Sergio Ramos
Four Champions League titles with Real Madrid, defined by his 93rd-minute equaliser in the 2014 final.
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Sergio Ramos García is a Spanish centre-back who played for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League from 2005 to 2021. He won four Champions League titles with the club, in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Ramos was named in the competition's Team of the Season for each of those winning campaigns. He is known for his aerial abilities and goalscoring, having scored more than 100 goals for Real Madrid overall. In the Champions League, he scored his first goal for the club on 6 December 2005 in a 2–1 group stage loss at Olympiacos. His most famous Champions League moment came in the 2014 final against Atlético Madrid, when he headed home in the 93rd minute to tie the game 1–1, and Real Madrid went on to win 4–1 in extra-time to claim 'La Decima'. He was chosen by fans as Man of the Match for that performance.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Sergio Ramos García
- Born
- 30 March 1986
- Birthplace
- Camas, Spain
- Height
- 1.84 m / 6 ft
- Position
- Centre-back
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Background
Sergio Ramos joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2005 from Sevilla for a record €27 million. He scored his first Champions League goal for the club on 6 December 2005, in a 2–1 group stage loss at Olympiacos. Over his sixteen seasons at Real Madrid, he became a mainstay and was vital to all four Champions League winning campaigns, being named in the competition's Team of the Season each time. His most iconic performance came in the 2014 final against Atlético Madrid.
With his team trailing 1–0 in the 93rd minute, Ramos headed home from a corner to level the score. Real Madrid went on to win 4–1 in extra-time, securing their tenth European Cup. Ramos was voted Man of the Match by fans. Two years earlier, on 25 April 2012, he missed his penalty shootout attempt in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich, as Real Madrid lost 3–1.
On 29 April 2014, he scored two headers in four minutes in a 4–0 away win against Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, with the tie ending 5–0 on aggregate. His brace (4 minutes) was the fastest in UEFA Champions League semi-final history at the time. He ended the 2013–14 season with 7 goals, his highest scoring season for Real Madrid at the time.
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