Venancio Ramos
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Full name
Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva
Date of birth
June 20, 1959
Place of birth
Artigas, Uruguay
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 20, 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Artigas, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1983 | Peñarol | 207 | (49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Lens | 72 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Independiente | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Racing Montevideo | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990-1991 | Nacional | 46 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Defensor Sporting | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | El Tanque Sisley | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 403 | (82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1991 | Uruguay | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva (born 20 June 1959) is a Uruguayan former football striker, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional 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.
