Leonardo Ramos (footballer, born 1969)

Leonardo Ramos
Ramos in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Girón
Date of birth (1969-09-11) 11 September 1969
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Bukiryah (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Progreso
1992–1993 Vélez Sársfield 6 (0)
1993–1994 Banfield 22 (2)
1994–1998 Estudiantes (LP) 133 (17)
1998–1999 Salamanca 16 (2)
1999–2000 River Plate 36 (2)
2000–2001 Chacarita Juniors 26 (1)
2001–2002 Estudiantes (LP) 11 (0)
2002 Salamanca 8 (0)
2003 Colo-Colo 9 (0)
2003 Nueva Chicago 17 (2)
2004 Peñarol 7 (0)
2004 Aldosivi 11 (3)
2005 Chacarita Juniors 18 (6)
2005–2006 Defensa y Justicia 18 (1)
2006–2007 Independiente Rivadavia 26 (2)
2007 Luján de Cuyo 8 (1)
International career
1991–2000 Uruguay 8 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Guillermo Brown
2009 Estudiantes BA
2010 Nueva Chicago
2010 Atlético Colegiales
2011–2012 Progreso
2012–2015 Danubio
2016 Unión La Calera
2016 Danubio
2017–2018 Peñarol
2018 Al-Ettifaq
2019 Barcelona SC
2020–2021 Danubio
2021–2022 Querétaro
2022 Peñarol
2023 Montevideo City Torque
2024 Al-Tai
2025– Al-Bukiryah
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Girón (born 11 September 1969) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.[1] He is the current manager of Saudi club Al-Bukiryah.

Club career

Ramos played for Vélez Sársfield, Banfield, Estudiantes de La Plata, River Plate and Chacarita Juniors in the Primera División de Argentina.[2] He had two spells with Salamanca in the Spanish Segunda División.[3] He also had a brief spell in Chile for Colo-Colo.[4]

International career

Ramos made eight appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team from 1991 to 2000,[1] including five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5]

Coaching career

In May 2018, it was announced that Ramos would leave Peñarol and join Al-Ettifaq.[6]

On 15 April 2024, Ramos was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League side Al-Tai until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]

On 31 January 2025, Ramos was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division club Al-Bukiryah.[8]

Managerial statistics

As of 4 November 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Progreso 1 November 2011 20 December 2012 45 20 10 15 61 63 −2 044.44
Danubio 27 December 2012 30 June 2015 86 41 17 28 113 102 +11 047.67
Unión La Calera 19 February 2016 30 April 2016 10 1 4 5 13 20 −7 010.00
Danubio 3 May 2016 31 December 2016 20 11 4 5 31 24 +7 055.00
Peñarol 1 January 2017 30 June 2018 72 48 11 13 160 69 +91 066.67
Al-Ettifaq 1 July 2018 27 November 2018 10 4 2 4 19 20 −1 040.00
Barcelona SC 19 April 2019 1 November 2019 27 14 4 9 41 32 +9 051.85
Danubio 23 August 2020 23 August 2021 41 13 13 15 38 47 −9 031.71
Querétaro 25 August 2021 8 February 2022 15 3 5 7 12 18 −6 020.00
Peñarol 2 August 2022 8 November 2022 19 10 4 5 30 23 +7 052.63
Montevideo City Torque 14 September 2023 31 December 2023 13 6 2 5 20 18 +2 046.15
Al-Tai 15 April 2024 30 June 2024 7 2 2 3 7 9 −2 028.57
Al-Bukiryah 4 February 2025 present 24 14 4 6 39 25 +14 058.33
Career totals 389 187 82 120 584 470 +114 048.07

Honours

Player

Progresso
Vélez Sársfield
Estudiantes
River Plate
Independiente Rivadavia

Manager

Danubio
Peñarol

References

  1. ^ a b "Ficha de Jugador de selección: Leonardo Ramos". Tenfield. Archived from the original on 26 September 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  2. ^ "RAMOS Leonardo Alfredo - Futbolista (ficha y estadisticas)". Futbol XXI. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Ficha del Jugador: Leo Ramos". LFP. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  4. ^ BDFA profile
  5. ^ Leonardo RamosFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ "Al-Ettifaq FC hizo oficial la llegada de Ramos". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  7. ^ "الأوروغوياني ليوناردو راموس مدرباً للطائي".
  8. ^ "راموس مدرباً للبنفسجي".