Ramon Menezes Hubner (born 30 June 1972), simply known as Ramon, is a Brazilian professional football

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and former player who played as an

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. He is the current manager of the Brazil under-20 national team. An

who could also play as a forward, Ramon spent the most of his career playing for clubs in the Série A, where he amassed more than 350 matches and scored 98 goals. Mainly linked to Cruzeiro,

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and Vitória, he also played abroad for Bayer Leverkusen, Tokyo Verdy and Al-Gharafa before retiring with Cabofriense in 2013. Ramon became a manager in 2015.

Playing career

Club

Ramon was born in Contagem,

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, and finished his formation with Cruzeiro. He started to feature for the first team in the 1989 season, being regularly used in the following year but later falling down the pecking order. In 1993 Ramon joined

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, but also featured sparingly. He moved to state rivals Vitória in the following year, becoming an immediate starter and scoring a career-best 25 goals in the 1995 Campeonato Baiano. After impressing for Vitória, Ramon moved abroad and joined

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side Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He returned to his home country in 1996, signing for

, and was an important unit in the club's winning run, as he lifted the 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the 1998

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, the

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and the 1999 Torneio Rio – São Paulo. In 2000, Ramon moved to Atlético Mineiro and scored the goal of the title of the year's

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. He subsequently agreed to a loan deal with Fluminense in the following year, being notably recognised by his free kick goals. Ramon then returned to Atlético before rejoining Vasco in 2002, where he scored 15 goals in 17 league appearances to help the side avoid relegation. On 3 January 2003, he left the latter club and joined Tokyo Verdy on a 11-month contract. Ramon returned to ''Flu'' in 2004, but struggled with injuries, and subsequently moved to Botafogo on a one-year deal. He rejoined Vasco for a third spell in January 2006, and a move to Qatar Stars League side Al-Gharafa SC subsequently followed. Ramon signed for Atlético Paranaense on 9 January 2007, but featured sparingly. On 25 February of the following year, he returned to Vitória, but left the club in the end of the season to play in Turkish football; after playing just friendlies, he rejoined Vitória in March 2009. He left the club in December 2010, after suffering relegation. On 3 January 2011, 38-year-old Ramon agreed to a contract with Joinville, being a regular starter during the season as his side achieved promotion from the Série C. However, in the following campaign, he only appeared rarely, which prompted to a move to Caxias in October 2012. On 15 February 2013, at the age of 40, Ramon was presented at Cabofriense. After playing in the Campeonato Carioca Série B, he retired.

International

Called up to the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup by manager Émerson Leão, Ramon made his full international debut for

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on 31 May of that year, starting and assisting Carlos Miguel in a 2–0 win against

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. He scored his first goal on 7 June, netting his side's only in a 2–1 defeat to

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Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Ramon started working at his former club Joinville as an assistant manager. He left the club in January 2015, and was named in charge of ASEEV in August; at the latter club, he won the third division of the Campeonato Goiano. In 2016, Ramon coached Anápolis, after agreeing to a deal with the club in July of the previous year. He was sacked in February, after just five matches, and subsequently managed Guarani-MG before returning to ''JEC'' in September, now being appointed manager. He left the club in December, after failing to avoid relegation. In May 2017, Ramon returned to Anápolis for the Série D, replacing

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. He was dismissed in the following month, after four winless matches. On 23 November 2017, Ramon was appointed manager of

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for the ensuing campaign. He was relieved from his duties the following 16 July, after six winless matches. On 27 December 2018, Ramon rejoined another club he represented as a player, Vasco, as an assistant manager. On 30 March 2020, he replaced sacked

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at the helm of the main squad. Ramon was himself dismissed on 8 October 2020, after six winless matches. On 9 November, he replaced departing Marcelo Cabo at the helm of CRB, but was sacked after just nine matches on 17 December. On 8 June 2021, Ramon was named manager of another club he represented as a player, Vitória. He was sacked on 5 August, after only three wins in 16 matches. On 7 March 2022, Ramon was named in charge of the Brazil under-20 national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Cruzeiro *

: 1990 *

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, 1992 *

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Vitória * Campeonato Baiano: 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010 Vasco da Gama *

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: 1997 *

: 1998 *

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* Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1999 Atlético Minero *

: 2000 Joinville *

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: 2011 * Copa Santa Catarina: 2011 Individual * Bola de Prata: 2002

References

External links

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Globo Esporte profile

Futebol de Goyaz managerial profile
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