Ramon Menezes
Brazilian association football player
Ramon Menezes Hubner (born 30 June 1972) is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He was most recently the manager of the Brazilian under-23 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, Vasco da Gama and Vitória, he also played abroad for Bayer Leverkusen, Tokyo Verdy and Al-Gharafa before retiring with Cabofriense in 2013.
He was capped six times for Brazil, scoring once.
Playing career
Club
Ramon was born in Contagem, Minas Gerais and joined Cruzeiro in his youth. He made his first team debut on 18 October 1987, starting in a 0–0 Copa União away draw against Flamengo.
Ramon scored his first senior goal on 17 March 1988, netting Cruzeiro's third in a 3–0 home win over Rio Branco de Andradas, for the year's Campeonato Mineiro. He was regularly used during the 1990 season, but later fell down the pecking order.
Ramon spent two periods on loan at Bahia (two months in 1992 and in 1993), but also featured sparingly.
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