21 Facts About Juande Ramos

Juan de la Cruz "Juande" Ramos Cano was born on 25 September 1954 and is a Spanish former footballer and manager.

Juande Ramos was named European Coach of the Year in 2007.

Juande Ramos had a brief spell in England's Premier League, winning the Football League Cup at Tottenham Hotspur in 2008.

Juande Ramos then managed Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Dnipro and Malaga again.

Juande 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.

Juande Ramos began his managerial career in 1990 at Elche CF Ilicitano.

Juande Ramos went on to manage Alcoyano and Levante in Segunda Division B, before joining CD Logrones in 1995.

In June 2001, Juande Ramos succeeded club icon Luis del Sol at Real Betis.

Juande Ramos was fired on 20 October 2002, having taken one point from five games and been eliminated from the cup by Alicante CF.

Juande Ramos returned to work in June 2003, succeeding Joaquin Peiro for one year at Malaga CF.

In June 2005, after a year out of work, Juande Ramos signed for Sevilla FC for one season with an automatic second depending on objectives.

Juande Ramos won the Copa del Rey, beating Getafe CF and pipped La Liga title holders Real Madrid to the Supercopa de Espana.

Juande Ramos claimed he turned down a "dizzying" offer to become Tottenham Hotspur manager in August 2007, but ended speculation on his future at Sevilla, by stating in September that he would stay with the club until the end of the season.

Juande Ramos inherited a Tottenham side falling well short of expectations as their poor defending meant they were in the relegation zone when he arrived.

On 9 December 2008, Juande Ramos became manager of Real Madrid.

Juande Ramos replaced Bernd Schuster, who left by mutual accord.

Juande Ramos took over immediately before their UEFA Champions League match against Zenit St Petersburg and the El Clasico match against FC Barcelona.

Juande Ramos managed to bring the team back to the race for the title after achieving 52 points out of 54 possible in 18 consecutive games.

On 10 September 2009, Juande Ramos signed for CSKA Moscow until December 2009, replacing Brazilian manager Zico, who left for Olympiacos.

On 1 October 2010, Juande Ramos became the manager of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, having signed a contract for four years.

On 27 May 2016, Juande Ramos returned as the manager of Malaga for the second time on his career, signing a three-year contract.