Odysseu Guy Ramos (born 16 August 1985) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Cape Verde national team at international level.

Career

Born in

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, Ramos has played club football for

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and

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

, before he signed with

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the ...

from July 2013. Despite being born in the Netherlands, Ramos qualifies for

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

through parentage and received his first national team call-up in May 2008. He made his international debut in a friendly match against

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on 27 May 2008. He was named in the Cape Verde squad for the

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, and spoke about his confidence in the team before the tournament began. In 2014 Ramos sexually assaulted

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AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

during a game. After a knee injury curtailed his career, Ramos spent two years as a

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and spent time at the Team VVCS training camp. He signed for

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of the

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in Morocco in July 2018.

Honours

RKC Waalwijk: *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

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* 1985 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Cape Verdean men's footballers Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Rotterdam Men's association football central defenders Cape Verde men's international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players FC Dordrecht players RKC Waalwijk players Roda JC Kerkrade players Chabab Rif Al Hoceima players Almere City FC players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub