Ramón Platero
Uruguayan association football manager (1894–1950)

Ramón Perdomo Platero (23 December 1894 – 5 August 1950) was a Uruguayan football manager. He coached Uruguay national team in their successful 1917 South American Championship campaign as his first work. He is also famous in Brazil for being the first coach in the history of Flamengo in 1921 and Vasco da Gama in 1922, even coaching both teams at the same time. He also coached Botafogo, Fluminense, Palestra Italia, Santos, São Paulo and he was the first foreigner to coach the Brazil national team.
Honours
Fluminense
Campeonato Carioca: 1919
Flamengo
Torneio Início Carioca: 1922
Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Carioca: 1923, 1924
LMDT Championship Group B: 1922
Torneio Início Carioca: 1926
Palestra Italia
Campeonato Paulista: 1926
Torneio Início Paulista: 1927
São Paulo
Torneio Início Paulista: 1940
Uruguay
South American Championship: 1917
Copa Newton: 1917
References
Further reading
Longo, Ariel. Ramón Platero: El Rey Oculto. Editorial De La Plaza. ISBN 9789974482708.
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