Ramón González Expósito

Ramón

Personal information
Full name	Ramón González Expósito
Date of birth	25 November 1974
Place of birth	Malagón, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	Valladolid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1997	Valladolid	70	(0)
1997–1999	Atlético B	59	(6)
1998–1999	Atlético Madrid	12	(0)
1999–2001	Las Palmas	48	(1)
2002–2004	Córdoba	88	(9)
2004–2006	Recreativo	58	(4)
2006–2007	Murcia	28	(2)
2007–2008	Xerez	4	(1)
Total		367	(23)
National team
1991	Spain U16	5	(1)
1991	Spain U17	8	(1)
1992–1993	Spain U18	15	(1)
1992	Spain U19	6	(0)
1993–1995	Spain U21	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ramón González Expósito (born 25 November 1974), known simply as Ramón, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Ramón was born in Malagón, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. During his professional career he represented Real Valladolid, Atlético Madrid (first and second teams), UD Las Palmas, Córdoba CF, Recreativo de Huelva, Real Murcia and Xerez CD.

Most of his career was spent in Segunda División, but he did play 101 La Liga matches, the first on 5 September 1993 when Valladolid lost 0–1 at home against Sporting de Gijón. He retired with Andalusia's Xerez at the end of the 2007–08 campaign in the second level, where he appeared in a total of 266 games over the course of ten seasons.

International career

Five youth categories comprised, Ramón gained 41 caps for Spain and scored four goals. He helped the under-17 side finish second in the 1991 FIFA World Championship held in Italy.

Honours

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1991

Spain U17

• FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 1991

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Third-place 1994

External links

• Ramón González profile at BDFutbol
• Ramón González – FIFA competition record