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Ramires
Personal information
Full name Ramires Santos do Nascimento
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Central/Right Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
2005–2006 Joinville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Joinville 14 (3)
2007–2008 → Cruzeiro (loan) 32 (3)
2008–2009 Cruzeiro 29 (7)
2009–2010 Benfica 26 (4)
2010– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2008 Brazil U23 8 (0)
2009– Brazil 16 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 7, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 28, 2010

Ramires Santos do Nascimento (born March 24, 1987 in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as just Ramires, is a Brazilian football player who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea. In 2008, he won a Bronze medal of XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Club career

In January 2008, Ramires agreed to a five-year deal with Cruzeiro in a permanent move from Joinville for a fee of $300,000, giving Cruzeiro 70% of the players' economic rights. Joinville kept 30% in the event of any transfers in the future.[2] He was referred to by the fans and media during his time there as the "Queniano Azul", or "Blue Kenyan", in relation to Cruzeiro's main colour and his looks as well. This is a compliment, regarding his velocity and never-ending stamina on the field, comparable to the outstanding performances of Kenyans in marathons.

Benfica

On May 21, 2009, Ramires joined Portuguese club Sport Lisboa e Benfica for €7.5 million[3][4] on a five-year contract with a minimum fee release of €30 million. Ramires is an established crowd favourite at the Estádio da Luz where fans affectionately nickname him 'maior'.

On August 4, 2010 Benfica announced they had agreed a deal with English Premier League champions Chelsea and his third-party owner for around €22m (£18.2m), which can be completed subject to a medical.[5][6] It is reported that Ramires will join Chelsea on a four year deal on August 13, 2010, having passed his medical, once he has signed the contract. [7]

Chelsea

Ramires signed for Chelsea on 13 August 2010 on a four year contract.[8]

International career

On July 21, 2008, Ramires was named the replacement for Robinho on the Brazil U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. He appeared four times at the Olympics, as Brazil went on to achieve bronze medal.

On May 21, 2009, he was called up for the first time to the Brazilian national team for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[9] He played his first game for the national team on June 6, 2009, a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Uruguay, in which he came as a substitute for Elano.[10]

Ramires scored his first International goal on June 7, 2010 against Tanzania leading up to the World Cup finals. He scored again later in game setting the score to 1-5.

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro

Joinville

Benfica

International

Brazil

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup S. America/Euro Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Joinville 2006 14 3 * * * * * * 14 3
Cruzeiro
2007 32 3 * * * * 2 0 34 3
2008 25 6 * * * * 10 5 35 11
2009 4 1 * * * * 8 1 12 2
Benfica 2009-10 26 4 1 0 4 1 12 0 43 5
Career Total 101 17 1 0 4 1 32 6 138 24

Last update - 2nd August 2010

International statistics

As of July 2, 2010[11]

References

  1. ^ www.slbenfica.pt – Ficha de jogador Template:Pt icon
  2. ^ "Ramires fica em definitivo no Cruzeiro". Mercadofutebol.com. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2008-04-15. Template:Pt icon
  3. ^ "Cruzeiro confirma venda de Ramires para o Benfica". Estadão. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-22. Template:Pt icon
  4. ^ "Ramires Agrees Benfica Move". ESPNSTAR.com. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  5. ^ "Chelsea 'to sign Benfica midfielder Ramires for £18m'". BBCSport. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  6. ^ "Ramires transfer confirmed". Planet Benfica. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  7. ^ "Chelsea To Complete £18M Ramires Signing". Daily Star. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  8. ^ http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/08/13/2069475/official-chelsea-complete-signing-of-benfica-midfielder
  9. ^ "Dunga convoca Seleção Brasileira para jogos das Eliminatórias e Copa das Confederações". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-22. Template:Pt icon
  10. ^ "Brasil atropela o Uruguai, quebra tabu e fica muito perto da vaga para 2010". O Globo. 2009-00-06. Retrieved 2009-06-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Template:Pt icon
  11. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Bulgarian National Team) 2008–2009". RSSSFbrasil.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
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