Juan "John" or "Johnny" Ramos is a retired American

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defender who played professionally in Germany and the United States. Ramos graduated from

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. He attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team in 1992 and 1993. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology. In 1996, Ramos signed with Spandauer BC. He also played for

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. In 1997, he returned to the United States where he played for the Florida Strikers of the USISL D-3 Pro League. In 1998, he played for the

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. In February 1999, the

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selected Ramos in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Fusion waived him on February 26, 1999. He then played two games for the Boston Bulldogs in 1999. Ramos played for

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. In February 2006, he was signed by

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of the

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after attending an open tryout. Ramos has coached extensively including

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, American Heritage School and Plantation FC. In 2016, Ramos was arrested on charges that he sexually abused a former player starting when she was 13 years old. In 2022, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

References

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