Juan Zacarías Ramírez Candia (born 25 May 1965 in Encarnación

Encarnación, Paraguay

Encarnación is the capital city of the Paraguayan department of Itapúa, located at the south of the department, on the right-hand shore of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas, Argentina...

, Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

) is a former football

Football (soccer)

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 defender and coach.

As player

Ramírez started his career in local clubs San Juan and Juventud de Hohenau from the city of Encarnación before arriving to 1st division club Atlético Colegiales

Club Atlético Colegiales

Club Atlético Colegiales, usually just Atlético Colegiales or simply Colegiales, is a football club from 4 Mojones, Paraguay; founded in 1977 by the Zacarías family...

 in 1984. In 1986 he was chosen as the best righ-back defender of the Paraguayan league by the press. Despite the award, he did not make the national team that competed in the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

. In 1988 he signed for Olimpia Asunción

Olimpia Asunción

Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....

 where he won national and international titles such as the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Sudamericana

Supercopa Sudamericana

The Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores...

 in 1990. After leaving Olimpia in 1991, Ramírez had brief stints in Paraguayan clubs such as Sol de América

Club Sol de América

Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Paraguay, and it was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its first division games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa. Sol de America have won...

 and Sportivo Trinidense

Sportivo Trinidense

Sportivo Trinidense, is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on August 11, 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio Ñu, also from barrio Santísima Trinidad...

 before retiring in 1994.

As coach

Ramírez received his coaching license in 1997 and has worked with the U20, U17 and Reserve teams of Olimpia in 1997 and 1998. He managed Club Universal

Club Universal

Club Universal, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Encarnación, in the Itapúa Department. The club was founded May 14, 1917 and plays in the regional Liga Encarnacena of the Itapúa Department. The team managed to play in the first division in 2000 but got relegated soon after. Their...

 in 2000 and 2003, and Atlético Colegiales in 2001. Ramírez also worked as an assistant coach for Club Nacional in 2000.

As player

Season	Team	Title
1980	Atlético San Juan	Encarnación League
1981	Atlético San Juan	Encarnación League
1988	Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....	Paraguay 1st division
1989	Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....	Paraguay 1st division
1990 Copa Libertadores 1990 The Copa Libertadores 1990 was won by Club Olimpia after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the following year....	Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....	Copa Libertadores
1990	Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....	Supercopa Sudamericana Supercopa Sudamericana The Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores...
1990	Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....	Recopa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....