Juande Ramos

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

After a goalless draw in the first leg at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Frédéric Kanouté scored a 55th-minute away goal at Betis in the second leg on 28 February.

A Betis fan reacted by throwing a bottle at Ramos's head, knocking him unconscious.

The game was abandoned and its remainder was played in March, behind closed doors in Getafe.

The fan was fined €2,700 and paid €360 to Ramos, while the next three games at the Estadio Benito Villamarín were ordered to be in an empty stadium.

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

He went on to manage Alcoyano and Levante in Segunda División B, before joining CD Logroñés in 1995.

In his one year in La Rioja, he guided them to promotion from the Segunda División in second place behind Hércules CF.

He then moved to FC Barcelona B – where he was relegated from the same division – and then UE Lleida and Rayo Vallecano.

In 1999, he won promotion with the team from the outskirts of Madrid with a playoff victory over CF Extremadura, and took 22 points from the first 30 in La Liga, a record for a newly promoted team.

In the 2000–01 UEFA Cup, Ramos' Rayo won 10–0 on their debut in the qualifying round on 20 August, away to Constel·lació Esportiva in Andorra; the final aggregate score was 16–0.

They made the quarter-finals before losing 4–2 on aggregate to compatriots Deportivo Alavés.

After playing and managing at an amateur level, Ramos led Rayo Vallecano to promotion to La Liga, followed by reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2001.

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

Having come sixth in his one season with the newy promoted Seville-based club, he signed for RCD Espanyol.

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

Ramos returned to work in June 2003, succeeding Joaquín Peiró for one year at Málaga CF.

After brief spells in La Liga at Real Betis, Espanyol and Málaga, he took over at Sevilla in 2005.

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

His first game on 28 August was a 1–0 win over Racing de Santander, the goal being scored by Kepa Blanco.

During his first season, he won the UEFA Cup in the final against Middlesbrough, where his side won 4–0, and also winning the UEFA Super Cup, beating European champions and fellow La Liga side FC Barcelona 3–0.

In two years at the club, he won the UEFA Cup on two occasions, as well as the UEFA Super Cup in 2006, and also winning the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España.

In the 2006–07 season, Ramos won the UEFA Cup for the second consecutive season after a 2–2 draw against RCD Espanyol, which Sevilla won 3–1 on penalties.

In the 2006–07 Copa del Rey, Sevilla played city rivals and Ramos' former team Betis in the quarter-finals.

He was named European Coach of the Year in 2007.

He also led them to a third-place finish in La Liga, qualifying them for the European Champions League for the 2007–08 season.

He also won the Copa del Rey, beating Getafe CF and pipped La Liga title holders Real Madrid to the Supercopa de España.

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.

However, following Tottenham manager Martin Jol's sacking on 25 October, he was again tipped to become his replacement.

Ramos resigned on 26 October and became Tottenham manager the following day on a four-year deal, which was reportedly worth £6 million a year.

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

His first game in charge was a 2–0 win against Blackpool in the League Cup at White Hart Lane on 31 October, courtesy of goals from Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda.

Three days later, his team drew 1–1 at Middlesbrough on his league debut.

On 18 December 2007, Spurs travelled to the City of Manchester Stadium for their League Cup quarter-final against a Manchester City who up until that point had won every home game of the season, but despite playing with 10 men for more than 70 minutes, Ramos still masterminded a 2–0 victory for Tottenham.

This set up a semi-final with North London rivals Arsenal.

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

He then managed Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Dnipro and Málaga again.

Ramos played for Elche, Alcoyano, Linares, Eldense, Alicante and Dénia as a midfielder, until he retired due to a knee injury at the age of 28.

Due to conflicts with the board, he did not request a new deal after finishing 10th.

They finished 9th, 17 points off winners Deportivo de La Coruña, and qualified for their first European tournament, the UEFA Cup, via the Fair Play rule.