Jaime Ramos Hernández (born 9 January 1973) is a Spanish retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current assistant head coach of Elche CF.

Playing career

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, Ramos began his senior career with lowly Real Aranjuez CF. In 1994, he moved to

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Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

, and made his professional debut on 4 September 1994, starting in a 0–0 home draw against

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

. On 8 April 1995 Ramos scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in a 1–0 home success over

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at ...

. He was an undisputed starter during his two-year spell, suffering relegation in the second. In the 1996 summer Ramos moved to fellow league team

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

. After three years playing in nearly all league matches, he joined

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, also in the second level, winning promotion in his first campaign with the latter. Ramos made his

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debut on 14 January 2001, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against

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. His first goal in the competition came on 18 February, the game's winner of a 2–1 win against

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

also at the Estadio El Madrigal. Ramos subsequently left the club in June 2001, and signed for Real Murcia in the second division. After appearing sparingly during the 2002–03 season (which ended in promotion), he moved to fellow league team UD Almería, appearing regularly in his three-year stay. Ramos left the

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ns in 2006, and subsequently resumed his career in

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and

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

, representing

Écija Balompié Écija Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Écija, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1939, it plays in División de Honor Andaluza, the fifth tier of Spanish football. History In 2007–08 season, the club b ...

UD Alzira Unión Deportiva Alzira is a Spanish football team based in Alzira, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1946 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' Estadio Luis Suñer Picó'', with a capacity of ...

CD San Fernando de Henares Club Deportivo San Fernando is a Spanish football club based in San Fernando de Henares, in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929 it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 7, holding home games at ''Estadio Santiago del Pino''. Hist ...

and

CD Coslada Club Deportivo Coslada is a Spanish football team based in Coslada, in the autonomous Community of Madrid. Founded in 1972, it plays in Preferente at Level 6 of the Spanish football pyramid, holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal El Olivo'', ...

. He retired with the latter in 2012, aged 39.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Ramos joined AFE's staff. In July 2013 he was appointed Francisco's assistant manager at Almería. On 10 December 2014, after the manager's dismissal, Ramos also left the club. He subsequently followed Francisco to UCAM Murcia CF and

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

, always as an assistant.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Jaime 1973 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Getafe CF footballers CD Leganés players Villarreal CF players Real Murcia CF players UD Almería players Écija Balompié players UD Alzira footballers UD Almería non-playing staff Elche CF non-playing staff