Guillermo Ramírez

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Personal information
Guillermo Ramírez
Full name	Guillermo Ramírez Ortega
Date of birth	March 26, 1978 (1978-03-26) (age 30)
Place of birth	Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	CSD Municipal
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005 2005-present	CSD Municipal PAS Giannina CF Atlante Jaguares de Chiapas CSD Municipal Los Angeles Galaxy CSD Municipal	22 (4) 9 (0) 14 (2) 15 (4) 24 (2) 17 (9)
National team²
1997–present	Guatemala
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Guillermo "Pando" Ramírez Ortega (born March 26, 1978 in Livingston, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan football midfielder who plays for CSD Municipal in the Guatemala National League, which he joined in 1996 at the age of eighteen.

Ramírez had a spell in 2001 with PAS Giannina in Greece and in 2003 with Jaguares in the Mexican First Division. He has been selected to the Guatemalan national team, and captained the squad that surprised CONCACAF by making the final stage of the 2006 World Cup qualification. He has been capped over 60 times for his country.

He played the 2005 season on loan for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He struggled, scoring a lone goal during the regular season. But in the playoffs, in his only appearance, as a substitute in the MLS Cup Final, he scored the game-winner in extra time to give Galaxy its second MLS title.

After the 2005 MLS season, Ramírez went back to Municipal, and helped the team win the 2006 Torneo de Clausura.