Máximo Ramírez Explained

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]

Personal life

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]

Club career

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]

National career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Máximo Ramírez . worldfootball.net . 14 June 2021.
  2. Web site: South American Championship 1963 . RSSSF . 14 June 2021.
  3. Web site: MURIO Max Ramírez el ex-capitan Atigrado. fútbol de Bolivia. es. 2 September 2023.
  4. Web site: 108 de The Strongest, el club que fabrica caudillos. es. Página siete. 8 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Max Ramírez, el Chino sigue metido en el alma del tigre. Bolivia.com. es. 6 September 2023.