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

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manager and former player who played as an

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. He is the current manager of the Brazilian under-20 national team. Ramon spent the most of his career in his native Brazil, where he appeared in more than 350 matches and scored 98 goals. Mainly linked to Cruzeiro,

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and Vitória, he also played abroad for

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and

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before retiring with Cabofriense in 2013. He was capped six times for

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, scoring once.

Playing career

Club

Ramon was born in

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and joined Cruzeiro in his youth. He made his first team debut on 18 October 1987, starting in a 0–0

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away draw against

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. Ramon scored his first senior goal on 17 March 1988, netting Cruzeiro's third in a 3–0 home win over

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, for the year's

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. He was regularly used during the 1990 season, but later fell down the pecking order. Ramon spent two periods on loan at

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(two months in 1992 and in 1993), 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

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. After impressing for Vitória, Ramon moved abroad and joined

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side

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. 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 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 41st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It was competed for by 26 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the title. First phase Second phase Final ---- ---- Vasco da Gama were declared as ...

, the 1998

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, the

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and the 1999 Torneio Rio – São Paulo. In 2000, Ramon moved to

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and scored the goal of the title of the year's

. He subsequently agreed to a loan deal with

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in the following year, being notably recognised by his

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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

on an 11-month contract. Ramon returned to ''Flu'' in 2004, but struggled with injuries, and subsequently moved to

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on a one-year deal. He rejoined Vasco for a third spell in January 2006, and a move to

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side

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subsequently followed. Ramon signed for

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

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

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, 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

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by manager

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, Ramon made his full international debut for

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

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. In 2016, Ramon coached

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, 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 on 28 November, after failing to avoid relegation. In May 2017, Ramon returned to Anápolis for the Série D, replacing Waldemar Lemos. He was dismissed in the following month, after four winless matches. On 23 November 2017, Ramon was appointed manager of Tombense 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

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at the helm of CRB, but was sacked after just nine matches on 18 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. He won the

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with the side, and was named interim manager of the full side on 15 February 2023 following Tite's resignation after the

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.''

Coaching statistics

Honours

Player

Cruzeiro *

: 1990 *

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Vitória *

: 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010 Vasco da Gama *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

: 1998 *

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

* Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1999 Atlético Minero *

: 2000 Joinville *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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: 2011 Individual * Bola de Prata: 2002

Manager

ASEEV * Campeonato Goiano Terceira Divisão: 2015 Brazil U20 *

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Brasil U23 *

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References

External links

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Globo Esporte profile
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