Venancio Ramos

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Venancio Ramos
Personal information
Full name Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva
Date of birth (1959-06-20) June 20, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Artigas, Uruguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1983 Peñarol 207 (49)
1984–1986 Lens 72 (18)
1987–1988 Independiente 17 (1)
1989–1990 Racing Montevideo 18 (3)
1990-1991 Nacional 46 (8)
1992–1993 Defensor Sporting 31 (2)
1994 El Tanque Sisley 12 (1)
Total403(82)
International career
1978–1991 Uruguay 41 (5)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner 1983
Mundialito
Winner 1980 Uruguay
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Runner-up 1985 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva (born 20 June 1959) is a Uruguayan former football striker, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional career.

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Club career

Ramos started his playing career in 1977 with Peñarol with whom he won several major championships including four Uruguayan Primera titles, the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 1982.

In 1984, he joined French side Lens before returning to South America in 1986 to play for Independiente of Argentina.

Ramos returned to Uruguay in 1989 where he played for Racing Montevideo then Peñarol's fiercest rivals Nacional. In his later years he played for Defensor Sporting and finally El Tanque Sisley.

International career

He made his official international debut on May 24, 1978 against Spain (0-0), Ramos obtained a total number of 41 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number nineteen jersey.

Titles

Peñarol

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