Jaime Ramírez (footballer, born 1931)

Jaime Caupolicán Ramírez Banda (14 August 1931 – 26 February 2003) was a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Not to be confused with Jaime Ramírez (footballer, born 1967).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Banda.
Jaime Ramírez
Personal information
Full name Jaime Caupolicán Ramírez Banda
Date of birth (1931-08-14)14 August 1931
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 26 February 2003(2003-02-26) (aged 71)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1946–1947 Badminton
1948–1949 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Universidad de Chile
1953–1954 Español 30 (9)
1954–1958 Colo-Colo
1958–1960 Granada 49 (7)
1961 O'Higgins
1962 Universidad de Chile 29 (3)
1962 Racing Club
1963 Audax Italiano
1963–1964 Español 10 (0)
1964–1966 Hospitalet
1966 Universidad de Chile 5 (2)
1967–1969 Huachipato
1970 Palestino
1971–1972 Unión San Felipe
International career
1954–1966 Chile 46 (10)
Managerial career
1979 Unión La Calera
1981 Olimpia
1983–1984 Provincial Osorno
1988 Sport Boys
1989 Deportivo Cañaña
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ramírez was skillful with the ball, he had great technique and even at his height, he did great heading, playing at the junior divisions of Bádminton F.C. (1946–1947), Universidad de Chile in 1949–1952, 1962 and 1966, he was a Colo-Colo champion with the team in 1956, O'Higgins, Huachipato, Audax Italiano, Unión San Felipe, Palestino and outside of his country of origin he played for Racing Club of Argentina, Espanyol from Barcelona and Granada from Spain.[1] In this country, he showed so much ability that he was nicknamed "Superclase" meaning "Super-Class" by sports commentators and the media.[2]

International career

Ramírez participated in 56 games for Chile, where 36 games were official games and he scored 13 goals. He made his debut in the national team on 17 September 1954, in a game against Peru, where Chile defeated Peru 2–1. But his most memorable presentations in the national team took place in 1962, where he scored two goals, one against Switzerland, and one against Italy. On the other hand, he was one of the best players of the tournament, playing frequently as a right winger, midfielder, and even left defender taking advantage of his many talents. His great performance attracted to Racing de Avellaneda from Argentina. At the end of his career and being aged 35 years old, he was a member of the Chile team that competed in the 1966 World Cup.[3]

Managerial career

He was the manager of Olimpia in Honduras and both Sport Boys and Deportivo Cañaña[4] in Peru.[2]

Personal life

He was the son of Aníbal Ramírez,[5] a Chile international footballer in the 1924 South American Championship.[6]

Honors

Colo Colo

Universidad de Chile

  • Chilean Primera División: 1962

Unión San Felipe

  • Chilean Primera División: 1971

Chile[7]

References
  1. Pérez, Carlos (26 February 2015). "Efeméride del día: la partida de Jaime Ramírez Banda". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. Salviat, Julio (2 March 2015). "Perfil: Jaime Ramírez, el Alexis de antaño". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. Guerra, Felipe (14 August 2018). "Jaime Ramírez: El talentoso atacante que brilló en el Mundial de Chile 1962". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. @Roberto_Gando (15 June 2018). "De esa época también está Jaime Ramírez Banda con Deportivo Cañaña en Primera y antes con Sport Boys en Segunda" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2018 – via Twitter.
  5. Aníbal Ramírez at PartidosdeLaRoja
  6. "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. "Jaime Ramírez Banda". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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