Oswaldo Ramírez
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo | ||
Date of birth | March 28, 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1969 | Sport Boys | 92 | (50) |
1970–1975 | Universitario | 131 | (80) |
1975–1977 | Atletico Espanol | 47 | (12) |
1977–1980 | Sporting Cristal | 72 | (37) |
1980–1981 | Deportivo Galicia | ? | (?) |
1981–1982 | Sporting Cristal | 57 | (27) |
International career | |||
1969–1982 | Peru | 57 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 2007 |
Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo (born March 28, 1947, in Lima, Peru) is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on Peru national football team that won the 1975 Copa América.
Club career
Ramírez started his career with Sport Boys in 1966 and, in 1968, was the top scorer in the Peruana Primera División.
In 1969, Oswaldo "Cachito" Ramirez scored two historic goals against Argentina in the Bombonera (Argentina), that allowed Peru to compete in the 1970 Mexico World Cup, having eliminated Argentina from the competition.
In 1970, he joined Universitario de Deportes and won the league title in 1971 and 1974.
From 1975 to 1977, he played for Atletico Espanol (Mexico).[1]
In 1977 Ramírez returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal and won the Peruana Primera División championship in 1979 and 1980, being top scorer in 1980.
A short spell with Deportivo Galicia (Venezuela), was followed by Ramírez's return to Sporting Cristal, and he then retired in 1982.
Ramírez scored a total of 26 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 8th highest scoring player overall and the highest scoring Peruvian in the history of the tournament.[2]
Club titles
Season | Club | Title |
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1971 | ![]() |
Peruana Primera División |
1974 | ![]() |
Peruana Primera División |
1975 | ![]() |
CONCACAF Champions League |
1979 | ![]() |
Peruana Primera División |
1980 | ![]() |
Peruana Primera División |
1981 | ![]() |
Copa de Venezuela |
Individual awards
- Peruana Primera División: Top Scorer 1968, 1980[3]
- Copa Libertadores: Top Scorer 1972, 1975
International career
Ramírez played a total of 57 games for Peru, scoring 17 goals, representing them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the Copa América 1975.
Ramírez's 17 goals for Peru make him the 5th highest scorer in the history of the Peru national football team.
International title
Season | Club | Title |
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1975 | ![]() |
Copa América |
External links
References
- ^ Oswaldo Ramírez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ Copa Libertadores topscorers at rsssf
- ^ "Primera División Peruana: Top Scorer". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Peruvian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Peru international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- 1975 Copa América players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Sport Boys footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Atlético Español footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Peruvian expatriate footballers
- Copa América-winning players