Juan Zacarías Ramírez Candia (born 25 May 1965 in
Encarnación,
Paraguay) is a former
football
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defender and coach.
Career
As player
Ramírez started his career in local clubs San Juan and Juventud de Hohenau from the city of Encarnación before arriving to
1st division club
Atlético Colegiales in 1984. In 1986, he was chosen as the best right-back defender of the Paraguayan league by the press. Despite the award, he did not make the national team that competed in the
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...
.
Juan Ramírez: Un carrilero de los buenos
by Artemio Villanueva In 1988, he signed for Olimpia Asunción
Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most su ...
where he won national and international titles such as the Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
and the Supercopa Sudamericana
The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by t ...
in 1990. After leaving Olimpia in 1991, Ramírez had brief stints in Paraguayan clubs such as Sol de América and Sportivo Trinidense
Sportivo Trinidense, is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on 11 August 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio Ñ ...
before retiring in 1994.
As coach
Ramírez received his coaching license in 1997 and has worked with the U20, U17 and Reserve teams of Olimpia in 1997 and 1998. He managed Club Universal
Club Universal, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Encarnación, in the Itapúa Department. The club actually participates in the League of Encarnación.
The club was founded May 14, 1917 and plays in the regional Liga Encarn ...
in 2000 and 2003, and Atlético Colegiales in 2001. Ramírez also worked as an assistant coach for Club Nacional
Club Nacional is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1904, the club currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, and holds its home games at Estadio Arsenio Erico.
Inte ...
in 2000.
Titles
As player
References
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Paraguayan men's footballers
Club Olimpia footballers
Club Sol de América footballers
Paraguayan football managers
Living people
1961 births
Men's association football defenders
Club Sol de América managers
People from Encarnación, Paraguay
Copa Libertadores-winning players