Luis Alfredo Ramírez Quioto (; born 21 November 1977), nicknamed ''El Bombero'' (;), is a Honduran former

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who played as a striker. He is nicknamed Bombero because he used to work at a gas station as a gas pump attendant.

Club career

Ramírez started his career at Independiente and made his professional debut on 10 June 1998 against Olimpia. He then played for

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before a short stint with Chinese team Guangzhou Jili Cars. On his return to Honduras, he played for Universidad, Honduras Salzburg,

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and Marathón. He scored 59 league goals for them altogether from his debut until 2009.

Chinese years

In 2006, he tried his luck in the Chinese league, where he would stay for six years, playing for

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and

Hangzhou Greentown Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (C ...

. In between he played the 2009 Clausura season with Marathón. Ramírez scored two goals for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical against Wuhan Guanggu in a 3-1 win on the opening fixture of the 2008 Chinese Super League Season. He is the first and the only player to win both

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and

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golden boot award.

Return to Honduras

He returned to Honduras to play for Marathón in the 2012 Clausura. In summer 2012, ''el Bombero'' joined Honduras de El Progreso of the Honduran second division but he returned to the top flight to play in the 2013 Clausura for

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Club career statistics in China

''Statistics accurate as of 2 November 2011''

Club career statistics in Marathón

''Statistics accurate as of May 2014''

International career

Ramírez made his senior debut for

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in an April 2000

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match against

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and he immediately scored his first international goal when coming on as a late sub for

Milton Reyes Milton Alexánder Reyes Galeas (born 2 May 1974 in Arenal, Yoro, Honduras) is a retired Honduran football player, who played for primarily F.C. Motagua. Club career Nicknamed ''Jocón'', Reyes began playing professional football as a centr ...

. He has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in only 1

match and played at the

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. Ramirez also played for Honduras at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

. He played at the

2005 UNCAF Nations Cup The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Squads : ...

and

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. His final international was a January

match against

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International goals

Honours

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical *

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: 2007 Individual * China League One Golden Boot Winner: 2007 *

Golden Boot Winner: 2009

Notes

References

External links

*
Diario La Prensa article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Luis 1977 births Living people Footballers from San Pedro Sula Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Independiente Villela players Real C.D. España players C.D. Victoria players C.D. Marathón players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Deportes Savio F.C. players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China Chinese Super League players China League One players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Honduras Footballers at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic footballers for Honduras Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games