Oswaldo Ramírez

Oswaldo Ramírez
Personal information
Full name	Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo
Date of birth	March 28, 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1969	Sport Boys
1970–1975	Universitario
1975–1977	Atletico Espanol
1977–1980	Sporting Cristal
1980–1981	Deportivo Galicia
1981–1982	Sporting Cristal
International career
1969–1982	Peru
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Peru
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 2007

Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo (born March 28, 1947, in Lima, Callao) is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on the Peru national football team, which won the 1975 Copa América.

Club career

Ramírez started his career with Sport Boys in 1966. In 1968, he was the top scorer in the Peruana Primera División.

In 1969, Oswaldo "Cachito" Ramirez scored two historic goals against Argentina in the Bombonera (Argentina). This allowed Peru to compete in the 1970 Mexico World Cup and 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 Atlético 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. 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
1971	Universitario	Peruana Primera División
1974	Universitario	Peruana Primera División
1975	Atlético Español	CONCACAF Champions League
1979	Sporting Cristal	Peruana Primera División
1980	Sporting Cristal	Peruana Primera División
1981	Deportivo Galicia	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 a total of 17 goals, representing them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the Copa América 1975.

Ramírez's 17 goals for Peru made him the 5th highest scorer in the history of the Peru national football team.

International title

Season	Club	Title
1975	Peru	Copa América

External links

Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1975

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[1] Oswaldo Ramírez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

[2] Copa Libertadores topscorers at rsssf

[3] "Primera División Peruana: Top Scorer". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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