Ramón Heredia

Ramón Heredia

Personal information
Full name	Ramón Armando Heredia Ruarte
Date of birth	February 26, 1951
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1969–1973	San Lorenzo	119	(19)
1973–1977	Atlético Madrid	79	(15)
1977–1979	Paris SG	22	(1)
National team
1970–1975	Argentina	30	(2)
Teams managed
1993	Atlético Madrid
1993	Atlético Madrid
1994–1995	Cádiz CF
1997–1998	UD San Pedro
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ramón Armando Heredia Ruarte (born February 26, 1951 in Córdoba) is an Argentine former football defender who played for the Argentina national team.

Heredia started his playing career in 1969 with San Lorenzo in Argentina. He was part of the squad that won both league titles in 1972. He joined Atlético Madrid in 1973 and played in the 1974 European Cup Final. An undisputed starter in his first three years, he lost his regular place in the 4th due to injuries (as atletico won the league title). He then moved to Paris Saint-Germain, where again he would be used rarely. After two seasons with the latter, he chose to retire.

Heredia, (nicknamed Cacho) played 30 times for Argentina, including appearances at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

After he retired from playing, Heredia beame a football coach. He began by managing CD Toledo and Real Ávila CF, before he was appointed manager of Atlético Madrid in 1993.^[1] He also managed Cádiz CF and UD San Pedro.^[2][3]

References

1. "Tarjetas: RAMÓN HEREDIA, Entrenador de fútbol" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Vangardia. 14 June 1993. p. 52.
2. "Heredia, Ramón Armando Heredia Ruarte - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
3. Riñón, Loreto (30 March 1993). "Gil y Gil: «"Cacho" Heredia no viene al Atlético a bajarse los pantalones»" (in Spanish). ABC. p. 77.

External links

• weltfussball
• Ramón Heredia at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile