Jaime Ramírez

Jaime Caupolicán Ramírez Banda^[1] (born August 14, 1931 in Santiago, Chile - 26 February 2003) was a Chilean football striker.

Biography

Club

He was skillful with the ball, he had great technique and even at his height, he had a great heading shot, he played in the junior divisions of Bádminton (1946–1947), Universidad de Chile in the Ballet Azul years, Colo-Colo champion with the team in the year 1956, Club Deportivo O'Higgins, Huachipato, Audax Italiano, Unión San Felipe, Palestino and outside his country of origin he played for Racing Club of Argentina, Espanyol from Barcelona and Granada from Spain. In this last country, he showed so much class that he was nicknamed "Superclase" meaning "Super-Class" by the sports commentators and the media.

National Team

He participated in 56 games for Chile, where 36 games were official games and he scored 13 goals. He made his debut in the national team on September 17, 1954, in a game against Peru, where Chile defeated Peru 2 to 1. But his most memorable presentations in the national team took place in 1962, where he scored 2 goals, one against Switzerland, and one against Italy. Besides he was one of the best players of the tournament, playing frequently as a right winger, midfielder, and even left defender taking advantage of his multi talents. His great performance allowed for his transfer from Universidad de Chile to Argentine side of Racing de Avellaneda. At the end of his career and with 35 years old, he was a member of the Chilean team that competed in the 1966 World Cup.

Honors

Participation in the World Cup

References

• Jaime Ramírez at National-Football-Teams.com