Ramon Menezes facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 30 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1988 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1993 | Cruzeiro | 89 | (12) |
| 1992 | → Bahia (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 1993 | → Bahia (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Vitória | 80 | (40) |
| 1995–1996 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Vasco da Gama | 122 | (44) |
| 2000–2002 | Atlético Mineiro | 52 | (17) |
| 2001 | → Fluminense (loan) | 5 | (5) |
| 2002 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | (19) |
| 2003 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | (6) |
| 2004 | Fluminense | 36 | (13) |
| 2005 | Botafogo | 35 | (6) |
| 2006 | Vasco da Gama | 35 | (7) |
| 2007 | Al-Gharafa | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Atlético Paranaense | 12 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Vitória | 111 | (30) |
| 2011–2012 | Joinville | 50 | (12) |
| 2012 | Caxias | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Cabofriense | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 719 | (220) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Brazil | 6 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Joinville (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | ASEEV | ||
| 2016 | Anápolis | ||
| 2016 | Guarani-MG | ||
| 2016 | Joinville | ||
| 2017 | Anápolis | ||
| 2018 | Tombense | ||
| 2019–2020 | Vasco da Gama (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2020 | CRB | ||
| 2021 | Vitória | ||
| 2022– | Brazil U20 | ||
| 2023 | Brazil (interim) | ||
| 2023– | Brazil U23 | ||
| 2024 | Brazil U17 | ||
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Ramon Menezes Hubner (born on June 30, 1972), often known simply as Ramon Menezes or Ramon, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He used to play as an attacking midfielder, a player who helps both defend and attack. Today, he is the coach for the Brazilian under-20 national team.
Ramon spent most of his playing career in his home country, Brazil. He played in over 350 matches and scored 98 goals. He is most famous for playing with Cruzeiro, Vasco da Gama, and Vitória. He also played in other countries for teams like Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, Tokyo Verdy in Japan, and Al-Gharafa in Qatar. He stopped playing professionally in 2013 with Cabofriense.
Ramon also played for the Brazilian national team six times, scoring one goal.
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Ramon Menezes: His Football Journey
Playing Career: From Young Talent to Star
Ramon was born in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He started his football journey at a young age, joining the youth team of Cruzeiro. He played his first professional game for Cruzeiro on October 18, 1987. He was just 15 years old!
He scored his first goal for the senior team on March 17, 1988. Ramon played more regularly in 1990. After that, he was loaned to Bahia twice, in 1992 and 1993.
Becoming a Top Player
In 1994, Ramon moved to Vitória. He quickly became a key player for the team. In 1995, he scored an amazing 25 goals in the Campeonato Baiano league, which was his best scoring record in a single season.
His great performance at Vitória led him to play in Europe. He joined Bundesliga team Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Germany. In 1996, he returned to Brazil and signed with Vasco da Gama. This was a very successful time for him. He helped Vasco da Gama win many important titles:
- The 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian League)
- The 1998 Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State League)
- The 1998 Copa Libertadores (South America's biggest club competition)
- The 1999 Torneio Rio – São Paulo
In 2000, Ramon moved to Atlético Mineiro. He scored the winning goal for them to claim the Campeonato Mineiro title that year. He then played for Fluminense on loan in 2001. He became well-known for scoring goals from free kicks.
Ramon went back to Atlético Mineiro before rejoining Vasco da Gama in 2002. He scored 15 goals in 17 league games, helping his team avoid being moved down to a lower league. In 2003, he moved to Japan to play for Tokyo Verdy.
He returned to Fluminense in 2004 but had some injuries. He then played for Botafogo and had a third time playing for Vasco da Gama in 2006. He also played for Al-Gharafa SC in Qatar and Atlético Paranaense in Brazil.
In 2008, Ramon returned to Vitória for another period. He left the club in 2010. In 2011, at 38 years old, he joined Joinville. He helped them get promoted from the Série C (third division). He played his last professional games for Caxias and Cabofriense before retiring in 2013.
Playing for Brazil's National Team
Ramon was called up to play for the Brazilian national team in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. He played his first game for Brazil on May 31, 2001, in a 2–0 win against Cameroon. He scored his first and only goal for Brazil on June 7, 2001, in a game against France.
From Player to Coach
After he stopped playing, Ramon started his coaching career. He first worked as an assistant coach at his former club, Joinville.
Coaching Different Teams
In 2015, he became the head coach of ASEEV. He led them to win the third division of the Campeonato Goiano league. He then coached Anápolis and Guarani-MG in 2016. He also returned to Joinville as their manager that year.
Ramon coached Anápolis again in 2017 and Tombense in 2018. In 2018, he rejoined Vasco da Gama, first as an assistant coach. In March 2020, he became the head coach of Vasco da Gama's main team.
He later coached CRB in 2020 and Vitória in 2021.
Coaching Brazil's Young Talent
On March 7, 2022, Ramon was chosen to coach the Brazil under-20 national team. He led them to win the 2023 South American U-20 Championship, which is a big tournament for young players in South America.
Because of his success, he was named the interim (temporary) manager of the main Brazilian national team on February 15, 2023. This happened after the previous coach, Tite, left his job after the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He also coaches the Brazil U23 and Brazil U17 teams.
Career Statistics
Club Appearances and Goals
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 1987 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| 1989 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 1991 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 108 | 13 | |||
| Bahia (loan) | 1992 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| Bahia (loan) | 1993 | Série A | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Vitória | 1994 | Série A | 18 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 55 | 17 | |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 28 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 7 | 62 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 89 | 45 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1995–96 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 1996 | Série A | 13 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| 1997 | 30 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 63 | 29 | ||
| 1998 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 16 | ||
| 1999 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 26 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 172 | 61 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2000 | Série A | 13 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 16 |
| 2001 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 85 | 23 | ||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2001 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 6 | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2002 | Série A | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 27 | 21 | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2003 | J.League 1 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 27 | 7 | |||
| Fluminense | 2004 | Série A | 25 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 14 | ||
| Botafogo | 2005 | Série A | 24 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2006 | Série A | 27 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 9 | |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2007 | Série A | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Vitória | 2008 | Série A | 30 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 11 | ||
| 2009 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 9 | ||||
| 2010 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 15 | ||
| Total | 72 | 12 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 35 | ||
| Joinville | 2011 | Série C | 12 | 1 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2012 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 32 | 11 | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | |||||
| Caxias | 2012 | Série C | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Cabofriense | 2013 | Carioca Série B | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 431 | 106 | 288 | 114 | 71 | 19 | 60 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 884 | 264 | ||
International Appearances and Goals
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
International Goals
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2001 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  France |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Coaching Statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| ASEEV |  |
27 August 2015 | 31 December 2015 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 77.78 | |
| Anápolis | |
1 January 2016 | 13 February 2016 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 22.22 | |
| Guarani-MG | |
15 March 2016 | 10 April 2016 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| Joinville | |
18 September 2016 | 28 November 2016 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 33.33 | |
| Brazil U23 | |
5 Jul 2023 | present | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 61.54 | |
| Tombense | |
23 November 2017 | 16 July 2018 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 30.77 | |
| Vasco da Gama | |
30 March 2020 | 8 October 2020 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 50.00 | |
| CRB | |
9 November 2020 | 17 December 2020 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 22.22 | |
| Vitória | |
8 June 2021 | 5 August 2021 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 18.75 | |
| Brazil U20 | |
7 March 2022 | present | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 71.43 | |
| Brazil (caretaker) | |
15 February 2023 | 4 July 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 120 | 48 | 32 | 40 | 146 | 111 | +35 | 40.00 | — | |||
Career Highlights and Awards
As a Player
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1990
- Supercopa Libertadores: 1991, 1992
- Copa do Brasil: 1993
Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010
Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1997
- Campeonato Carioca: 1998
- Copa Libertadores: 1998
- Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1999
Atlético Minero
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2000
Joinville
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2011
- Copa Santa Catarina: 2011
Individual Awards
- Bola de Prata: 2002 (This award recognizes the best players in the Brazilian league)
As a Manager
ASEEV
- Campeonato Goiano Terceira Divisão: 2015
Brazil U20
- South American U-20 Championship: 2023
Brazil U23
- Pan American Games: 2023
See also
In Spanish: Ramon Menezes para niños
