 Ramos withDnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano | ||
| Date of birth | (1954-09-25)25 September 1954 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Muñoz, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1977 | Elche | 3 | (0) |
| 1977–1979 | Alcoyano | 63 | (17) |
| 1979–1980 | Linares | 10 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Eldense | 7 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Alicante | ||
| 1982 | Dénia | ||
| Total | 83 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Elche (youth) | ||
| 1990–1992 | Elche (assistant) | ||
| 1990–1992 | Elche B | ||
| 1992–1994 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1994–1995 | Levante | ||
| 1995–1996 | Logroñés | ||
| 1996–1997 | Barcelona B | ||
| 1997–1998 | Lleida | ||
| 1998–2001 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 2001–2002 | Betis | ||
| 2002 | Espanyol | ||
| 2003–2004 | Málaga | ||
| 2005–2007 | Sevilla | ||
| 2007–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2008–2009 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2009 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 2010–2014 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||
| 2016 | Málaga | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan de la Cruz "Juande" Ramos Cano (born 25 September 1954) is a former Spanishfootballer and manager.
After playing and managing at an amateur level, Ramos ledRayo Vallecano to promotion toLa Liga, followed by reaching the quarter-finals of theUEFA Cup in2001. After brief spells inLa Liga atReal Betis,Espanyol andMálaga, he took over atSevilla in 2005. In two years at the club, he won theUEFA Cup on two occasions, as well as theUEFA Super Cup in2006, and also winning theCopa del Rey andSupercopa de España.
Ramos had a brief spell in England'sPremier League, winning theFootball League Cup atTottenham Hotspur in2008. He then managedReal Madrid,CSKA Moscow,Dnipro and Málaga again.
Ramos played for Elche, Alcoyano, Linares, Eldense, Alicante and Dénia as a midfielder, until he retired due to a knee injury at the age of 28.[1]
Ramos began his managerial career in 1990 atElche CF Ilicitano. He went on to manageAlcoyano andLevante inSegunda División B, before joiningCD Logroñés in 1995. In hisone year inLa Rioja, he guided them to promotion from theSegunda División in second place behindHércules CF. He then moved toFC Barcelona B – where he was relegated from the same division – and thenUE Lleida andRayo Vallecano. In 1999, he won promotion with the team from the outskirts ofMadrid with a playoff victory overCF Extremadura, and took 22 points from the first 30 inLa Liga, a record for a newly promoted team. They finished 9th, 17 points off winnersDeportivo de La Coruña, and qualified for their first European tournament, theUEFA Cup, via the Fair Play rule.[2]
In the2000–01 UEFA Cup, Ramos' Rayo won 10–0 on their debut in the qualifying round on 20 August, away toConstel·lació Esportiva in Andorra;[3] the final aggregate score was 16–0.[4] They made the quarter-finals before losing 4–2 on aggregate to compatriotsDeportivo Alavés.[5]
In June 2001, Ramos succeeded club iconLuis del Sol atReal Betis.[6] Having come sixth in his one season with the newy promotedSeville-based club, he signed forRCD Espanyol.[7] He was fired on 20 October 2002, having taken one point from five games and been eliminated from the cup byAlicante CF.[8][9]
Ramos returned to work in June 2003, succeedingJoaquín Peiró for one year atMálaga CF.[10] Due to conflicts with the board, he did not request a new deal after finishing 10th.[11]
In June 2005, after a year out of work, Ramos signed forSevilla FC for one season with an automatic second depending on objectives.[12] His first game on 28 August was a 1–0 win overRacing de Santander, the goal being scored byKepa Blanco.[13] During his first season, he won theUEFA Cup inthe final againstMiddlesbrough,[14] where his side won 4–0, and also winning theUEFA Super Cup, beating European champions and fellowLa Liga sideFC Barcelona 3–0.[15]
In the 2006–07 season, Ramos won the UEFA Cup for the second consecutive season after a2–2 draw againstRCD Espanyol, which Sevilla won 3–1 on penalties.[16] He also led them to a third-place finish in La Liga, qualifying them for the European Champions League for the 2007–08 season. He also won the Copa del Rey, beatingGetafe CF and pipped La Liga title holders Real Madrid to theSupercopa de España.[17]
In the2006–07 Copa del Rey, Sevilla played city rivals and Ramos' former team Betis in the quarter-finals. After a goalless draw in the first leg at theRamón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium,Frédéric Kanouté scored a 55th-minute away goal at Betis in the second leg on 28 February. A Betis fan reacted by throwing a bottle at Ramos's head, knocking him unconscious. The game was abandoned and its remainder was played in March, behind closed doors inGetafe. The fan was fined €2,700 and paid €360 to Ramos, while the next three games at theEstadio Benito Villamarín were ordered to be in an empty stadium.[18]
Ramos claimed he turned down a "dizzying" offer to becomeTottenham Hotspur manager in August 2007,[19] but ended speculation on his future at Sevilla, by stating in September that he would stay with the club until the end of the season.[20] However, following Tottenham managerMartin Jol's sacking on 25 October, he was again tipped to become his replacement.[21] Ramos resigned on 26 October and became Tottenham manager the following day on a four-year deal, which was reportedly worth £6 million a year.[22]
Ramos inherited a Tottenham side falling well short of expectations as their poor defending meant they were in the relegation zone when he arrived.[23] His first game in charge was a 2–0 win againstBlackpool in theLeague Cup atWhite Hart Lane on 31 October, courtesy of goals fromRobbie Keane andPascal Chimbonda.[24] Three days later, his team drew 1–1 atMiddlesbrough on his league debut.[25]
On 18 December 2007, Spurs travelled to theCity of Manchester Stadium for their League Cup quarter-final against aManchester City who up until that point had won every home game of the season, but despite playing with 10 men for more than 70 minutes, Ramos still masterminded a 2–0 victory for Tottenham.[26] This set up a semi-final with North London rivalsArsenal. The first leg at theEmirates Stadium ended with a 1–1 draw, but the return leg at White Hart Lane saw Tottenham win 5–1. It was Tottenham's first win in theNorth London derby since 1999, and the biggest win for either side in the derby since 1983.[27] It also meant Tottenham made their first appearance at the newly rebuiltWembley Stadium againstChelsea in their first cup final since 2002. Spurs started the game at a high tempo, but fell behind to a free-kick fromDidier Drogba. However a second half penalty fromDimitar Berbatov took the game to extra time, whereJonathan Woodgate scored the winner to give Spurs both their first trophy since 1999 and qualification for the2008–09 UEFA Cup.[28]
After spending over £60 million in the summer onLuka Modrić,David Bentley,Roman Pavlyuchenko andHeurelho Gomes, the2008–09 season saw Ramos lead Tottenham to their worst ever start to a league campaign, with the team placed bottom of the table after acquiring just two points from their opening eight matches; they had won only three league games since the League Cup win in February. This eventually led to Ramos being sacked on 25 October, along with assistant managerGus Poyet, first team coach Marcos Álvarez, and club sporting directorDamien Comolli, less than 24 hours before the club's next league game withBolton Wanderers.Harry Redknapp was announced as Ramos's immediate replacement.[29] Tottenham went on to defeat Bolton 2–0 and register their first league win of the season.[30]
During his time at Tottenham, Ramos put his players on strict diets, eliminating sugar, swapping juice for water and serving meat with no sauce. He said that his team were a collective 100 kg overweight on his arrival, which had halved by February.[31] His doctor, Antonio Escribano, likened the players toFormula One cars that could only perform on the right fuel.[32] StrikerDarren Bent later said that the team began to turn on the manager due to their drab diet, including captainLedley King.[33]
On 9 December 2008, Ramos became manager ofReal Madrid. He replacedBernd Schuster, who left by mutual accord.[34] He took over immediately before theirUEFA Champions League match againstZenit St. Petersburg and theEl Clásico match againstFC Barcelona.[35]He managed to bring the team back to the race for the title after achieving 52 points out of 54 possible in 18 consecutive games. However, after losing to Barcelona 2–6 at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium,[36] Madrid were defeated in 4 consecutive matches, ending 9 points behind their rivals. His contract ended at the conclusion of the2008–09 La Liga, and he was replaced byManuel Pellegrini in June.[37]
On 10 September 2009, Ramos signed forCSKA Moscow until December 2009, replacingBrazilian managerZico, who left forOlympiacos.[38] Ramos said of the appointment: "I have come here to help the team in the Champions League. Our target is to advance from the group stage".[39]
On 26 October 2009, after just 47 days in charge, Ramos was relieved of his position by mutual consent after a 3–1 defeat at theLuzhniki Stadium byRussian Premier League rivalsFC Moscow a day earlier.[40][41][42] The sacking came one year after his departure fromWhite Hart Lane.[43]Krylya Sovetov coachLeonid Slutsky was appointed as Ramos' replacement.[44]
On 1 October 2010, Ramos became the manager ofDnipro Dnipropetrovsk, having signed a contract for four years.[45] He left the club after the2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League season, reportedly because of "the reluctance of his family to stay in Ukraine for a long time".[46]
It was later revealed Ramos left the Ukrainian club due to not receiving his wages under contract. Ramos eventually won a court hearing against Dnipro, for which the club was banned from the2015–16 UEFA Europa League competition[47] and was deducted 6 points in the domestic league (2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League).[48][49]
On 27 May 2016, Ramos returned as the manager of Málaga for the second time on his career, signing a three-year contract.[50] Both the club and the coach agreed to part ways on 27 December.[51]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Elche B |  | 1 July 1990 | 27 May 1992 | 68 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 041.18 |
| Alcoyano | | 27 May 1992 | 14 June 1994 | 86 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 032.56 |
| Levante | | 14 June 1994 | 26 June 1995 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 052.17 |
| Logroñés | | 27 June 1995 | 21 May 1996 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 050.00 |
| Barcelona B | | 21 May 1996 | 16 June 1997 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 018.42 |
| Lleida | | 16 June 1997 | 18 May 1998 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 043.48 |
| Rayo Vallecano | | 19 May 1998 | 17 June 2001 | 146 | 59 | 43 | 44 | 040.41 |
| Real Betis | | 19 June 2001 | 18 May 2002 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 038.46 |
| Espanyol | | 19 May 2002 | 7 October 2002 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 000.00 |
| Málaga | | 23 June 2003 | 12 June 2004 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 040.48 |
| Sevilla | | 3 June 2005 | 26 October 2007 | 133 | 76 | 27 | 30 | 057.14 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |  | 27 October 2007 | 25 October 2008 | 54 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 038.89 |
| Real Madrid | | 9 December 2008 | 1 June 2009 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 066.67 |
| CSKA Moscow |  | 10 September 2009 | 26 October 2009 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 044.44 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |  | 3 October 2010 | 21 May 2014 | 139 | 79 | 29 | 31 | 056.83 |
| Málaga | | 27 May 2016 | 27 December 2016 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 027.78 |
| Total | 940 | 422 | 240 | 278 | 044.89 | |||
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