Cícero Ramalho (born 20 November 1964), is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cícero Ramalho da Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Mossoró, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1981 | Potiguar de Mossoró | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Potiguar de Mossoró | ||
| 1985–1987 | Quixadá | ||
| 1987 | Ceará | ||
| 1988 | Quixadá | ||
| 1988 | Ferroviário | ||
| 1988–1989 | Real Murcia | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Levante | 82 | (28) |
| 1992–1993 | Sabadell | 9 | (0) |
| 1994 | Ferroviário | ||
| 1995 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 1995 | Potiguar de Mossoró | ||
| 1996 | Coríntians de Caicó | ||
| 1996–1997 | América de Natal | ||
| 1997 | Treze | ||
| 1998 | Coríntians de Caicó | ||
| 1999 | Itapipoca | ||
| 1999–2002 | Baraúnas | ||
| 2005–2006 | Baraúnas | ||
| 2007 | Potiguar de Parnamirim | ||
| 2007 | Baraúnas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024 | |||
Career
editCícero Ramalho began his career at Potiguar de Mossoró, and later played for Quixadá, when he was the top scorer in the 1988 state championship. He had spells at Ceará and Ferroviário, but soon moved to Real Murcia. While playing for Real Murcia, Ramalho ended up ingesting a suppository orally, which caused serious gastroenteritis that almost resulted in death.[1] He also played in Spain for Levante and Sabadell, before returning to Ferroviário in 1994, where he became state champion.
In 2005 he gained national recognition by being the best on the field for Baraúnas, who eliminated Vasco da Gama in the Copa do Brasil. Ramalho, who had retired in 2002, weighed more than 90 kg at the time.[2][3]
Personal life
editCurrently Cícero Ramalho is a lime producer in the Mossoró region.[4]
Honours
edit- Ferroviário
- Campeonato Cearense: 1994[5]
- Baraúnas
- Campeonato Potiguar: 2006
- Individual
- 1988 Campeonato Cearense top scorer: 15 goal
- 1995 Campeonato Potiguar top scorer: 15 goals
References
edit- ^ Alberto Llopis. "Ramalho se merendó un supositorio". colgadosporelfutbol.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "'Zebras': encontramos Cícero Ramalho, que há 13 anos atropelou o Vasco de Romário". Sportv (in Portuguese). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Cícero Ramalho". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Carrasco do Vasco em 2005, Cícero Ramalho vira produtor de frutas no RN". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Elencos Campeõs". Ferroviário AC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
edit- Cícero Ramalho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Cícero Ramalho at BDFutbol