Ramses Gado

Ramses Gado (born 9 May 1982), also known as The Pharaoh, is a Romanian former footballer who played as a winger. In his career Gado played for teams such as FC Bihor, Oțelul Galați and Politehnica Iași, among others.

Ramses Gado

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-05-09) 9 May 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Oradea, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998−2006	FC Oradea	94	(19)
2006−2009	Oțelul Galați	70	(5)
2009−2010	Internaţional	3	(1)
2010−2013	Politehnica Iași	30	(8)
2013−2014	Universitatea Craiova	2	(0)
2014	Șoimii Pâncota	0	(0)
2014	FC Hidișelu de Sus	6	(12)
2015−2017	Diosig Bihardiószeg
2017	Dinamo Oradea
2018−2021	Foresta Tileagd	40	(47)
2021	Vulturii Săcueni	4	(4)
Total		249+	(96+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:21, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Personal life

Gado is of gipsy origin.^[1] He is named Ramses because his grandfather was impressed by Egypt's history and insisted for him to be named after the pharaoh Ramesses.^[1]

Legal trouble

In April 2010 Gado was arrested for organizing illegal dog fights in Hungary, having spent three months in prison.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} In April 2018 he was arrested again for illegal dog fights, this time organized on his property from Oradea.^[6][7]

Honours

Bihor Oradea

• Norcia Winter Cup: 2004, Runner-up 2005

Politehnica Iași

• Liga II: 2011–12

Universitatea Craiova

• Liga II: 2013–14

Diosig

• Liga IV – Bihor County: 2016–17
• Cupa României – Bihor County: 2016–17

Foresta Tileagd

• Liga V – Bihor County: 2018–19