Ruy Ramos
Ruy Ramos (ラモス 瑠偉, Ramos Ruy, born February 9, 1957) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Ruy Ramos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1996 | Verdy Kawasaki | 302 | (83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Verdy Kawasaki | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 361 | (83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990–1995 | Japan | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Japan beach soccer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Tokyo Verdy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Japan beach soccer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | FC Gifu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Japan beach soccer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Biography
changeRamos was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 9, 1957. In 1977, he moved to Japan at the age of 20 and joined Japan Soccer League club Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki). The club were the champions of the Japan Soccer League five times, the JSL Cup three times and Emperor's Cup three times. In Asia, the club also won the 1987 Asian Club Championship. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the new J1 League was founded. The club won the J1 League in 1993 and 1994. The club also won the J.League Cup in 1992, 1993 and 1994. In summer 1996, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga. In summer 1997, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki. He retired at the end of the 1998 season. He was 41 years old. He was selected for the "Japanese Footballer of the Year award" twice and the Best Eleven eight times. He was one of the most central players in the golden era of Yomiuri/Verdy history.
Ramos obtained Japanese citizenship in 1989. In September 1990, when he was 33 years old, he was called up for the Japan national team for the 1990 Asian Games. On September 26, he debuted against Bangladesh. After his debut, he became a regular player for Japan. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup and he played 4 matches in the competition. Under manager Hans Ooft, Japan progressed to the final qualifying stage for the 1994 World Cup. Ramos was on the pitch when Japan's hope to play in the finals was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the "Agony of Doha" (ドーハの悲劇). In 1995, Ramos also played at King Fahd Cup. He played 32 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1995.
In 2005, Ramos became a manager for Japan national beach soccer team. He managed at 2005 Beach Soccer World Cup and Japan finished at the 4th place. In September 2005, he signed with Kashiwa Reysol and served as an assistant coach. In 2006, he moved to J2 League club Tokyo Verdy and became a manager. In 2007, the club finished in second place and was promoted to J1 League from 2008. He resigned at the end of 2007 season, without managing in J1. In 2009, he became manager of the Japan national beach soccer team again and managed until 2013. In 2014, he signed with J2 club FC Gifu and managed until July 2016.
In 2018, Ramos was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Statistics
change| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1977 | Yomiuri | JSL Division 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1978 | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 1980 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | ||
| 1981 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1982 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1983 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 1984 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 1985/86 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | ||
| 1986/87 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 1987/88 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 1988/89 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1989/90 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 1990/91 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 1991/92 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | - | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 1994 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1995 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 2 | |||
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 361 | 83 | 44 | 11 | 51 | 13 | 456 | 107 | |
| Total | 361 | 83 | 44 | 11 | 51 | 13 | 456 | 107 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 1 |
References
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Other websites
change- Ruy Ramos at Soccerway.com
- Ruy Ramos at WorldFootball.net
- Ruy Ramos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ruy Ramos at J.League (in Japanese)
- Ruy Ramos at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
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