Wílliam Luis Ramallo Fernández (born 4 July 1963) is a retired football
striker who was nicknamed ''El Pescador del Área'', or ''El Fantasma''.
He is currently the assistant coach for the
Bolivia national football team
The Bolivia national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), also known as ''La Verde'', has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the ten me ...
.
Club career
Ramallo was born in
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...
. He played for
Oriente Petrolero
Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...
at the time of his international appearances.
International career
He was capped 36 times and scored 11 international goals for
Bolivia between 1989 and 1997. He played all three matches at the
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...
and he was also the starting forward in every group game. He represented his country in 15
FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Personal life
Ramallo has a footballer son,
Rodrigo
Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name '' Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vi ...
, who also played for the national team.
International goals
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Cochabamba
Association football forwards
Bolivian footballers
Bolivia international footballers
1993 Copa América players
1994 FIFA World Cup players
Club Bolívar players
C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
Club Destroyers players
Oriente Petrolero players
Bolivian football managers
Nacional Potosí managers
Club San José managers
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