Venancio Ramos

Venancio Ramos
Personal information
Full name	Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva
Date of birth	June 20, 1959 (age 62)
Place of birth	Artigas, Uruguay
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1983	Peñarol
1984–1986	Lens
1987–1988	Independiente
1989–1990	Racing Montevideo
1990-1991	Nacional
1992–1993	Defensor Sporting
1994	El Tanque Sisley
Total
National team
1978–1991	Uruguay
Honours
Representing Uruguay
Copa América
Mundialito
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva (born 20 June 1959) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional career.

Club career[]

Ramos started his playing career in 1977 with Peñarol with whom he won several major championships including four Uruguayan Primera titles, the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 1982.

In 1984, he joined French side Lens before returning to South America in 1986 to play for Independiente of Argentina.

Ramos returned to Uruguay in 1989 where he played for Racing Montevideo then Peñarol's fiercest rivals Nacional. In his later years he played for Defensor Sporting and finally El Tanque Sisley.

International career[]

He made his official international debut on May 24, 1978 against Spain (0-0), Ramos obtained a total number of 41 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number nineteen jersey.

Titles[]

Peñarol[]

Uruguayan First Division (4): 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
Copa Libertadores (1): 1982
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1982

References[]

(in Spanish) Profile

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