Paul Ramos

Not to be confused with Paul Amos.

Joan Paul Ramos (22 May 1990 – 17 February 2019) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Paul Ramos

Personal information
Full name	Joan Paul Ramos
Date of birth	(1990-05-22)22 May 1990
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Date of death	17 February 2019(2019-02-17) (aged 28)
Place of death	Yofre Norte, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1998–2010	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Belgrano	16	(1)
2013–2014	Racing de Córdoba
2014	Mitre	1	(0)
2015–2016	Racing de Córdoba
2017	Sport Loreto	16	(2)
2018–2019	Gimnasia y Esgrima	15	(2)
Total		48	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Belgrano gave Ramos his senior start, after signing him in 1998.^[2] He was sent off on his professional debut in Primera B Nacional against Patronato on 8 August 2010, receiving two yellow cards inside seven minutes of each other; in a fixture that saw three other sending offs.^[3][4] Ramos appeared sixteen times, along with his first senior goal versus Boca Unidos in October, as Belgrano won promotion to the Primera División.^[1] He stayed for two further seasons, but did not make a further appearance in the league – though he was an unused substitute six times.^[1] In June 2013, Ramos joined Racing de Córdoba of Torneo Argentino B.^[1]

One year later, on 30 June 2014, Torneo Federal A's Mitre signed Ramos.^[1] He made four appearances in league and cup in 2014, before sealing a return to tier four with Racing de Córdoba.^[1] Ahead of January 2017, Ramos switched Argentina for Peru after agreeing terms with Sport Loreto.^[1] He participated in sixteen fixtures for the Segunda División side, while also scoring goals in matches with César Vallejo and Sport Boys.^[1] Ramos returned to Argentina in 2018, completing a move to Gimnasia y Esgrima in Torneo Federal A; making fifteen appearances and netting two goals.^[1][5] His final games arrived during the 2018–19 campaign.^[3]

International career

In 2007, Ramos received a call-up to train with the Argentina U17s.^[6]

Personal life

In February 2019, it was announced that Ramos had died following a two-vehicle traffic collision on 17 February.^[7][8][6] Driving a Peugeot 207 in the early hours of Sunday morning, Ramos died at the scene having collided with a Chevrolet Agile carrying two occupants; who were rushed to hospital with trauma.^[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgrano	2010–11	Primera B Nacional	16	1	0	0	—		0	0	16	1
	2011–12	Primera División	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		16	1	1	0	—		0	0	17	1
Mitre	2014	Torneo Federal A	1	0	2	0	—		1[a]	0	4	0
Sport Loreto	2017	Segunda División	16	2	—		—		0	0	16	2
Gimnasia y Esgrima	2017–18	Torneo Federal A	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
	2018–19		7	1	0	0	—		0	0	7	1
	Total		15	2	0	0	—		0	0	15	2
Career total			48	5	3	0	—		1	0	52	5

1. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs