FC Sion from locals, and played their first competitive league fixture in 1914, again a 3–2 victory, against FC Monthey. In 1919, Sion formally organised its managerial structure, with Gilliard becoming vice-president and Charles Aymon taking the presidency. From 1932, Sion played in the fourth tier of Swiss football, where they spent much of the next 20 years, briefely interrupted by promotion to the third tier in 1944, quickly followed by relegation in 1946. In 1952, Sion returned to the third tier. Five years later, Sion gained promotion again to the National League B, followed five years later by promotion to the
Romano Sion suffered relegation from La Liga and he played a further three seasons with them in Segunda División, being involved in several spats with elusive chairman José María Caneda. In January 2001, Sion signed with Portugal's Vitória de Guimarães, being sparingly played during his one-and-a-half season spell. For the 2002–03 campaign he joined another club in the country, Rio Ave F.C. in the Segunda Liga; following a very short stint back in Spain with Universidad de Las Palmas CF he returned to his homeland, playing out the remainder of his career in amateur football. Romano Sion Romano Sion (born 9 June