Luis Alfredo Ramírez Quioto (; born 21 November 1977), nicknamed El Bombero (;), is a Honduran former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed Bombero because he used to work at a gas station as a gas pump attendant.
Club career Ramírez started his career at Independiente and made his professional debut on 10 June 1998 against Olimpia.Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa He then played for Real España before a short stint with Chinese team Guangzhou Jili Cars. On his return to Honduras, he played for Universidad, Honduras Salzburg, Victoria and Marathón. He scored 59 league goals for them altogether from his debut until 2009. - La Prensa
China Starting in 2006, Ramírez spent six years playing in China, playing for Shanghai Shenhua, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Hangzhou Greentown. In between he played the 2009 Clausura season with Marathón.Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa Ramírez scored two goals for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical against Wuhan Guanggu in a 3-1 win on the opening fixture of the 2008 Chinese Super League Season. He is the first and the only player to win both Chinese Jia League and Chinese Super League golden boot award.
Return to Honduras He returned to Honduras to play for Marathón in the 2012 Clausura.'Bombero' Ramirez: “Marathón puede dar más” - La Prensa In summer 2012, el Bombero joined Honduras de El Progreso of the Honduran second division"Bombero" Ramírez jugará en la Liga de Ascenso de Honduras - Diez but he returned to the top flight to play in the 2013 Clausura for Deportes Savio.Bombero Ramírez se sumó al Deportes Savio - El Heraldo
Club career statistics in China Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total2001Guangzhou GeelyChinese Jia-B League4000--402006Shanghai ShenhuaChinese Super League271320-2031132007Guangzhou PharmaceuticalChinese Jia League2319---23192008Chinese Super League2812---281220093017---30172010Hangzhou Greentown3014---3014201127710-61348 Total China PR1698230-8118083
Statistics accurate as of 2 November 2011
Club career statistics in Marathón Club performance League Season Club League Apps Goals Honduras League2005–06 AMarathónHonduran national league1992008–09 CMarathónHonduran national league632011–12 CMarathónHonduran national league2072013–14 CMarathónHonduran national league165 Total Honduras6124
Statistics accurate as of May 2014
International career Ramírez made his senior debut for Honduras in an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and he immediately scored his first international goal when coming on as a late sub for Milton Reyes. He has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in only 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Ramirez also played for Honduras at the 1999 Pan American Games. He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations CupQualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details - RSSSF and 2011 Copa Centroamericana.Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador.
International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 16 April 2000 Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical China League One: 2007
Individual China League One Golden Boot Winner: 2007 Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: 2009
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External links
Diario La Prensa article