Ramon Menezes

Club

Ramon was born in Contagem, Minas Gerais and joined Cruzeiro in his youth. He made his first team debut on 18 October 1987, starting in a 0–0 Copa União away draw against Flamengo. Ramon scored his first senior goal on 17 March 1988, netting Cruzeiro's third in a 3–0 home win over Rio Branco de Andradas, for the year's Campeonato Mineiro. He was regularly used during the 1990 season, but later fell down the pecking order. Ramon spent two periods on loan at Bahia (two months in 1992 and in 1993), but also featured sparingly. He moved to state rivals Vitória in the following year, becoming an immediate starter and scoring a career-best 25 goals in the 1995 Campeonato Baiano. After impressing for Vitória, Ramon moved abroad and joined Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He returned to his home country in 1996, signing for Vasco da Gama, and was an important unit in the club's winning run, as he lifted the 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the 1998 Campeonato Carioca, the 1998 Copa Libertadores and the 1999 Torneio Rio – São Paulo. In 2000, Ramon moved to Atlético Mineiro and scored the goal of the title of the year's Campeonato Mineiro. He subsequently agreed to a loan deal with Fluminense in the following year, being notably recognised by his free kick goals. Ramon then returned to Atlético before rejoining Vasco in 2002, where he scored 15 goals in 17 league appearances to help the side avoid relegation. On 3 January 2003, he left the latter club and joined…

Shortly after retiring, Ramon started working at his former club Joinville as an assistant manager. He left the club in January 2015, and was named in charge of ASEEV in August; at the latter club, he won the third division of the Campeonato Goiano. In 2016, Ramon coached Anápolis, after agreeing to a deal with the club in July of the previous year. He was sacked in February, after just five matches, and subsequently managed Guarani-MG before returning to JEC in September, now being appointed manager. He left the club on 28 November, after failing to avoid relegation. In May 2017, Ramon returned to Anápolis for the Série D, replacing Waldemar Lemos. He was dismissed in the following month, after four winless matches. On 23 November 2017, Ramon was appointed manager of Tombense for the ensuing campaign. He was relieved from his duties the following 16 July, after six winless matches. On 27 December 2018, Ramon rejoined another club he represented as a player, Vasco, as an assistant manager. On 30 March 2020, he replaced sacked Abel Braga at the helm of the main squad. Ramon was himself dismissed on 8 October 2020, after six winless matches. On 9 November, he replaced departing Marcelo Cabo at the helm of CRB, but was sacked after just nine matches on 18 December. On 8 June 2021, Ramon was named manager of another club he represented as a player, Vitória. He was sacked on 5 August, after only three wins in 16 matches. On 7 March 2022, Ramon was named in charge of the Brazil…

Club

International

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

Player

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1990 Supercopa Libertadores: 1991, 1992 Copa do Brasil: 1993 Vitória

Campeonato Baiano: 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010 Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1997 Campeonato Carioca: 1998 Copa Libertadores: 1998 Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1999 Atlético Minero

Campeonato Mineiro: 2000 Joinville

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2011 Copa Santa Catarina: 2011 Individual

Bola de Prata: 2002

Manager

ASEEV

Campeonato Goiano Terceira Divisão: 2015 Brazil U20

South American U-20 Championship: 2023, 2025 Brasil U23

Pan American Games: 2023