Sebastián Romero (footballer, born 1978)

Sebastián Ariel Romero (born 27 April 1978, in Berisso), nicknamed Chirola, is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a winger.

While playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), Romero came to prominence as a key member of Argentina Under-20's victorious 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship team in Malaysia.

After 3 seasons at Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, he moved to Europe to play for Real Betis, Toulouse FC, and Córdoba CF.

Romero joined Banfield for the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season.

At the end of 2019, Chirola left Quilmes, having scored 13 goals in 153 matches since joining the club in 2011.