Mauro Ramos

Mauro Ramos

Mauro Ramos in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Mauro Ramos de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1930-08-30)30 August 1930
Place of birth	Poços de Caldas, Brazil
Date of death	18 September 2002(2002-09-18) (aged 72)
Place of death	Poços de Caldas, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Caldense
1947	Sanjoanense
1948–1959	São Paulo
1960–1967	Santos
1967–1968	Toluca
International career
1948–1965	Brazil	28	(0)
Managerial career
	Deportivo Oro
1971	Coritiba
1971–1972	Santos
1973–1974	Jalisco
1984	Coritiba
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1958 Sweden Winner 1962 Chile South American Championship Winner 1949 Brazil Runner-up 1959 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauro Ramos de Oliveira (30 August 1930 – 18 September 2002), known as Mauro Ramos or simply Mauro, was a Brazilian professional association footballer. He played as a central defender for São Paulo FC, Santos FC and the Brazil national team.

Regarded as one of the best Brazilian centre backs of all time, he was praised throughout his career for his aerial ability and tackling.

Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera believed Mauro to be the best sweeper in the history of the game.^[1]