Venancio Ramos

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| name = Venancio Ramos

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| fullname = Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|20}}

| birth_place = Artigas, Uruguay

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1977–1983

| years2 = 1984–1986

| years3 = 1987–1988

| years4 = 1989–1990

| years5 = 1990-1991

| years6 = 1992–1993

| years7 = 1994

| clubs1 = Peñarol

| clubs2 = Lens

| clubs3 = Independiente

| clubs4 = Racing Montevideo

| clubs5 = Nacional

| clubs6 = Defensor Sporting

| clubs7 = El Tanque Sisley

| caps1 = 207

| caps2 = 72

| caps3 = 17

| caps4 = 18

| caps5 = 46

| caps6 = 31

| caps7 = 12

| goals1 = 49

| goals2 = 18

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = 8

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 1

| totalcaps = 403

| totalgoals = 82

| nationalyears1 = 1978–1991

| nationalteam1 = Uruguay

| nationalcaps1 = 41

| nationalgoals1 = 5

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}}

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Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva (born 20 June 1959) is a Uruguayan former football striker, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional career.

Club career

Ramos started his playing career in 1977 with Peñarol with whom he won several major championships including four Uruguayan Primera titles, the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 1982.

In 1984, he joined French side Lens before returning to South America in 1986 to play for Independiente of Argentina.

Ramos returned to Uruguay in 1989 where he played for Racing Montevideo then Peñarol's fiercest rivals Nacional. In his later years he played for Defensor Sporting and finally El Tanque Sisley.

International career

He made his official international debut on May 24, 1978 against Spain (0-0), Ramos obtained a total number of 41 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number nineteen jersey.