Ramos was one of the firstforeign players in Japanese professional football, joining clubJapan Soccer League clubYomiuri (laterVerdy Kawasaki) in 1977 at the age of 20. The club won the champions inJapan Soccer League 5 times,JSL Cup 3 times andEmperor's Cup 3 times. The club also won1987 Asian Club Championship. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new leagueJ1 League. The club were the league champions in1993 and1994. The club also won1992,1993 and1994 J.League Cup. In summer 1996, he moved toKyoto Purple Sanga. In summer 1997, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki and he retired end of 1998 season. He was 41 years old. He was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards 2 times and Best Eleven 8 times. He was the one of the most central players in the golden era in Yomiuri/Verdy history.
In September 1990, when Ramos was 33 years old, he was called up for theJapan national team for the1990 Asian Games. On 26 September, he debuted againstBangladesh. After his debut, he became a regular player for Japan. He was a member of the Japan team that won the1992 Asian Cup and he played 4 matches in the competition. Under managerHans Ooft, Japan progressed to the finalqualifying stage of the AFC for the1994 World Cup. Ruy Ramos was on the pitch when Japan's hope to play in the finals was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as theAgony of Doha. In 1995, Ramos also played atKing Fahd Cup. He played 32 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1995.[2]
Ramos briefly came out of his retirement forOkinawa Kariyushi FC asplayer–technical adviser in 2002. However, he left the club after a row with the management at the end of the season. Then he served as technical adviser for crosstownFC Ryukyu.
In January 2006, he was named coach of his former squadTokyo Verdy, freshly relegated fromJ1 League. After a disappointing 2006 season inJ2 League, Coach Ramos stated that if his team did not win the first game of the 2007 season, he would step down as head coach. The first game was on 4 March againstThespa Kusatsu, one of the weakest teams in the league, and Tokyo won this match 5-0. His team managed to finish 2nd after all and Tokyo Verdy returned to Division 1. After the season, Ramos became the executive director of the club.
