Jhon Mario Ramírez | |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1971 |
Birth Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
Death Place: | Tunja, Colombia |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1992–1998 |
Clubs1: | Millonarios |
Years2: | 1998 |
Clubs2: | Independiente Medellín |
Years3: | 1999 |
Clubs3: | Deportivo Cali |
Years4: | 1999 |
Clubs4: | Deportes Tolima |
Years5: | 2000 |
Clubs5: | Deportes Quindío |
Years6: | 2001 |
Clubs6: | Atlético Bucaramanga |
Years7: | 2001 |
Clubs7: | Millonarios |
Caps7: | 13 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2002 |
Clubs8: | Independiente Medellín |
Years9: | 2003 |
Clubs9: | Carabobo |
Years10: | 2003 |
Clubs10: | Santa Fe |
Years11: | 2005–2006 |
Clubs11: | Boyacá Chicó |
Caps11: | 20 |
Goals11: | 3 |
Years12: | 2007 |
Clubs12: | Bogotá |
Years13: | 2008 |
Clubs13: | Deportivo Pereira |
Caps13: | 8 |
Goals13: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 1996–1997 |
Nationalteam1: | Colombia |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Manageryears1: | 2010–2012 |
Managerclubs1: | Millonarios (assistant) |
Manageryears2: | 2021 |
Managerclubs2: | Patriotas |
Jhon Mario Ramírez (2 December 1971 – 26 June 2021) was a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He last worked as manager of Patriotas.
Ramírez was well known in Bogotá, where he was a fan favorite during the mid-1990s when he played for Millonarios. He also played club football for Deportivo Cali, Deportes Tolima, Independiente Santa Fe, Boyacá Chicó F.C. and Deportivo Pereira. Ramírez filed a claim against his former team Deportes Tolima, arguing that the club had cancelled his playing contract without cause. In 2008, the Supreme Court of Colombia denied Ramirez's claim for compensation.[1]
He was also part of the Colombia national team. His last game for the national team was a friendly against Norway in 1997.[2]
Ramírez died on 26 June 2021, aged 49 at San Rafael hospital in Tunja after contracting COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.[3]