José de Jesús Ramírez Ruvalcaba (born 21 April 1957 in Mexico City

Mexico City

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, Mexico

Mexico

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) is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 former footballer. Previously Ramirez had served under then Mexico national team manager Miguel Mejia Baron as an assistant from 1993 to 1995.

In 2005, Ramirez won the U-17 World Cup

2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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 with Mexico. Ramírez was named caretaker manager

Caretaker manager

In association football, a caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of the management of a football club, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his...

 of the senior Mexican National Team

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 on 31 March 2008, after the sacking of Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...

, until the permanent appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson

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 in June 2008.

Career as manager

On February 2009, he was appointed the new coach of Club América

Club América

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, replacing Argentinian

Argentina

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 Ramon Diaz

Ramón Díaz

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.
In the 2009 Torneo Apertura

2009–10 Primera División de México season

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, his first full tournament as manager, América were able to qualify to the playoffs for the first time in three years. América would be eliminated in the quarter-finals against C.F. Monterrey, however. After the disappointing 2010 Torneo Bicentenario

2009–10 Primera División de México season

The 2009–10 Primera División de México season is the 63rd professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league, and 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used...

 which ended with a defeat to Toluca in the quarter-finals, América decided not to renew Ramírez's contract.
On June 16th 2011, “Chucho” will be the Honorary Heat Head Coach when Laredo takes on the West Texas United (Midland) Sockers at the TAMIU Soccer Complex

Career as Manager

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Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	L	D	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
Mexico Senior Squad Mexico national football team The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...	2008	2008	4	3	1	0	75.00%	8	4
Club América Club América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....	2009		4	1	2	2	41.66%	6	9