Ramses Gado (born 9 May 1982), also known as '' The Pharaoh'', is a Romanian former

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er who played as a winger. In his career Gado played for teams such as FC Bihor, Oțelul Galați or Politehnica Iași, among others.

Personal life

Gado is of

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origin. He is named Ramses because his grandfather was impressed by

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's history and insisted for him to be named after the pharaoh Ramesses.

Legal trouble

In April 2010 Gado was arrested for organizing illegal

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, having spent three months in prison. In April 2018 he was arrested again for illegal dog fights, this time organized on his property from

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

Honours

Bihor Oradea *Norcia Winter Cup: 2004, Runner-up 2005 Politehnica Iași *

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: 2011–12 Universitatea Craiova *

: 2013–14 Diosig *

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Bihor County Bihor County () is a county ( județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea. Toponymy The origin of ...

: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 Foresta Tileagd *

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: 2018–19

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Ramses Gado
at frf-ajf.ro 1982 births Living people Footballers from Oradea Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Liga I players Liga II players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players ASC Oțelul Galați players FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players CS Universitatea Craiova players CS Șoimii Pâncota players {{Romania-footy-midfielder-stub