Oswaldo Ramírez

Oswaldo Ramírez

Personal information
Full name	Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo
Date of birth	March 28, 1947 (1947-03-28) (age 64)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1966–1969	Sport Boys	92	(50)
1970–1975	Universitario	131	(80)
1975–1977	Atletico Espanol	?	(?)
1977–1980	Sporting Cristal	72	(37)
1980–1981	Deportivo Galicia	?	(?)
1981–1982	Sporting Cristal	57	(27)
National team
1969–1982	Peru	57	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo (born on March 28, 1947, in Lima, Peru) is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and he helped Peru to win the Copa América in 1975.

Club career

Ramírez started his career with Sport Boys in 1966, in 1968 he was the top scorer in the Primera División Peruana.

In 1969, Oswaldo "Cachito" Ramirez scored two historic goals against Argentina in the Bombonera (Argentina), that allowed Peru to participate in the 1970 Mexico World Cup, leaving Argentina eliminated of this competition.

In 1970 he joined Universitario de Deportes where he won the league title in 1971 and 1974.

Between 1975 and 1977 he played for Atletico Espanol in Mexico.

In 1977 Ramírez returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal where he won the championship in 1979 and 1980 as well as being top scorer in 1980.

After a short spell with Deportivo Galicia in Venezuela Ramírez returned to Sporting Cristal, he retired in 1982.

Ramírez scored a total of 26 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 8th highest scoring player overall and the highest scoring Peruvian in the history of the tournament.^[1]

Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1971	Universitario	Primera División Peruana
1974	Universitario	Primera División Peruana
1975	Atlético Español	CONCACAF Champions League
1979	Sporting Cristal	Primera División Peruana
1980	Sporting Cristal	Primera División Peruana
1981	Deportivo Galicia	Copa de Venezuela

Individual awards

• Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1968, 1980^[2]
• Copa Libertadores: Top Scorer 1972, 1975

International career

Ramírez played a total of 57 games for Peru, scoring 17 goals representing them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and helping them to win the Copa América 1975.

Ramírez's 17 goals for Peru make him the 5th highest scorer in the history of the Peru national team.

International title

Season	Club	Title
1975	Peru	Copa América

External links

• Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1975

References

1. ^ Copa Libertadores topscorers at rsssf
2. ^ Primera División Peruana: Top Scorer

Persondata
Name	Ramirez, Oswaldo
Alternative names	Devrik Adams
Short description
Date of birth	March 28, 1947
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death
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