Toño Ramírez
![]() Toño with Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Ramírez Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Rioja | ||
Youth career | |||
Valvanera | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Universidad País Vasco | ||
2005–2011 | Real Sociedad B | 82 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Real Sociedad | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Tenerife B (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Guadalajara | 16 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Cultural Leonesa | 31 | (0) |
2014–2016 | AEK Larnaca | 56 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Real Sociedad | 4 | (0) |
2018–2021 | AEK Larnaca | 64 | (0) |
2021– | Racing Rioja | 38 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 17 April 2023 (UTC) |
Antonio Ramírez Martínez (born 23 November 1986), commonly known as Toño, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Racing Rioja CF.
Club career
Born in
Toño made his first-team debut on 14 June 2009, coming on as a first-half substitute for Javi Ros in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against Levante UD as the starter Eñaut Zubikarai was sent off.[2] In July 2009 he was loaned to CD Tenerife from La Liga, but appeared exclusively for the B side also in the third tier.
In June 2011, after another campaign at Sanse, Toño was definitely promoted to the main squad as third choice to Claudio Bravo and Zubikarai.[3] After making no competitive appearances, he signed for division two club CD Guadalajara.[4]
Toño appeared sparingly for the
On 25 June 2014, Toño moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for AEK Larnaca FC in Cyprus.[6] He started during the vast majority of his spell, beating competition of Alexandre Negri and compatriot Mikel Saizar.
On 23 June 2016, Toño returned to Real Sociedad after agreeing to a two-year contract.[7] Completely barred by Gerónimo Rulli,[8] he only made his official debut on 26 October of the following year, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over Lleida Esportiu in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[9]
Toño's first appearance in the Spanish top division took place on 27 January 2018 (at the age of 31 years and two months), in a 4–2 defeat at Villarreal CF.[10] On 28 June, he returned to AEK for a second spell.[11]
Toño returned to Spain in summer 2021, with
Honours
AEK Larnaca
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2018[13]
References
- ^ De la Cuesta, Eneko (14 August 2005). "El filial varía su fisonomía" [The reserves change outline]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Abreu y Lillo se despiden de Anoeta con un empate" [Abreu and Lillo say goodbye to Anoeta with a draw]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Badallo, Óscar (19 June 2011). "Zubikarai saldrá para jugar y Toño le sustituirá" [Zubikarai will leave to play and Toño will replace him]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "El Guadalajara ficha a 'Toño' Ramírez" [Guadalajara sign 'Toño' Ramírez]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Toño Ramírez apuntala la portería culturalista" [Toño Ramírez bolsters the culturalista goal] (in Spanish). Vavel. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Fraguas, Ángel (25 June 2014). "Toño Ramírez se va al fútbol chipriota" [Toño Ramírez goes to Cypriot football]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Real Sociedad sign Toño Ramírez". Real Sociedad. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Encinas, Mikel (7 September 2017). "Rulli, a por otros 50" [Rulli, another 50 a comin']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Rodríguez, Ángel (26 October 2017). "Una maravilla de Canales salva a la Real contra el Lleida" [Canales wonder saves Real against Lleida]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Hurtado, José Luis (27 January 2018). "La Real se echa a perder" [Real throw it all away]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Isasa, Xabier (28 June 2018). "Oficial: Toño Ramírez se desvincula de la Real y firmará por el AEK Larnaca" [Official: Toño Ramírez cuts ties with Real and will sign for AEK Larnaca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Toño Ramírez llega a la portería del Racing Rioja" [Toño Ramírez arrives at Racing Rioja's goal]. El Día de La Rioja (in Spanish). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Xarilaou, Xaris. "Cyprus – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links
- Real Sociedad official profile
- Toño at BDFutbol
- Toño at Soccerway