Dino Ramić (born December 31, 1988) is an American soccer player who last played for

Highlands Park F.C. Highlands Park Football Club are a South African professional association football, soccer club who played in Modderfontein (East Rand), Modderfontein, Johannesburg. They were founded in 2003 as a phoenix club (sports), phoenix club to the earl ...

of the South African

National First Division The South African Championship, officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African football after the South African Premiership. Both the South African Championship and ...

. He was known for his speed, footwork and goalscoring ability during his time at

Clarke University Clarke University is a Private university, private Catholic university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1843 as St. Mary's Female Academy by Mother Mary Frances Clarke, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin ...

, playing a key role in the team's success.

Early life

Beginning football when he was 3, Ramić immigrated with his family aged 8 to the United States in 1997 due to the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

, a conflict that had lasting reverberations around the area.

Career

South Africa

Wearing South African

competitors

's colors in 2015–16, Ramic tallied nine appearances there, scoring a header when his team beat

African Warriors African Warriors is a South African association football, football club based in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State (South African province), Free State. Managers * Vladislav Heric (Dec 7, 2010—25 Oct, 2011) * David Vilakazi (March 2014— Dec 2014) * ...

3-0 and getting a brace in another 3–0 victory, this time over

Thanda Royal Zulu Thanda Royal Zulu was a South African football club based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. History The club started after a Swedish consortium that included Sven-Goran Eriksson bought the franchise from Benoni Premier United at the end of the 2 ...

. The forward started training with Highlands Park in late 2014, with the club waiting for his work permit.

Personal life

Ramić was born on December 31, 1988, in

Mostar Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva Riv ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

to Hajrudin and Sabina Ramić and has one sister, Arna Ramić. With his grandfather and father having professional football experience in Bosnia, Ramić's mother's cousin is former footballer and current sporting director of FC Bayern Munich

Hasan Salihamidžić Hasan Salihamidžić (; born 1 January 1977), nicknamed Brazzo (, , "Little Bro"), is a Bosnian former professional footballer who last served as sporting director of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. After starting his club career with German side ...

Honors

High school

*Hanford High School Rookie of the Year(1) *Hanford High School Golden Boot Award(2) *first-team All-Mid-Valley Conference(2) *State team class 3A(1)

College

*MCC Newcomer of the Year(1): 2008 *Most game-winning goals (5) and shots per game (3.61) in college soccer history- 2010 *MCC All-Conference Honorable Mention(1): 2010 *MCC Offensive Player of the Week(2): 2011 *NAIA All-American Honorable Mention(1): 2011 *MCC first-team All-Conference(1): 2008, 2011, 2012 *Most goals scored in Clarke college soccer career

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramic, Dino American expatriate men's soccer players American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Living people 1988 births Highlands Park F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Footballers from Mostar American people of Bosniak descent