Luis Ramírez (footballer, born 1977)

Luis Alfredo Ramírez Quioto (Latin American Spanish: [lwis alˈfɾeðo raˈmiɾes]; born 21 November 1977), nicknamed El Bombero ([el βomˈbeɾo];[lower-alpha 1]), is a Honduran former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed Bombero because he used to work at a gas station as a gas pump attendant.

This article is about the Honduran footballer. For other uses, see Luis Ramirez.
Luis Ramírez
Personal information
Full name Luis Alfredo Ramírez Quioto
Date of birth (1977-11-21) 21 November 1977
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Independiente 18 (5)
1998–2000 Real España 49 (19)
1999–2000 Limeno
2001 Guangzhou Geely
2001–2002 Universidad 31 (3)
2002–2003 Honduras Salzburg 32 (3)
2003–2004 Victoria 66 (24)
2005 Marathón 19 (9)
2006 Shanghai Shenhua 27 (13)
2007–2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 81 (48)
2009 Marathón 6 (3)
2010–2011 Hangzhou Greentown 57 (21)
2012 Marathón 20 (7)
2012 Honduras de El Progreso (10)
2013–2014 Deportes Savio 32 (13)
2014 Marathón 16 (5)
2015 Deportes Savio 20
International career‡
2000–2011 Honduras 9 (1)
Medal record
 Honduras
Second placeUNCAF Nations Cup2005
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2011
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Quioto.

Club career

Ramírez started his career at Independiente and made his professional debut on 10 June 1998 against Olimpia.[1] He then played for Real España before a short stint with Chinese team Guangzhou Jili Cars. On his return to Honduras, he played for Universidad, Honduras Salzburg, Victoria and Marathón. He scored 59 league goals for them altogether from his debut until 2009.[2]

Chinese years

In 2006, he tried his luck in the Chinese league, where he would stay for six years, playing for Shanghai Shenhua, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Hangzhou Greentown. In between he played the 2009 Clausura season with Marathón.[3] Ramírez scored two goals for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical against Wuhan Guanggu in a 3-1 win on the opening fixture of the 2008 Chinese Super League Season. He is the first and the only player to win both Chinese Jia League and Chinese Super League golden boot award.

Return to Honduras

He returned to Honduras to play for Marathón in the 2012 Clausura.[4] In summer 2012, el Bombero joined Honduras de El Progreso of the Honduran second division[5] but he returned to the top flight to play in the 2013 Clausura for Deportes Savio.[6]

Club career statistics in China
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2001Guangzhou GeelyChinese Jia-B League4000--40
2006Shanghai ShenhuaChinese Super League271320-203113
2007Guangzhou PharmaceuticalChinese Jia League2319---2319
2008Chinese Super League2812---2812
20093017---3017
2010Hangzhou Greentown3014---3014
201127710-61348
Total China PR 1698230-8118083

Statistics accurate as of 2 November 2011

Club career statistics in Marathón
Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
Honduras League
2005–06 AMarathónHonduran national league199
2008–09 CMarathónHonduran national league63
2011–12 CMarathónHonduran national league207
2013–14 CMarathónHonduran national league165
Total Honduras 6124

Statistics accurate as of May 2014

International career

Ramírez made his senior debut for Honduras in an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and he immediately scored his first international goal when coming on as a late sub for Milton Reyes. He has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in only 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[7] Ramirez also played for Honduras at the 1999 Pan American Games.[8] He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup[9] and 2011 Copa Centroamericana.[10]

His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador.

International goals
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 April 2000Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua Nicaragua1–01–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

Individual

Notes
  1. In isolation, Bombero is pronounced [bomˈbeɾo].

References
  1. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-07-02 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. 'Bombero' Ramirez: “Marathón puede dar más” - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. "Bombero" Ramírez jugará en la Liga de Ascenso de Honduras Archived 2013-07-02 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
  6. Bombero Ramírez se sumó al Deportes Savio - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  7. Luis Ramírez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. "Winnipeg 99 Honduras [2] vs Jamaica [1] Julio 31, 1999". Youtube.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  10. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. "中甲最终积分榜：广药夺冠笑傲群雄 呼和浩特垫底". sports.sina.com.cn. 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
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