Toño Ramírez Explained

Toño
Fullname:Antonio Ramírez Martínez
Birth Date:23 November 1986
Birth Place:Logroño, Spain
Height:1.890NaN0
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Racing Rioja
Youthclubs1:Valvanera
Years1:2004–2005
Years2:2005–2011
Caps2:82
Goals2:0
Years3:2009–2012
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:Tenerife B (loan)
Caps4:34
Goals4:0
Years5:2012–2013
Caps5:16
Goals5:0
Years6:2013–2014
Caps6:31
Goals6:0
Years7:2014–2016
Caps7:56
Goals7:0
Years8:2016–2018
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:2018–2021
Caps9:64
Goals9:0
Years10:2021–
Caps10:38
Goals10:0
Club-Update:22:20, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Antonio Ramírez Martínez (born 23 November 1986), commonly known as Toño, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Racing Rioja CF.

Club career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Toño was a Valvanera CD youth graduate. In the summer of 2005, after making his senior debut for the football team of the University of the Basque Country, he moved to Real Sociedad and was assigned to their reserves in the Segunda División B.[1]

Toño made his first-team debut on 14 June 2009, coming on as a first-half substitute for Javi Ros in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against Levante UD as the starter Eñaut Zubikarai was sent off.[2] In July 2009 he was loaned to CD Tenerife from La Liga, but appeared exclusively for the B side also in the third tier.

In June 2011, after another campaign at Sanse, Toño was definitely promoted to the main squad as third choice to Claudio Bravo and Zubikarai.[3] After making no competitive appearances, he signed for division two club CD Guadalajara.[4]

Toño appeared sparingly for the Castile-La Mancha team, also suffering administrative relegation. On 16 August 2013, he joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third division.[5]

On 25 June 2014, Toño moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for AEK Larnaca FC in Cyprus.[6] He started during the vast majority of his spell, beating competition of Alexandre Negri and compatriot Mikel Saizar.

On 23 June 2016, Toño returned to Real Sociedad after agreeing to a two-year contract.[7] Completely barred by Gerónimo Rulli,[8] he only made his official debut on 26 October of the following year, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over Lleida Esportiu in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[9]

Toño's first appearance in the Spanish top division took place on 27 January 2018 (at the age of 31 years and two months), in a 4–2 defeat at Villarreal CF.[10] On 28 June, he returned to AEK for a second spell.[11]

Toño returned to Spain in summer 2021, with Racing Rioja CF of the newly-formed Segunda División RFEF.[12]

Honours

AEK Larnaca

2018[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: El filial varía su fisonomía. The reserves change outline. Mundo Deportivo. Eneko. De la Cuesta. es. 14 August 2005. 10 July 2016.
  2. News: Abreu y Lillo se despiden de Anoeta con un empate. Abreu and Lillo say goodbye to Anoeta with a draw. Marca. es. 14 June 2009. 10 July 2016.
  3. News: Zubikarai saldrá para jugar y Toño le sustituirá. Zubikarai will leave to play and Toño will replace him. Marca. Óscar. Badallo. es. 19 June 2011. 10 July 2016.
  4. News: El Guadalajara ficha a 'Toño' Ramírez. Guadalajara sign 'Toño' Ramírez. Marca. es. 16 July 2012. 10 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Toño Ramírez apuntala la portería culturalista. Toño Ramírez bolsters the culturalista goal. Vavel. es. 16 August 2013. 10 July 2016.
  6. News: Toño Ramírez se va al fútbol chipriota. Toño Ramírez goes to Cypriot football. Diario de León. Ángel. Fraguas. es. 25 June 2014. 10 July 2016.
  7. Web site: Real Sociedad sign Toño Ramírez. Real Sociedad. 23 June 2016. 23 June 2016.
  8. News: Rulli, a por otros 50. Rulli, another 50 a comin'. Mundo Deportivo. Mikel. Encinas. es. 7 September 2017. 26 October 2017.
  9. News: Una maravilla de Canales salva a la Real contra el Lleida. Canales wonder saves Real against Lleida. Marca. Ángel. Rodríguez. es. 26 October 2017. 26 October 2017.
  10. News: La Real se echa a perder. Real throw it all away. Marca. José Luis. Hurtado. es. 27 January 2018. 27 January 2018.
  11. News: Oficial: Toño Ramírez se desvincula de la Real y firmará por el AEK Larnaca. Official: Toño Ramírez cuts ties with Real and will sign for AEK Larnaca. Mundo Deportivo. Xabier. Isasa. es. 28 June 2018. 28 June 2018.
  12. News: Toño Ramírez llega a la portería del Racing Rioja. Toño Ramírez arrives at Racing Rioja's goal. El Día de La Rioja. es. 1 September 2021. 9 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Cyprus – List of Super Cup Finals. RSSSF. Xaris. Xarilaou. 9 August 2022.