Erwin Aníbal Ramírez Castro (born November 13, 1971) is a retired

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from

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International career

He obtained a total number of eight caps for the

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in 1991. In that year he played all matches for Ecuador, and scored a penalty kick against Bolivia (4-0) at the

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. Ramirez was also a member of the Ecuadorian youth squad at the

1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the second edition of the tournament, was hosted by Canada and held in the cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto between 12 and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could partici ...

References

FIFA profile

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* 1971 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers 1991 Copa América players C.D. Quevedo footballers C.S. Emelec footballers S.D. Quito footballers C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers C.D. ESPOLI footballers C.S.D. Macará footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Manta F.C. footballers Delfín S.C. footballers {{Ecuador-footy-goalkeeper-stub