Luis Ramírez Zapata Explained

Luis Ramírez Zapata
Fullname:Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata
Birth Date:6 January 1954
Birth Place:San Salvador, El Salvador
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1966–1968
Youthyears2:1968–1969
Youthyears3:1969–1971
Youthclubs1:Córdova
Youthclubs2:La Predilecta
Youthclubs3:CD Dragón
Years1:1971–1976
Years2:1977–1978
Years3:1978
Years4:1979
Years5:1979
Years6:1980–1992
Years7:1990
Years8:1992
Clubs1:CD Águila
Clubs2:Cartaginés
Clubs3:Puebla FC
Clubs4:Alianza FC
Clubs5:Platense FC
Clubs6:CD Águila
Clubs7:Washington Diplomats
Clubs8:CD Atlético Marte
Goals1:182
Goals2:11
Nationalyears1:1971–1989
Nationalteam1:El Salvador
Nationalcaps1:58
Nationalgoals1:16
Manageryears1:2007
Manageryears2:2009
Manageryears3:2010
Managerclubs1:CD Águila
Managerclubs2:CD Atlético Balboa
Managerclubs3:ADI FC
Pcupdate:2007
Ntupdate:26 December 2006

Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata (born 6 January 1954) is a retired Salvadoran football forward, who played for the El Salvador national team for nearly two decades.

Club career

Nicknamed El Pelé, he spent nearly 20 years playing for Salvadoran club Águila. He started with Águila, after being recommended by Brazilian technical director Arnaldo Da Silva, under the legendary Juan Francisco Barraza,[1] before leaving to join other clubs and later in his career make a return to the San Miguel-based club. He also would go on to play for Atlético Marte and Alianza in his homeland El Salvador and spent time abroad playing for Cartaginés in Costa Rica, scoring 11 goals,[2] and Puebla in Mexico. In 1990, he played for the Washington Diplomats of the American Professional Soccer League.[3]

International career

Ramírez represented El Salvador at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico.[4] He also represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the El Salvador team at the 1982 World Cup in Spain. During the tournament, he scored their only goal in World Cup history.[5] It came in the infamous 10–1 defeat to Hungary on 15 June 1982, which remains the single biggest loss for a team in the competition's history.

Ramírez Zapata scored 16 goals for the El Salvador national team from 1971 to 1989.[6]

His final international game was an August 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad & Tobago.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[7]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 September 1971 align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification
2. 9 February 1976 Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador align=center 1–? align=center 1–2 Friendly
3. 2 May 1976 align=center 1–0 align=center 1–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
4. 1 August 1976 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador align=center 1–0 4–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
5. align=center 2–0
6. align=center 4–0
7. 15 December 1976 align=center 1–1 align=center 1–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
8. 8 October 1977 align=center 1–0 2–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship
9. align=center 2–0
10. 30 September 1980 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador align=center 2–1 align=center 3–2 Friendly
11. 15 June 1982 align=center 1–5 align=center 1–10 1982 FIFA World Cup
12. 27 June 1984 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador align=center 3–1 align=center 3–1 Friendly
13. 5 August 1984 align=center 1–0 align=center 3–0 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification
14. 27 February 1985 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador align=center 2–0 align=center 3–0 1985 CONCACAF Championship
15. 16 October 1988 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador align=center 4–0 5–0 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification
16. align=center 5–0

Managerial career and personal life

His first job as a manager was at Águila, where he replaced Panamanian coach Gary Stempel in 2007. After his own dismissal, he coached Atlético Balboa and Salvadoran second division side ADI F.C., before joining the Department of Culture and Sports of the San Miguel mayorship.[8] He was sacked by the municipal council in October 2011.[9]

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aguilaonline.com/cariotakinder.htm EL KINDER DE BARRAZA
  2. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/enero/08/deportes1376188.html Eliseo Quintanilla, el primer cuzcatleco aquí en 20 años
  3. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statsasl90.htm#WD 1990 Washington Diplomats
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam75det.html Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) – Match Details
  5. http://www.elsalvador.com/especiales/2007/espana82/ACTUALIDAD6.asp "Se habla más del 10–1 que de mi gol"
  6. Web site: Owsianski, Jarek. El Salvador – Record International Players. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 April 2004.
  7. Web site: Ramírez Zapata, Luis. National Football Teams. 11 April 2017.
  8. http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=6429&idArt=5212006 ¿Qué PASó con... "EL PELÉ" ZAPATA?
  9. http://m.laprensagrafica.com/2011/10/04/el-%E2%80%9Cpele%E2%80%9D-zapata-denuncia-despido-injustificado-en-pgr/ El “Pelé” Zapata denuncia despido injustificado en PGR