Sergio Ramos Born: Real Madrid's Warrior Captain
Sergio Ramos made 671 appearances for Real Madrid over sixteen seasons, won four Champions League titles, and captained Spain to the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012. He also committed 268 yellow cards in La Liga — a world record — and was sent off 26 times in the competition. He scored with a 93rd-minute header in the Champions League final in 2014 to force extra time. Without it, Real Madrid would have lost. They went on to win. Born March 30, 1986, in Camas. He left Real Madrid in 2021 after 16 years when the club wouldn't offer a contract extension on his terms. He was 35. He played for PSG and Sevilla afterward, and his career wound down on his own schedule.
March 30, 1986
40 years ago
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