Jaime Ramírez

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Jaime Ramírez
Personal information
Full nameJaime Caupolicán Ramírez Banda
Date of birth(1931-08-14)August 14, 1931
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Date of deathFebruary 26, 2003(2003-02-26) (aged 71)
Place of deathSantiago, Chile
Playing positionStriker/Wing
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1946–1947Bádminton
1949–1952Universidad de Chile50(18)
1953–1954RCD Espanyol30(9)
1954–1958Colo-Colo
1958–1960Granada CF49(7)
1961O'Higgins
1962Universidad de Chile26(3)
1962Racing Club
1963Audax Italiano
1963–1964RCD Espanyol10(0)
1964–1966CE L'Hospitalet
1966Universidad de Chile5(2)
1967–1969Huachipato
1970Palestino
1971–1972Unión San Felipe
National team
1954–1966Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

Biography

Club

He was skillful with the ball, he had great technique and even at his height, he did great heading, he played in the junior divisions of Bádminton (1946–1947), Universidad de Chile in 1949-1952, 1962 and 1966, he was a Colo-Colo champion with the team in 1956, Club Deportivo O'Higgins, Huachipato, Audax Italiano, Unión San Felipe, Palestino and outside of his country of origin he played for Racing Club of Argentina, Espanyol from Barcelona and Granada from Spain. In this country, he showed so much abilities that he was nicknamed "Superclase" meaning "Super-Class" by 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. On the other hand, 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 many talents. His great performance allowed his transfer from Universidad de Chile to the Argentine side of Racing de Avellaneda. At the end of his career and being aged 35 years old, he was a member of the Chilean team that competed in the 1966 World Cup.

Honors

Season Team Title
1956 Chile Colo Colo Chilean League
1962 Chile Universidad de Chile Chilean League
1971 Chile Unión San Felipe Chilean League

Participation in the World Cup

World Seat Result Matches Goals
1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Third Place 6 2

References

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