Juande Ramos

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Juande Ramos
Personal information
Full name	Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano
Date of birth	September 25, 1954 (1954-09-25) (age 53)
Place of birth	Pedro Muñoz, Ciudad Real, Spain
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Tottenham Hotspur (Head coach)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1973–1977	Elche Alcoyano Linares Eldense Alicante Denia	3 (0)[1]
Teams managed
1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Alcoyano Levante Logroñés Barcelona B Lleida Rayo Vallecano Betis Espanyol Málaga Sevilla Tottenham Hotspur
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano, more commonly known as Juande Ramos, (born 25 September 1954 in Pedro Muñoz, Ciudad Real, Spain) is a Spanish former footballer and manager, currently in charge of Tottenham Hotspur.

Contents 1 Playing Career 2 Management Career 2.1 Spain 2.2 England 3 Managerial stats 4 Honours 4.1 Manager 4.2 Individual 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External links

[edit] Playing Career

Ramos played for Elche, Alcoyano, Linares, Eldense, Alicante and Denia as a midfielder, until he retired due to a knee injury at the age of 28.^[2]

[edit] Management Career

[edit] Spain

During his first season with Sevilla, he won the UEFA Cup in the final against Middlesbrough, where his side won 4–0, and also winning the UEFA Super Cup, beating European champions and fellow La Liga side FC Barcelona 3–0. In the 2006–07 season, Ramos won the UEFA Cup for the second consecutive season after a 2–2 draw against RCD Espanyol, which Sevilla won 3–1 on penalties. Ramos also led Sevilla to a 3rd place finish in La Liga in the 2006–07 season, which qualified them for the European Champions League for the 2007–08 season. He also won the Copa del Rey, beating Getafe CF and pipped La Liga title holders Real Madrid to the Spanish Super Cup.

Ramos claimed he turned down a "dizzying" offer to become Tottenham Hotspur manager in August 2007,^[3] but ended speculation on his future at Sevilla, by stating in September 2007 that he would stay with the club until the end of the season.^[4] However, following Tottenham manager Martin Jol's sacking on 25 October 2007, Ramos was again tipped to become his replacement.^[5] Ramos resigned as coach of Sevilla on 26 October 2007 and became Tottenham Hotspur manager the following day on a four-year deal, which will reportedly be worth over 6 million euros a year,^[6] making him one of the highest paid managers in the Premier League.

[edit] England

Ramos inherited a Tottenham side falling well short of expectations as their poor defending meant they were in the relegation zone when Ramos arrived.^[7] . His first game in charge of Tottenham was a 2-0 win against Blackpool in the Carling Cup at White Hart Lane, courtesy of goals from Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda. Slowly but surely Tottenham have climbed up the Premier League table, but it is the progress Ramos has made in the cups that has really caught the eye. Tottenham's UEFA Cup campaign had begun badly, with Spurs losing 2-1 at home to Getafe in the first match of the group stages, a game which proved to be former manager Martin Jol's last game in charge. However, a 2-0 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv and a comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Aalborg BK, meant that Tottenham's 1-1 draw away to Anderlecht was enough to secure 2nd place in the group, and qualification to the knock-out stages. Spurs defeated Slavia Prague and won 1-0 against PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadion, but were beaten on penalties.

On 18 December 2007, Spurs travelled to the City of Manchester Stadium for their Carling Cup quarter-final against a Manchester City who up till that point had won every home game of the season, but despite playing with 10 men for over 70 minutes, Ramos still masterminded a 2-0 victory for Tottenham.^[8] This set up a semi-final with North London rivals Arsenal. The first leg at the Emirates Stadium ended with a 1-1 draw, but the return leg at White Hart Lane saw Tottenham emphatically win 5-1. It was Tottenham's first win in the North London derby since 1999, and the biggest win for either side in the derby since 1983^[9]. It also meant Tottenham made their first appearance at the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium against Chelsea their first cup final since 2002. Spurs started the game at a high tempo, but fell behind to a free-kick from Didier Drogba. However a second half penalty from Dimitar Berbatov took the game to extra time, where Jonathan Woodgate scored the winner for Spurs, giving them their first trophy since 1999, and secured qualification for the 2008/2009 UEFA Cup

One of the key changes at Tottenham since Ramos has taken over has been the extra focus on fitness and diet, with several of Tottenham's players claiming that this is one of the reasons behind their recent good form.^[10][11][12]

[edit] Managerial stats

Team	Nation	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Tottenham Hotspur		October 27, 2007	Present	42	19	13	10	45.23
Sevilla		1st July 2005	October 26, 2007	133	75	28	30	56.39
Málaga		September 2004	July 2005	38	15	6	17	39.47
Espanyol		July 2004	September 2004	5	0	1	4	6.67
Real Betis		1st July 2001	1st July 2004	130	52	41	37	40.00
Rayo Vallecano		1998	2001	118	44	34	40	37.28
Lleida		1997	1998	42	18	9	15	42.85
Barcelona B		1996	1997	38	7	13	18	18.42
Logroñés		1995	1996	38	20	9	9	52.63
Levante		1994	1995	-	-	-	-	-
Alcoyano		1993	1994	-	-	-	-	-

^{* stats correct as of last update (17 May 2008). [13]}

[edit] Honours

[edit] Manager

• CD Logroñés
  • Segunda División:
    • Runners-up 1995–96
• Rayo Vallecano
  • Segunda División: promotion 1998–99
• Sevilla FC
  • UEFA Cup: 2005-06, 2006-07
  • UEFA Super Cup: 2006
  • Copa del Rey: 2006-07
  • Supercopa de España: 2007
• Tottenham Hotspur
  • Football League Cup: 2007-08

[edit] Individual

• Miguel Muñoz Trophy: 2006-2007

[edit] See also

• List of UEFA Cup winning managers

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Official Website of Juande Ramos

Achievements
Preceded by Valery Gazzaev	UEFA Cup winning manager 2005–06 2006–07	Succeeded by Dick Advocaat
Sporting positions
Preceded by Joaquín Caparrós	Sevilla F.C. Head Coach 2005–2007	Succeeded by Manolo Jiménez

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