Oswaldo Ramírez Explained

Oswaldo Ramírez should not be confused with Osvaldo Ramírez (disambiguation).

Oswaldo Ramírez
Fullname:Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo
Height:1.780NaN0
Birth Date:28 March 1947
Years1:1966–1969
Years2:1970–1975
Years3:1975–1977
Years4:1977–1980
Years5:1980–1981
Years6:1981–1982
Clubs1:Sport Boys
Clubs2:Universitario
Clubs3:Atletico Espanol
Clubs4:Sporting Cristal
Clubs5:Deportivo Galicia
Caps1:92
Caps2:131
Caps3:47
Caps4:72
Caps5:?
Caps6:57
Goals1:50
Goals2:80
Goals3:12
Goals4:37
Goals5:?
Goals6:27
Nationalyears1:1969–1982
Nationalcaps1:57
Nationalgoals1:17
Pcupdate:June 2007

Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo (born March 28, 1947, in Lima, Callao) is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on the Peru national football team, which won the 1975 Copa América.

Club career

Ramírez started his career with Sport Boys in 1966. In 1968, he was the top scorer in the Peruana Primera División.

In 1969, Oswaldo "Cachito" Ramirez scored two historic goals against Argentina in the Bombonera (Argentina). This allowed Peru to compete in the 1970 Mexico World Cup and eliminated Argentina from the competition.

In 1970, he joined Universitario de Deportes and won the league title in 1971 and 1974.

From 1975 to 1977, he played for Atlético Espanol (Mexico).

In 1977, Ramírez returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal and won the Peruana Primera División championship in 1979 and 1980, being top scorer in 1980.

A short spell with Deportivo Galicia (Venezuela), was followed by Ramírez's return to Sporting Cristal. He then retired in 1982.

Ramírez scored a total of 26 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 8th highest scoring player overall and the highest scoring Peruvian in the history of the tournament.[1]

Club titles

SeasonClubTitle
1971 UniversitarioPeruana Primera División
1974 UniversitarioPeruana Primera División
1975 Atlético EspañolCONCACAF Champions League
1979 Sporting CristalPeruana Primera División
1980 Sporting CristalPeruana Primera División
1981 Deportivo GaliciaCopa de Venezuela

Individual awards

Top Scorer 1968, 1980[2]

Top Scorer 1972, 1975

International career

Ramírez played a total of 57 games for Peru, scoring a total of 17 goals, representing them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the Copa América 1975.

Ramírez's 17 goals for Peru made him the 5th highest scorer in the history of the Peru national football team.

International title

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalibtops.html Copa Libertadores topscorers
  2. Web site: Primera División Peruana: Top Scorer . 2009-02-10 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027124017/http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Ravine/8914/goleadores.html . October 27, 2009 .