Oswaldo Ramírez


Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on the Peru national football team, which won the 1975 Copa América.

Club career

Ramírez started his career with Sport Boys in 1966. In 1968, he was the top scorer in the Peruana Primera División.
In 1969, Oswaldo "Cachito" Ramirez scored two historic goals against Argentina in the Bombonera. This allowed Peru to compete in the 1970 Mexico World Cup and eliminated Argentina from the competition.
In 1970, he joined Universitario de Deportes and won the league title in 1971 and 1974.
From 1975 to 1977, he played for Atlético Espanol.
In 1977, Ramírez returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal and won the Peruana Primera División championship in 1979 and 1980, being top scorer in 1980.
A short spell with Deportivo Galicia, was followed by Ramírez's return to Sporting Cristal. He then retired in 1982.
Ramírez scored a total of 26 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 8th highest scoring player overall and the highest scoring Peruvian in the history of the tournament.

Individual awards

International career

Ramírez played a total of 57 games for Peru, scoring a total of 17 goals, representing them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the Copa América 1975.
Ramírez's 17 goals for Peru made him the 10th highest scorer in the history of the Peru national football team.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 May 1969Bogotá, Colombia1–13–1Friendly
214 May 1969San Salvador, El Salvador2–14–1Friendly
314 May 1969San Salvador, El Salvador4–14–1Friendly
431 August 1969La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–02–21970 FIFA World Cup qualification
531 August 1969La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina2–02–21970 FIFA World Cup qualification
618 June 1972Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil1–01–0Brazil Independence Cup
725 June 1972Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil1–21–2Brazil Independence Cup
823 April 1973Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru3–04–0Friendly
91 July 1973Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru3–03–1Friendly
1010 July 1975Lima, Peru1–02–0Friendly
1110 July 1975Lima, Peru2–02–0Friendly
1227 July 1975Estadio Jesús Bermúdez, Oruro, Bolivia1–01–01975 Copa América
137 August 1975Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru1–03–11975 Copa América
1422 October 1975Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru2–02–01975 Copa América
1517 May 1977Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–11–1Friendly
1629 May 1977Port-au-Prince, Haiti2–22–2Friendly
171 April 1978Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru1–11–1Friendly