Juande Ramos
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Juande Ramos
Personal information
Full name	Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano
Date of birth	25 September 1954 (1954-09-25) (age 54)
Place of birth	Pedro Muñoz, Ciudad Real, Spain
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Club information
Current club	Tottenham Hotspur (Head Coach)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1973–1977	Elche Alcoyano Linares Eldense Alicante Dénia	3 (0)[1]
Teams managed
1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Alcoyano Levante Logroñés Barcelona B Lleida Rayo Vallecano Betis Espanyol Málaga Sevilla Tottenham Hotspur
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano, more commonly known as Juande Ramos, (born 25 September 1954 in Pedro Muñoz, Ciudad Real, Spain) is a Spanish former footballer and manager, currently in charge of Tottenham Hotspur

Playing career

Ramos played for Elche, Alcoyano, Linares, Eldense, Alicante and Denia as a midfielder, until he retired due to a knee injury at the age of 28.^[2]

Management career

Spain

During his first season with Sevilla, he won the UEFA Cup in the final against Middlesbrough, where his side won 4–0, and also winning the UEFA Super Cup, beating European champions and fellow La Liga side FC Barcelona 3–0. In the 2006–07 season, Ramos won the UEFA Cup for the second consecutive season after a 2–2 draw against RCD Espanyol, which Sevilla won 3–1 on penalties. Ramos also led Sevilla to a 3rd place finish in La Liga in the 2006–07 season, which qualified them for the European Champions League for the 2007–08 season. He also won the Copa del Rey, beating Getafe CF and pipped La Liga title holders Real Madrid to the Spanish Super Cup.

Ramos claimed he turned down a "dizzying" offer to become Tottenham Hotspur manager in August 2007,^[3] but ended speculation on his future at Sevilla, by stating in September 2007 that he would stay with the club until the end of the season.^[4] However, following Tottenham manager Martin Jol's sacking on 25 October 2007, Ramos was again tipped to become his replacement.^[5] Ramos resigned as coach of Sevilla on 26 October 2007 and became Tottenham Hotspur manager the following day on a four-year deal, which will reportedly be worth over 6 million euros a year,^[6] making him one of the highest paid managers in the Premier League.

England

Ramos inherited a Tottenham side falling well short of expectations as their poor defending meant they were in the relegation zone when Ramos arrived.^[7] . His first game in charge of Tottenham was a 2-0 win against Blackpool in the Carling Cup at White Hart Lane, courtesy of goals from Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda. Slowly but surely Tottenham have climbed up the Premier League table, but it is the progress Ramos has made in the cups that has really caught the eye. Tottenham's UEFA Cup campaign had begun badly, with Spurs losing 2-1 at home to Getafe in the first match of the group stages, a game which proved to be former manager Martin Jol's last game in charge. However, a 2-0 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv and a comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Aalborg BK, meant that Tottenham's 1-1 draw away to Anderlecht was enough to secure 2nd place in the group, and qualification to the knock-out stages. Spurs defeated Slavia Prague and won 1-0 against PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadion, but were beaten on penalties.

On 18 December 2007, Spurs travelled to the City of Manchester Stadium for their Carling Cup quarter-final against a Manchester City who up till that point had won every home game of the season, but despite playing with 10 men for over 70 minutes, Ramos still masterminded a 2-0 victory for Tottenham.^[8] This set up a semi-final with North London rivals Arsenal. The first leg at the Emirates Stadium ended with a 1-1 draw, but the return leg at White Hart Lane saw Tottenham emphatically win 5-1. It was Tottenham's first win in the North London derby since 1999, and the biggest win for either side in the derby since 1983^[9]. It also meant Tottenham made their first appearance at the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium against Chelsea their first cup final since 2002. Spurs started the game at a high tempo, but fell behind to a free-kick from Didier Drogba. However a second half penalty from Dimitar Berbatov took the game to extra time, where Jonathan Woodgate scored the winner to give Spurs both their first trophy since 1999 and qualification for the 2008/2009 UEFA Cup.

Managerial stats

Team	Nation	From	To	Record
				Played	w	d	l	Win %
Tottenham Hotspur		27 October 2007	Present	54	22	16	16	40.74
Sevilla		1 July 2005	26 October 2007	133	75	28	30	56.39
Málaga		1 July 2003	30 June 2004	38	15	6	17	39.47
Espanyol		1 July 2002	September 2002	5	0	1	4	0
Real Betis		1 July 2001	30 June 2002	38	15	14	9	39.47
Rayo Vallecano		1998	2001	118	44	34	40	37.28
Lleida		1997	1998	42	18	9	15	42.85
Barcelona B		1996	1997	38	7	13	18	18.42
Logroñés		1995	1996	38	20	9	9	52.63
Levante		1994	1995	44	23	14	7	52.27
Alcoyano		1992	1994	76	24	26	26	31.57

^{* stats correct as of last update (5 October 2008). [10]}

Honours

Manager

CD Logroñés

• Segunda División
  • Runner Up (1): 1995–96

Rayo Vallecano

• Segunda División
  • Promotion (1): 1998–99

Sevilla FC

• UEFA Cup
  • Winner (2): 2005-06, 2006-07
• UEFA Super Cup
  • Winner (1): 2006
  • Runner Up (1): 2007
• Copa del Rey
  • Winner (1): 2006-07
• Supercopa de España
  • Winner (1): 2007

Tottenham Hotspur

• Football League Cup
  • Winner (1): 2007-08

Individual

• Miguel Muñoz Trophy
  • Winner (1): 2006-2007

See also

• List of UEFA Cup winning managers

Notes

External links

• Official Website of Juande Ramos
• Article on Juande Ramos's management style