Guy Ramos

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Guy Ramos

|image = Odysseu Guy Ramos.jpg

|caption = Ramos in 2010

|full_name = Odysseu Guy Ramos

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

|height = 1.84 m

|position = Centre-back

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 2005–2011

|clubs1 = FC Dordrecht

|caps1 = 137

|goals1 = 8

|years2 = 2011–2013

|clubs2 = RKC Waalwijk

|caps2 = 57

|goals2 = 2

|years3 = 2013–2015

|clubs3 = Roda JC Kerkrade

|caps3 = 34

|goals3 = 2

|years4 = 2015–2016

|clubs4 = FC Wil

|caps4 = 32

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2018

|clubs5 = Chabab Rif Al Hoceima

|caps5 = 0

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2018–2019

|clubs6 = Almere City

|caps6 = 3

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2019–2020

|clubs7 = FC Maense

|caps7 =

|goals7 =

|nationalyears1 = 2008–2013

|nationalteam1 = Cape Verde{{NFT player|26092|accessdate=}}

|nationalcaps1 = 11

|nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Odysseu Guy Ramos (born 16 August 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Cape Verde national team at international level.

Career

Born in Rotterdam, Ramos has played club football for FC Dordrecht and RKC Waalwijk,[https://www.vice.com/nl/article/hoe-guy-ramos-na-twee-jaar-botte-pech-terug-wil-keren-als-profvoetballer/ Hoe Guy Ramos na twee jaar botte pech terug wil keren als profvoetballer] vice.com before he signed with Roda JC Kerkrade from July 2013.{{Soccerway|guy-ramos/49598}}

Despite being born in the Netherlands, Ramos qualifies for Cape Verde through parentage and received his first national team call-up in May 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=772955.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522014837/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=772955.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2008|title=Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde|access-date=21 May 2008|date=21 May 2008|publisher=FIFA}} He made his international debut in a friendly match against Luxembourg on 27 May 2008.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He was named in the Cape Verde squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20769184|title=Nations Cup 2013: Cape Verde name squad|date=18 December 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} and spoke about his confidence in the team before the tournament began.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21048017|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Guy Ramos confident of Cape Verde progress|author=Seth Bennett|date=16 January 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}

In 2014 Ramos sexually assaulted Aron Jóhannsson of AZ Alkmaar during a game.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dutchreferee.com/guy-ramos-grabs-opponents-balls/|title=Guy Ramos grabs balls/scrotch from AZ opponent|date=7 April 2014|work=Dutch Referee Blog|access-date=28 March 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/ouch-alkmaars-american-striker-aron-johannsson-had-his-balls-pinched-by-rodas-guy-ramos-vine/|title=Ouch! Alkmaar's American striker Aron Johannsson had his balls pinched by Roda's Guy Ramos [Vine] {{!}} 101 Great Goals|date=6 April 2014|work=101 Great Goals|access-date=28 March 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/81919927668/poor-aron-johannsson-gets-inappropriately|title=Soccer|website=FOX Sports|language=en-US|access-date=28 March 2018|archive-date=24 July 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160724104151/http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/81919927668/poor-aron-johannsson-gets-inappropriately|url-status=dead}}

After a knee injury curtailed his career, Ramos spent two years as a free agent and spent time at the Team VVCS training camp.{{Cite web | title = The training camps that offer a last chance for hundreds of Europe's free agents | first = Matt | last = Davis | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 15 August 2018 | access-date = 15 August 2018 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45043408}} He signed for Chabab Rif Al Hoceima of the Botola in Morocco in July 2018.{{Cite web | title = El Hamdaoui wordt technisch directeur in Marokko | website = nos.nl | date = 25 July 2018 | access-date = 15 August 2018 | url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2243115-el-hamdaoui-wordt-technisch-directeur-in-marokko.html}}

Honours

RKC Waalwijk:{{cite web |title=RKC Waalwijk kampioen in Jupiler League |url=https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/821854/rkc-waalwijk-kampioen-in-jupiler-league |publisher=Omroep Brabant |access-date=24 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=5 May 2011}}