded closing weeks, so the return of Oriol Romeu in the previous league match was good news...
ROMEU REVISITING - 25.01.2012
It was our second day of training at Real Mallorca's base this morning and for Oriol Romeu it was an opportunity to renew some acquaintances at a familiar ground...
ROMEU: KEEP ON FIGHTING - 16.01.2012
Having played his part in a home win that consolidated the team's position in the top four, Oriol Romeu highlighted the importance of his compatriot Fernando Torres to the performance...
ROMEU'S YEAR TO REMEMBER - 30.12.2011
At the beginning of 2011 Oriol Romeu was unheard of in England, but 12 months on the combative midfielder is getting used to life in the limelight as a Chelsea man.
VILLAS-BOAS: OUR ORIOL - 11.12.2011
Andre Villas-Boas has addressed a couple of incorrect media stories that have been circulating, including the details of an agreement with Barcelona regarding Oriol Romeu...
CHELSEA 2012: ORIOL ROMEU - 09.12.2011
They are already World and European champions but Oriol Romeu is hoping Spain can add the Olympic crown in London next summer...
WORDS WITH: ORIOL ROMEU - 30.11.2011
Increased involvement in recent weeks has seen the young Spaniard flourish. He is determined for that to continue...
ORIOL'S OPPORTUNITY - 23.08.2011
Oriol Romeu believes he is in peak condition to take advantage of the 'great opportunity' he has been given at Chelsea.

Name: Oriol Romeu
Nationality: Spanish
Date of Birth: 24/09/1991
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 79.0 kg
Previous Clubs: Barcelona
Position: Midfielder

Chelsea career
Oriol Romeu Vidal joined from Barcelona in August 2011, signing a four-year-contract.

Primarily a deep-lying midfielder, the 6ft Catalan can also play in central defence and is renowned for his strength and his expansive passing ability.

Romeu made his debut as a late substitute in our 2-1 win at Sunderland in early September, and followed that up with 90 minutes against Fulham in the Carling Cup.

The youngster's early-season form impressed, earning him 12 consecutive appearances over the tough Christmas and New Year schedule in the heart of the Blues midfield. However, niggling injuries kept him out of action throughout much of February and March.

Romeu struggled to establish himself as a regular under the stewardship of Roberto Di Matteo, making only a handful of appearances, most of which came as a substitute.

He made his first appearance of the 2011/12 season in the Capital One Cup win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, a game which also saw him score his first goal for the club from the penalty spot.

His first league appearance of the campaign came as a second-half substitute in the 4-1 win over Norwich City when he replaced John Mikel Obi, while Di Matteo handed him a first league start in the 1-1 draw at Swansea, although he was withdrawn at the break, replaced by Ramires.

The arrival of Rafael Benitez saw Romeu begin to feature more regularly, before his progress was curtailed when he sustained a knee injury during the 3-1 win at Sunderland, subsequently ruling him out for the remainder of the season.

Romeu returned to training towards the end of the season, but the management chose not to take any unnecessary risks with his fitness.

Pre-Chelsea
Romeu began with Barcelona's smaller neighbours Espanyol before joining the famous Camp Nou academy in 2004, progressing through the ranks until a reserve team regular playing in Spain's second tier under former Spain international Luis Enrique.

Having overcome a knee injury during the season, he made his La Liga debut for the senior Barça side at the end of the 2010/11 campaign, coming on as a late substitute in a 0-0 draw against Deportivo La Coruna, having also appeared at the beginning of the campaign in a Spanish Supercup loss away at Sevilla.

International career
He was a runner-up with Spain in the European Championships at Under-19 level in 2010, beaten in the final by Gael Kakuta's France.

Aged 19, he was part of the Spain squad that was competing in the Under-20 World Cup squad in Colombia at the time the move was finalised. They reached the quarter-finals before losing on penalties to eventual champions Brazil.

Oriol received an Under 21 call-up for the subsequent autumn internationals.

He was then called into the Spain squad for the London Olympics, alongside both Juan Mata and Cesar Azpilicueta, featuring in two of their three group games as they suffered a disappointing early exit.

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