Erwin Aníbal Ramírez Castro (born November 13, 1971) is a retired

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

International career

He obtained a total number of eight caps for the Ecuador national football team in 1991. In that year he played all matches for Ecuador, and scored a penalty kick against Bolivia (4-0) at the

1991 Copa América The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from 6 to 21 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL and all ten member nations participated. Until the 2021 edition, this was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBO ...

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. Ramirez was also a member of the Ecuadorian youth squad at the

1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987, the second edition of the tournament, was hosted by Canada and held in the cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto between 12 July and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could p ...

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FIFA profile

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* 1971 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers 1991 Copa América players C.D. Quevedo footballers C.S. Emelec footballers S.D. Quito footballers C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers C.D. ESPOLI footballers C.S.D. Macará footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Manta F.C. footballers Delfín S.C. footballers {{Ecuador-footy-goalkeeper-stub