title: César Ramírez (footballer)
text: César Augusto Ramírez Caje (born 24 March 1977), nicknamed El Tigre (Tiger), is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a forward.
  
  He spent most of his professional career with Cerro Porteño (two spells, nine seasons in total), but also competed in Argentina and Portugal.
  
  A Paraguayan international for nine years, Ramírez represented the nation at the 1998 World Cup.
  
  Club career
  Born in Curuguaty, Ramírez made his Paraguayan Primera División on 24 June 1995 at the age of 18, featuring for Club Cerro Corá in a 0–0 draw against Club Olimpia. In January 1997 he moved abroad for the first time, going on to spend two 1/2-seasons with Sporting Clube de Portugal, for whom he rarely played.
  
  In 1999, following a spell in Argentina with Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Ramírez signed with Cerro Porteño back in his homeland, scoring seven goals in 22 games in the 2001 national championship to help his team lift the trophy. He bettered that to a career-high 13 goals three years later, with the tournament also ending in conquest.
  
  Ramírez joined Brazil's Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in 2005, netting 11 times in 32 matches all competitions comprised during his one-year spell and ranking tenth-alltime foreign top scorer at the time of his retirement. Subsequently, he returned to Cerro for a further four top level campaigns, calling it quits at 33.
  
  International career
  Ramírez made his debut for the Paraguay national team in 1997. He was selected by manager Paulo César Carpegiani for his 1998 FIFA World Cup squad, and appeared in two group stage contests in France, against Bulgaria and Spain (both 0–0 draws).
  
  Additionally, Ramírez played six World Cup qualifiers during his international tenure.
  
  Honours
  
  Club
  Flamengo
  Brazilian Cup: 2006
  
  Cerro Porteño
  Paraguayan League: 2001, 2004, Apertura 2009
  
  References
  
  External links
  
  1977 births
  Living people
  Paraguayan men's footballers
  Men's association football forwards
  Paraguayan Primera División players
  Cerro Porteño players
  Primeira Liga players
  Sporting CP footballers
  Argentine Primera División players
  Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
  CR Flamengo footballers
  Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
  Paraguay men's international footballers
  1998 FIFA World Cup players
  Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
  Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
  Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
  Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
  Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal