Full name Ramon Moreno Grosso Name Ramon Grosso Place of birth Madrid, Spain Role Footballer | Place of death Madrid, Spain Height 1.76 m Playing position Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1943-12-08)8 December 1943 Date of death 13 February 2002(2002-02-13) (aged 58) Died February 13, 2002, Madrid, Spain | ||
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Ramón Moreno Grosso (8 December 1943 – 13 February 2002) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
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- OJO VUELVE el Pipi Estrada REPORTERO en el Memorial Ramn Grosso
- Club career
- International career
- Death
- Honours
- References
He represented Real Madrid over the course of 12 La Liga seasons, playing in 366 official games (96 goals scored) and winning 11 major titles, including the 1966 European Cup.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Grosso reached Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 15. After a four-month spell with neighbouring Atlético Madrid, being an important offensive unit as the Colchoneros eventually avoided relegation from La Liga, he returned to the club, going on to remain there for the following 12 years.
Even though he shared teams with the likes of Amancio Amaro, Francisco Gento or Ferenc Puskás, Grosso was team top scorer in his first two seasons, scoring 17 goals in 28 games in 1964–65 and 11 in 29 in the following He made his debut in the European Cup on 23 September 1964, netting in the 5–2 away win against Boldklubben 1909.
In the following years, Grosso played in several positions for Real Madrid, even being placed as goalkeeper in the Ramón de Carranza Trophy match with Boca Juniors. For his "team-first" approach he was eventually dubbed Obrero (worker), and he left his main club in June 1976 at the age of 32, retiring from football subsequently.
Grosso continued to work with the Merengues in the following decades, as a manager: he started in the youth sides, then worked as head coach with Real Madrid Castilla in two separate Segunda División campaigns (24 games in 1986–87 and one in 1996–97, suffering relegation in the latter), and finally as assistant to the main squad; on 24 March 1991, following the sacking of Alfredo Di Stéfano and before the appointment of Radomir Antić, he acted as interim to the latter in a 1–1 home draw against Real Oviedo.
International career
Grosso gained 14 caps for Spain, over the course of three years. His debut occurred on 1 February 1967 in a 0–0 draw against Turkey at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifiers, and he scored in the second contest between the two teams, a 2–0 success in Bilbao.
Death
After a long battle with cancer, Grosso died on 13 February 2002 in his hometown of Madrid, aged 58. He was survived by his wife Amparo and five children, including the oldest María Angela, who married Real Madrid player Francisco Llorente.