José Manuel Ramos Delgado (25 August 1935 – 3 December 2010) was an Argentine

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and

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. He played for the Argentina national football team in two

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and had a successful tenure in

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ian football with Santos. He went on to become a football manager, working in Argentina and

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Early life

Ramos Delgado was born in the city of

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, Argentina. He belonged to the Cape Verdean community in Argentina, as his father was a native of the islands, born in São Vicente.

Playing career

Club

Ramos Delgado started his playing career in 1956 with

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. He soon earned a move to River Plate where he played 172 games in seven seasons with the club. In 1966, Ramos Delgado joined Banfield. After a short spell with the club, he moved to

to play for Santos, where he played alongside Pelé, Coutinho and

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in the club's golden years. He continued playing for Santos until the age of 38, making a total of 324 appearances and scoring one goal. In the last year of his playing career, Delgado played for

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. He retired at the age of 39.

National team

Between 1958 and 1965, Ramos Delgado played 25 times for the Argentina national football team. He was included in the squads for the

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and

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s, and played in the qualifiers for the 1966 World Cup.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Ramos Delgado had a spell as manager of Santos, before returning to Argentina where he worked as the manager of several football clubs including Belgrano,

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, Estudiantes de La Plata, River Plate,

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, Platense,

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and his home town club

. He also worked as the manager of

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vian club Universitario. He returned to Santos to work as a youth team coach helping to develop young players such as

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and

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Death

Ramos Delgado died in a hospital in Villa Elisa on 3 December 2010, of Alzheimer's disease.

Honours

As a player

;Santos * Campeonato Paulista (4): 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 *

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(1): 1968 * Recopa Intercontinental (1): 1968 ;Argentina *

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: 1964

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