Robin Ramírez

Robin Ramirez
Personal information
Full name	Robin Ariel Ramirez Gonzalez
Date of birth	11 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nacional Asunción
Youth career
2004–2009	Libertad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Libertad
2010–2011	→ Rubio Ñu (loan)
2012	→ Tolima (loan)
2013–2015	UNAM
2014	→ Deportivo Cali (loan)
2015	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)
2015–	Nacional Asunción
International career
2008–2009	Paraguay U-20
2011–	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016

Robin Ramírez (born 11 November 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as forward.

Career

It started in the club's training Club Libertad at the age of 14, and went through all the categories with much success.

In 2005, aged 15, Ramírez alternated in the Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 squads, being champion in all competitions. The following year he was taken into account for the Under-19, Under-20 and some games of the Reserve, with equal success.

He was dubbed "El Niño Maravilla" meaning "The Kid Wonder" Forward, moving, devilish, with movements similar to those of Pippin Nelson Cuevas, perhaps without much dribbling but with a physique similar, Robin began to also noteworthy for its versatility.

Net striker could act, bullet, flyer with arrival or even by right winger, giving many options to their coaches. Just his moves without the ball, positioning, their diagonal triangulations and finding gaps are its greatest virtues. Also stands out as a player sacrificed, that brings in the brand and puts pressure on opposing defenders.

However, despite their mere 1.71 meters, a very young Robin has had a special romance with the goal. With 17 years was top scorer at the U-19 in the year 2007, with 23 victories. In 2008 alternated between the Under-19, Under-20 and Reserve.

In January 2010 was transferred to Rubio Nu in search of greater opportunities to play. He scored his first goal in Paraguayan Primera División on 30 July 2010 to Olimpia, in the framework of the 3rd date of 2010 Paraguayan Primera División season.

In June 2011, after becoming the scorer albiverde with 12 goals during the Apertura was the scorer of the tournament. Team returned to its original owner tab, Freedom.

In January 2012 military enters the ranks of the Deportes Tolima which was opening scorer with 13 goals.

In December 2012 he was sold to Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico of Mexico at 1.5 million dollars.

Recently

He signed with Deportivo Cali on the 6th of December 2013. He was a well needed acquisition which is going to bring energy of the bench. In addition, Deportivo Cali needed a veteran player that has great motivation and participation skills on and off the field. Also he has been declared to play after he passed his physical exams.

National team

The 2009 South American Youth Championship of Venezuela, played between January and February 2009, marked the debut of Robin Ramirez all the Paraguay national under-20 football team in official matches since no previous integrated payroll for U-15 tournaments and U-17.

After scoring against Uruguay national under-20 football team in his second appearance, Robin caught the attention, with three goals scored to Bolivia national under-20 football team on the fourth day of the first phase. And plus he scored a Venezuela national under-20 football team, and by the decisive stage, accumulated his fifth target with which eventually became one of the scorers tournament, in which his team was also runner-up.

Later, in September, Robin was called again, this time to compete in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

External links

Robin Ramírez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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