Ramón Grosso
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ramón Moreno Grosso | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Date of death | 13 February 2002 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Santo Domingo el Sabio | |||
1959–1963 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Plus Ultra | ||
1964–1976 | Real Madrid | 265 | (54) |
1964 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 12 | (3) |
Total | 277 | (57) | |
International career | |||
1963–1964 | Spain amateur | 9 | (9) |
1964 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1967–1970 | Spain | 14 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1987 | Real Madrid B | ||
1991 | Real Madrid (interim) | ||
1997 | Real Madrid B | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name 2 Ramón Moreno Grosso (8 December 1943 – 13 February 2002) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
He represented Real Madrid over the course of 12 La Liga seasons, playing in 366 official games (96 goals scored) and winning 11 major titles, including the 1966 European Cup.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Grosso reached Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 15. After a four-month spell with neighbouring Atlético Madrid, being an important offensive unit as the Colchoneros eventually avoided relegation from La Liga,[1] he returned to the club, going on to remain there for the following 12 years.
Even though he shared teams with the likes of Amancio Amaro, Francisco Gento or Ferenc Puskás, Grosso was team top scorer in his first two seasons, scoring 17 goals in 28 games in 1964–65 and 11 in 29 in the following He made his debut in the European Cup on 23 September 1964, netting in the 5–2 away win against Boldklubben 1909.[1][2]
In the following years, Grosso played in several positions for Real Madrid, even being placed as goalkeeper in the Ramón de Carranza Trophy match with Boca Juniors. For his "team-first" approach he was eventually dubbed Obrero (worker),[1] and he left his main club in June 1976 at the age of 32, retiring from football subsequently.
Grosso continued to work with the Merengues in the following decades, as a manager: he started in the youth sides, then worked as head coach with Real Madrid Castilla in two separate Segunda División campaigns (24 games in 1986–87 and one in 1996–97, suffering relegation in the latter), and finally as assistant to the main squad;[3] on 24 March 1991, following the sacking of Alfredo Di Stéfano and before the appointment of Radomir Antić, he acted as interim to the latter in a 1–1 home draw against Real Oviedo.[4]
International career
Grosso gained 14 caps for Spain, over the course of three years. His debut occurred on 1 February 1967 in a 0–0 draw against Turkey at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifiers, and he scored in the second contest between the two teams, a 2–0 success in Bilbao.[1]
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 31 May 1967 | San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1968 qualifying |
Death
After a long battle with cancer, Grosso died on 13 February 2002 in his hometown of Madrid, aged 58. He was survived by his wife Amparo and five children, including the oldest María Angela, who married Real Madrid player Francisco Llorente.[1][5]
Honours
- Real Madrid
- European Cup: 1965–66
- La Liga: 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75
References
- ^ a b c d e Ramón Moreno Grosso; at Real Madrid Fans Template:Es icon
- ^ "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ Todos coinciden: "Era un tipazo" (All agree: "He was one hell of a guy"); Real Madrid CF, 20 December 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Ya nadie respeta al Real Madrid" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 March 1991. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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External links
- Ramón Grosso at BDFutbol
- Ramón Grosso manager profile at BDFutbol
- Real Madrid biography Template:Es icon
- Ramón Grosso at National-Football-Teams.com
- Spain stats at Eu-Football
- 1943 births
- 2002 deaths
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Spanish people of Italian descent
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Spain amateur international footballers
- Spain B international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Segunda División managers
- Real Madrid Castilla managers
- Real Madrid C.F. managers