Oswaldo Ramírez
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 he helped Peru win the 1975 Copa América.
Club career
Ramírez started his career with Sport Boys in 1966 and, in 1968, was the top scorer in the Primera División Peruana.
In 1969, Oswaldo "Cachito" Ramirez scored two historic goals against Argentina in the Bombonera (Argentina), that allowed Peru to participate in the 1970 Mexico World Cup, leaving Argentina eliminated of this competition.
In 1970 he joined Universitario de Deportes where he won the league title in 1971 and 1974.
Between 1975 and 1977 he played for Atletico Espanol in Mexico.[1]
In 1977 Ramírez returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal where he won the championship in 1979 and 1980 as well as being top scorer in 1980.
After a short spell with Deportivo Galicia in Venezuela Ramírez returned to Sporting Cristal, he 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 | Universitario | Primera División Peruana |
1974 | Universitario | Primera División Peruana |
1975 | Atlético Español | CONCACAF Champions League |
1979 | Sporting Cristal | Primera División Peruana |
1980 | Sporting Cristal | Primera División Peruana |
1981 | Deportivo Galicia | Copa de Venezuela |
Individual awards
- Peruvian League: 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 helping them to win the Copa América 1975.
Ramírez's 17 goals for Peru make him the 5th highest scorer in the history of the Peru national team.
International title
Season | Club | Title |
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1975 | Peru | Copa América |
External links
References
- ^ Oswaldo Ramírez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ Copa Libertadores topscorers at rsssf
- ^ Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Peruvian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Peru international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- 1975 Copa América players
- Sport Boys footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Atlético Español footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Peruvian expatriates in Mexico
- Peruvian expatriates in Venezuela
- Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Peruvian expatriate footballers
- Copa América-winning players