Ramón Armando Heredia Ruarte (born 26 February 1951 in Córdoba) is an Argentine former football defender who played for the Argentina national team. Heredia started his playing career in 1969 with San Lorenzo in Argentina. He was part of the squad that won both league titles in 1972. He joined Atlético Madrid in 1973 and played in the

1974 European Cup Final The 1974 European Cup Final was contested between Bayern München of West Germany and Atlético Madrid of Spain. This marked the first time in club history for both Bayern and Atlético to contest in a European Cup Final. Goals in extra time from ...

. An undisputed starter in his first three years, he lost his regular place in the 4th due to injuries (as atletico won the league title). He then moved to

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

, where again he would be used rarely. After two seasons with the latter, he chose to retire. Heredia, (nicknamed ''Cacho'') played 30 times for Argentina, including appearances at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. After he retired from playing, Heredia became a football coach. He began by managing

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Caballo'', w ...

and

Real Ávila CF Real Ávila Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 8, holding home games at '' Estadio Adolf ...

, before he was appointed manager of Atlético Madrid in 1993. He also managed Cádiz CF and

UD San Pedro Unión Deportiva San Pedro is a Spanish football team based in San Pedro Alcántara, Marbella, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1974, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 9, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal ...

Honours

; Atlético Madrid * Intercontinental Cup: 1974 *

Copa del Generalísimo The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: 1975-76 * Spanish League: 1976-77

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1951 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentina men's international footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Atlético Madrid footballers La Liga players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain 1974 FIFA World Cup players Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers CD Toledo managers Atlético Madrid managers Cádiz CF managers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub