Christian Ramírez (footballer, born 1978)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Ramirez Diaz | ||
Date of birth | August 8, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–1 | UNAM | ||
2000–1 | Toluca | ||
2001–2 | Pumas UNAM | ||
2002–3 | Toluca | ||
2003 | Monarcas Morelia | ||
2003–4 | Club América | ||
2004–5 | Chivas Guadalajara | ||
2005–2007 | UNAM | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christian Ramirez Diaz (born August 8, 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a former Mexican football defender, who last played for UNAM Pumas in the Primera Division de Mexico.
Ramirez stands at 5'8 and weighs 178 lbs. He wears #13 on the back of his jersey. He played in only 1 game for Chivas during the Clausura 2006 tournament, against Monarcas Morelia. He got a chance to start that game as well, playing until the 75th minute, when he received a direct red card for a rough slide tackle. Ramirez also hanged around for the Clausura playoffs, and also played in 1 game. He was called up from Chivas' farm team Chivas Coras Tepic, when Chivas lost their 6 star players to the Mexico National Team.
Christian Ramirez is a journeyman player, whose career in Mexican football spans since 2000. His first team was Pumas UNAM during the Invierno 2000-2001 tournament. Then, during the Vernano 2000-2001 tournament, he was shipped to Toluca. The Invierno 2001-2002 tournament found him back with Pumas, where he also played the Verano. He was traded back to Toluca for the Apertura 2002-2003, but for the Clausura, he packed his bags to Morelia. It seemed that Ramirez could not stay with one team. In the Apertura 2003-2004 tournament he was traded to América. He stayed with América, but was sent down to play with América's Primera A team. Later, he was traded to rival club Chivas for the Clausura 2004-2005.
His total career stats are: 158 games played, 142 games started, 12,480 minutes played, 16 substitutions, 4 goals, 1 own goal, 40 yellow cards, and 5 red cards.
He was the UP's soccer team. He likes\d[clarification needed] to play with a 4-2-3-1, liked to start the offense from the defense. Huante was his assistant coach and Armand the physic coach. Nowadays he is the coach of Pumas Naucalpan, a team that plays in the Segundo Division of the Mexico football league.
External links
- Christian Ramírez (Christian Ramírez Díaz) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Monarcas Morelia footballers
- Club América footballers
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Mexican footballers