José Ramos Delgado

José Ramos Delgado
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Ramos Delgado
Date of birth 25 August 1935(1935-08-25)
Place of birth Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 3 December 2010(2010-12-03) (aged 75)
Place of death Villa Elisa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Quilmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1956–1958 Lanús 51 (0)
1959–1965 River Plate 172 (0)
1966–1967 Banfield 57 (0)
1967–1973 Santos 324 (1)
1973–1974 Portuguesa Santista
National team
1958–1965 Argentina 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ramos and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.

José Manuel Ramos Delgado (25 August 1935 – 3 December 2010) was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played for the Argentine national team in two World Cups and had a successful tenure in Brazilian football with Santos. He went on to become a football manager, working in Argentina and Peru.

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Playing career

Club

Ramos Delgado started his playing career in 1956 with Lanús. He soon earned a move to River Plate where he played 172 games in seven seasons with the club.

In 1966, Ramos Delgado joined Banfield. After a short spell with the club, he moved to Brazil to play for Santos, where he played alongside Pelé, Coutinho and Pepe in the club's golden years. He continued playing for Santos until the age of 38, making a total of 324 appearances and scoring one goal.

In the last year of his playing career, Delgado played for Portuguesa Santista, retiring at the age of 39.

National team

Between 1958 and 1965, Ramos Delgado played 25 times for the Argentine national team. He was included in the squads for the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups, and played in the qualifiers for the 1966 World Cup.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Ramos Delgado had a spell as manager of Santos, before returning to Argentina where he worked as the manager of several football clubs including Belgrano, Deportivo Maipú, Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, Estudiantes de La Plata, River Plate, Talleres de Córdoba, Platense, All Boys and his home town club Quilmes. He also worked as the manager of Peruvian club Universitario.

He returned to Santos to work as a youth team coach helping to develop young players such as Robinho and Diego.

Death

Ramos Delgado died in a hospital in Villa Elisa on 3 December 2010, of Alzheimer's disease.[1]

Honours

As a player

Santos

References

  1. ^ "Murió el Negro Ramos Delgado" (in Spanish). Cancha Llena. 2010-12-03. http://www.canchallena.com/1330490-adios-a-ramos-delgado. Retrieved 2010-12-03. 

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Argentina squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup
Argentina squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
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