Sergio Ramos
Date Of Birth: 30 March 1986
Sergio Ramos absolutely dominated club and international football with Real Madrid and Spain. Guiding Real Madrid to 4 Champions League titles being integral part of one of the most successful Spanish team of all times winning three back to back international titles. He is not only a commanding defender but one of the most prolific goal scorer as a defender.
Known by the name of ”Mr 92:36″ due to his header in the last moment of the 2014 UCL final against Atletico Madrid, that sends the match to extra time, and eventually, Real won, with that the club won the champions league after 13 long years.
Sergio Ramos became the most decorated defender in the world since the mid-2000s. He is knowns for his leadership skills, which lead Real Madrid to win 4 champions league finals in the span of 5 years.
Apart from his usual commanding defending, he scored a lot of crucial goals for his club and country. In 2014, he won the Club Worldcup top scorer award.
Individual Awards: He is named in FIFPro World XI 11 times (A record number for a defender), UEFA team of the year 9 times, and ESM team of the year 4 times.
International Success: With the Spanish national team, He played at four World Cups and three European Championships. He won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship in 2008 and 2012 and was named to the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2010, and the UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament in 2012.
Ramos is not known as being world-class in his defensive skill but he is extraordinary in offensive skill. He excels in the air due to his elevation and heading accuracy, and is very dangerous in set-pieces. He is an aggressive tackler and is gifted with pace, technical ability as well as great distribution.
Sergio Ramos Personal Information
- Nation: Spain
- Height: 183 cm
- Position: Centre-Back / Right-Back
- Career Duration: 2003-Present
- Career Goals: 129
- Major Club: Real Madrid, Paris Saint-German
- International Caps: 180
- International Goal: 23
- World Cup Participation: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
Club & Country Honours
- 2010 FIFA World Cup winner
- 2 Times UEFA Euro Winner – 2008, 2012
- 5 Times Spanish La Liga winner
- 2 Times Copa Del Rey winner
- 3 Times World Club Cup winner
- 4 Times UEFA Champion League winner – 2014,2016,2017,2018
- 3 Times UEFA supercup winner – 2014, 2016, 2017
- 4 Times Supercopa De Espana winner
Individual Awards
- 5 Times La Liga Best Defender
- 2005 La Liga Breakthrough Players of the Year
- 4 Times ESM Team of the Year – 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017
- 2010 FIFA World Cup All-Star Teams
- 2012 UEFA Euro Best XI
- 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
- 2017 LFP La Liga Player of the Season
- 2017 UEFA Champion League Best Defender
- 2 Times World Defender of the Year – 2014, 2017
- IFFHS World Best Defender of The Decade
- 11 Times FIFA World Pro XI – 2008-2020
- 9 Times UEFA Team of the year – 2008, 2012-2018, 2020
- IFFHS World’s Highest Scoring Defender of the Decade , 2011–2020
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