Ramón Grosso


Ramón Moreno Grosso was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
He represented Real Madrid during 12 La Liga seasons, playing 366 official matches and winning 11 major titles, including the 1966 European Cup.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Grosso reached Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 15, going on to remain there for the following 12 years.
Even though he shared teams with the likes of Amancio Amaro, Francisco Gento or Ferenc Puskás, Grosso was team top scorer in his first two seasons, scoring 17 goals from 28 appearances in 1964–65 and 11 in 29 in the following. He made his debut in the European Cup on 23 September 1964, scoring in the 5–2 away victory over Boldklubben 1909.
In the following years, Grosso played in several positions for Real Madrid, even being placed as goalkeeper in the Ramón de Carranza Trophy match against Boca Juniors. For his "team-first" approach he was eventually dubbed Obrero, and he left his main club in June 1976 at the age of 32, retiring from football subsequently.
Grosso continued to work with Real in the following decades, as a manager: he started in the youth sides, then worked as head coach with Real Madrid Castilla in two separate Segunda División campaigns, and finally as assistant to the main squad; on 24 March 1991, following the sacking of Alfredo Di Stéfano and before the appointment of Radomir Antić, he acted as interim to the latter in a 1–1 home draw to Real Oviedo.

International career

Grosso won 14 caps for Spain, over the course of three years. His debut occurred on 1 February 1967 in a 0–0 draw against Turkey at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifiers, and he scored in the second contest between the two teams, a 2–0 success in Bilbao.

International goals

Death

After a long battle with cancer, Grosso died on 13 February 2002 in his hometown of Madrid, aged 58. He was survived by his wife Amparo and five children, including the oldest María Angela, who married Real Madrid player Francisco Llorente.

Honours

Real Madrid