Ramón Ramírez

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Ramón Ramírez
Full name	Jesús Ramón Ramírez Ceceña
Date of birth	December 5, 1969
Place of birth	Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico
Height	172 cm (5'8)
Nickname	El Nayarita
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas USA
Number	7
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1990-1994 1994-1998 1999 1999-2001 2001-2004 2006-	Santos Laguna Chivas de Guadalajara Club América UANL Tigres Chivas de Guadalajara CD Chivas USA	97 (12) 150 (21) 18 (3) 64 (1) 71 (5) 31 (2)
National team**
1991-2000	Mexico	121 (15)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 30 August 2006.

This article is about the football (soccer) player. For the baseball player, see Ramon Ramirez (baseball player).

Jesús Ramón Ramírez Ceceña (born 5 December 1969 in Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit) is a Mexican football (soccer) player and one of the all-time capped players for the Mexican national football team, who last played as a midfielder for C.D. Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.

Prior to coming to MLS, Ramírez has played for several Mexican clubs including Santos Laguna, Chivas de Guadalajara, Club América, and UANL Tigres. He has compiled 121 caps and scored 15 goals for his country and played for Mexico in the two World Cups including USA'94 and France'98. Ramirez was meant to be one of the best Mexican players since Hugo Sánchez, but various injuries threatened and stopped his career several times. He was one of the top world footballers in the 1990's, but despite the speculations surrounding his talents, he never moved to Europe to play for a much competitive club.

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Ramón Ramírez Article (In Spanish)

C.D. Chivas USA - Current Squad
2 Suárez \| 3 Llamosa \| 4 Whitfield \| 6 Mendoza \| 7 Ramírez \| 8 García \| 9 Razov \| 10 García \| 11 O'Brien \| 12 Muñoz \| 13 Bornstein \| 14 Arias \| 15 Marsch \| 16 Kljestan \| 17 Palencia \| 18 Guzan \| 19 Taylor \| 20 Perez \| 21 Hernandez \| 22 Morales \| 23 Burpo \| 25 Vaughn \| 27 Robles \| 28 Helm \| 29 Sanchez \| 30 Borja \| 31 Corona \| 88 Lopez \| Coach: Bradley

	Mexico squad - 1994 World Cup
1 Campos \| 2 Suárez \| 3 Ramírez Perales \| 4 Ambríz \| 5 Ramírez \| 6 Bernal \| 7 Hermosillo \| 8 García Aspe \| 9 Sánchez \| 10 García \| 11 Zague \| 12 Fernández \| 13 J. Chávez \| 14 Del Olmo \| 15 Espinoza \| 16 Valdéz \| 17 Galindo \| 18 Salgado \| 19 Salvador \| 20 Rodríguez \| 21 Gutiérrez \| 22 A. Chávez \| Coach: Mejía Barón

	Mexico squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Campos \| 2 Suárez \| 3 J. Sánchez \| 4 Villa \| 5 Davino \| 6 Bernal \| 7 Ramírez \| 8 García Aspe \| 9 Peláez \| 10 García \| 11 Blanco \| 12 O. Sánchez \| 13 Pardo \| 14 Lara \| 15 Hernández \| 16 Terrazas \| 17 Palencia \| 18 Carmona \| 19 Luna \| 20 Ordiales \| 21 Arellano \| 22 Pérez \| Coach: Lapuente