Ulrich Ramé Explained

Ulrich Ramé
Fullname:Ulrich Jean Eugène Ramé[1]
Birth Date:19 September 1972
Birth Place:Nantes, France
Height:1.87 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Angers
Years1:1991–1997
Caps1:74
Goals1:0
Years2:1997–2011
Caps2:406
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2013
Caps3:46
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:526
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1999–2003
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2016
Managerclubs1:Bordeaux

Ulrich Jean Eugène Ramé (born 19 September 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In a professional career which spanned two decades, he played mainly for Bordeaux (14 seasons), appearing in more than 500 official matches and winning six major titles.

A French international during four years, Ramé represented the nation at Euro 2000.

Club career

Born in Nantes, Ramé started playing professionally with SCO Angers, making his Ligue 1 debut in 1993–94 but being immediately relegated. Two years later the Maine-et-Loire club dropped down another division, but the player returned to the top flight the following season, signing for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

After 23 appearances in his debut campaign, helping his team finish fifth and reach the domestic League Cup final the following year, Ramé became Bordeaux's undisputed first-choice. He helped the side win two national championships – separated by ten years – and three more league cups.

In the 2009–10 campaign, after Cédric Carrasso's signing, 37-year-old Ramé became the backup. In June 2011, after 520 matches played with the Girondins all competitions comprised, he returned to Ligue 2 and joined CS Sedan Ardennes.[2]

International career

Ramé made his debut for France on 9 June 1999, in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying 1–0 win in Andorra. He was subsequently picked for the final stages' squad, with the national team winning the tournament; after Bernard Lama's international retirement, he became second-choice.

Ramé played three matches at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, with France again emerging victorious. Again as a backup, he represented the nation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, also in South Korea; after making a blunder against Czech Republic on 12 February 2003, however, he fell out of favor with manager Jacques Santini and was not recalled again.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Angers1993–94Division 12020
1994–95Division 29010100
1995–9628020300
1996–97National35010360
Total7404000780
Bordeaux1997–98Division 12306020310
1998–993201080410
1999–0034070110520
2000–013404060440
2001–023401050400
2002–03Ligue 12804060380
2003–0435030100480
2004–0537010380
2005–0635040390
2006–073806080520
2007–083605070480
2008–0926050310
2009–101006020180
2010–114040
Total40604807005240
Sedan2011–12Ligue 232030350
2012–13140140
Total4603000490
Career total52605507006510

Honours

Bordeaux

1998–99, 2008–09[3]

2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09; runner-up: 1997–98, 2009–10

2008, 2009;[4] [5] runner-up: 1999

France

2000

2001

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entreprise SCI Ukmma à Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (33160) . Company SCI Ukmma in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (33160) . Figaro Entreprises . 7 December 2020 . 27 December 2020 . fr.
    Web site: Ulrich Rame . BFM Business . NextInteractive . 27 December 2020 . fr.
  2. http://www.francefootball.fr/#!/news/2011/06/10/191757_rame-a-sedan.html Ramé à Sedan (Ramé to Sedan)
  3. News: Girondins de Bordeaux 2008-09 . bdfutbol.com . 28 February 2021.
  4. Web site: BORDEAUX – LYON : LES COMPOS . rmcsport.bfmtv.com . 1 March 2021 .
  5. Web site: Trophée des champions - Bordeaux-Guingamp, les compos . goal.com. 1 March 2021 .