Juan "John" or "Johnny" Ramos is a retired American

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defender who spent played professionally in Germany and the United States. Ramos graduated from

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. He attended Nova Southeastern University, playing on the men's soccer team in 1992 and 1993. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology. In 1996, Ramos signed with

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. He also played for

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. In 1997, he returned to the United States where he played for the Florida Strikers of the USISL D-3 Pro League. In 1998, he played for the

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. In February 1999, the Miami Fusion selected Ramos in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the

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. The Fusion waived him on February 26, 1999. He then played two games for the Boston Bulldogs in 1999. Ramos played for

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. In February 2006, he was signed by Miami FC of the USL First Division after attending an open tryout. Ramos has coached extensively including Cypress Bay High School, American Heritage School and Plantation FC. In 2016 Ramos was arrested on charges that he sexually abused a former player starting when she was 13 years old.

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