Luis Ramírez (footballer, born 1977)

Luis Ramírez (footballer, born 1977)
Luis Alfredo Ramírez Quioto (born 21 November 1977), nicknamed El Bombero, is a Honduran former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed Bombero because he used to work at a gas station as a gas pump attendant.
Club career
Ramírez started his career at Independiente and made his professional debut on 10 June 1998 against Olimpia. He then played for Real España before a short stint with Chinese team Guangzhou Jili Cars. On his return to Honduras, he played for Universidad, Honduras Salzburg, Victoria and Marathón. He scored 59 league goals for them altogether from his debut until 2009.
Chinese years
In 2006, he tried his luck in the Chinese league, where he would stay for six years, playing for Shanghai Shenhua, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Hangzhou Greentown. In between he played the 2009 Clausura season with Marathón. Ramírez scored two goals for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical against Wuhan Guanggu in a 3-1 win on the opening fixture of the 2008 Chinese Super League Season. He is the first and the only player to win both Chinese Jia League and Chinese Super League golden boot award.
Return to Honduras
He returned to Honduras to play for Marathón in the 2012 Clausura. In summer 2012, el Bombero joined Honduras de El Progreso of the Honduran second division but he returned to the top flight to play in the 2013 Clausura for Deportes Savio.
Club career statistics in China
Statistics accurate as of 2 November 2011
Club career statistics in Marathón
Statistics accurate as of May 2014
International career
Ramírez made his senior debut for Honduras in an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and he immediately scored his first international goal when coming on as a late sub for Milton Reyes. He has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in only 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Ramirez also played for Honduras at the 1999 Pan American Games. He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup and 2011 Copa Centroamericana.
His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador.
International goals
Honours
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
China League One: 2007
Individual
China League One Golden Boot Winner: 2007
Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: 2009
Notes
References
External links
Diario La Prensa article
1977 births
Living people
Footballers from San Pedro Sula
Men's association football forwards
Honduran men's footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
Independiente Villela players
Real C.D. España players
C.D. Victoria players
C.D. Marathón players
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
Guangzhou F.C. players
Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
Deportes Savio F.C. players
Honduran expatriate men's footballers
Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Chinese Super League players
China League One players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Pan American Games medalists in football
Pan American Games silver medalists for Honduras
Footballers at the 1999 Pan American Games
Olympic footballers for Honduras
Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games