Máximo Ramírez | |
Fullname: | Máximo Ramírez Burgos |
Birth Date: | 9 June 1933 |
Birth Place: | La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1952–1958 |
Years2: | 1958–1969 |
Clubs2: | The Strongest |
Nationalteam1: | Bolivia |
Nationalyears1: | 1957–1965 |
Nationalcaps1: | 27 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Máximo Ramírez Burgos (9 June 1933 — 6 February 2007) was a Bolivian football midfielder. Nicknamed "Chino", he played in five matches for the Bolivia national football team in 1963.[1] He was also part of Bolivia's squad that won the 1963 South American Championship.[2]
Máximo was born in La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia on 9 June 1933, as the son of Ángel Ramírez and Vicenta Burgos. He would later marry Lidia Appez and would have two children with her, Carlos Max and Ximena Ángela. Ramírez died on 6 February 2007 from pulmonary embolism.[3]
Ramírez began his career with in 1952 and would be part of the winning team for the 1955 . He was then transferred to play for The Strongest in 1958,[4] being part of the winning teams of the 1964 Campeonato Paceño de Fútbol and the 1964 Bolivian Primera División.[3] In his final years, he would become the manager of the club's academy, .[5]
Ramírez began his international career in 1957 and would play in 27 matches with his only goal being against Argentina. He marked his debut during the 1953 South American Championship where he would only play in the opening match with a surprise victory against Peru.[5] He would participate in the winning teams of four editions of the Copa Paz del Chaco and the 1963 South American Championship. Known as "el León del Centenario" by Uruguay during the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he would play in the second match between Uruguay and Bolivia on 30 July 1961 where Bolivia would lose 2–1.[3]