Ruy Ramos facts for kids
Ramos in 2010
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| Birth name | Ruy Gonçalves Ramos Sobrinho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1996 | Yomiuri FC / 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Japan (beach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Kashiwa Reysol (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Tokyo Verdy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Japan (beach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | FC Gifu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Japan (beach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ruy Ramos (Japanese: ラモス 瑠偉, Hepburn: Ramosu Rui, born Ruy Gonçalves Ramos Sobrinho (Portuguese: [ˈʁuj ɡõˈsawviz ˈʁɐ̃mus suˈbɾĩɲu]); 9 February 1957) is a Brazilian-born Japanese former football manager and player. He is currently active as a television personality and tarento, which means he is a well-known public figure in Japan.
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Ruy Ramos's Club Career
Ruy Ramos was one of the first foreign players to join professional football in Japan. He joined the Japan Soccer League club Yomiuri in 1977 when he was 20 years old. This club later became known as Verdy Kawasaki.
Playing for Yomiuri / Verdy Kawasaki
Ramos played a big part in the team's success.
- The club won the Japan Soccer League championship five times.
- They also won the JSL Cup three times.
- They lifted the Emperor's Cup three times.
- In 1987, they won the 1987 Asian Club Championship, which is a big competition for clubs in Asia.
In 1992, the Japan Soccer League changed and became the J1 League. Ramos's team continued to be very strong.
- They won the J1 League championship in 1993 and 1994.
- They also won the J.League Cup three times in a row from 1992 to 1994.
Ramos was chosen as the Japanese Footballer of the Year twice. He was also named to the Best XI (a team of the best players) eight times. He was a key player during the most successful time for Yomiuri/Verdy.
Later Club Years and Retirement
In the summer of 1996, Ramos moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played there for a year. In the summer of 1997, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki. He retired from playing football at the end of the 1998 season, when he was 41 years old. In 2018, Ruy Ramos was honored by being added to the Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Ramos's International Career
Ruy Ramos started playing for the Japan national football team in September 1990. He was 33 years old at the time.
Playing for Japan
- His first game for Japan was on September 26, 1990, against Bangladesh.
- After that, he became a regular player for the national team.
- He was part of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup in 1992. He played four matches in that tournament.
- He was also an important player during the qualification games for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Japan almost made it to the World Cup finals.
- In a very famous game, known as the "Agony of Doha", Japan's hopes were crushed when Iraq scored a goal in the last moments of the game. Ramos was on the field during this match.
- In 1995, Ramos also played in the 1995 King Fahd Cup, which is now known as the FIFA Confederations Cup.
- From 1990 to 1995, he played 32 games for Japan and scored one goal.
Ramos as a Manager
After retiring as a player, Ruy Ramos became a football manager.
Early Coaching Roles
- In 2002, he briefly came out of retirement to be a player-technical adviser for Okinawa Kariyushi FC.
- He later worked as a technical adviser for FC Ryukyu.
- In March 2005, Ramos became the coach of the Japan national beach soccer team. He led them to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Coaching Tokyo Verdy
In January 2006, Ramos became the coach of his old club, Tokyo Verdy. The team had just been moved down to the J2 League.
- After a tough 2006 season, Ramos said he would step down if his team didn't win their first game of the 2007 season.
- They won that first game 5–0 against Thespa Kusatsu.
- His team finished second in the league that season, which meant Tokyo Verdy moved back up to the J1 League.
- After this success, Ramos became an executive director at the club.
Return to Beach Soccer and FC Gifu
- In 2009, Ramos became the coach of the national beach soccer team again. He led them in the 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup tournaments.
- In 2014, Ramos signed with FC Gifu, a J2 League club. However, the team's results were not good, and he left the club in July 2016.
Honours and Achievements
Ruy Ramos achieved many great things during his career as a player and manager.
Club Honours
- Asian Club Championship: 1987
- Japan Soccer League Division 1: 1983, 1984, 1986/87, 1990/91, 1991/92
- JSL Cup: 1979, 1985, 1991
- Konica Cup: 1990
- XEROX Champions Cup: 1992
- J1 League: 1993, 1994
- Emperor's Cup: 1984, 1986, 1987, 1996
- J.League Cup: 1992, 1993, 1994
- Japanese Super Cup: 1994, 1995
International Honours
- AFC Asian Cup: 1992
Individual Awards
- Japan Soccer League Division 1 top scorer: 1979, 1983
- Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1990, 1991
- J.League Best XI: 1993, 1994
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2018
Images for kids
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Ramos in 2010
See also
In Spanish: Ruy Ramos para niños
- Ramos Rui no World Wide Soccer – a video game that Ruy Ramos endorsed.
