In 2005 Sergio Ramos emerged at Sevilla as one of the most promising defenders in the League and at only 19 years old, he signed for Real Madrid on the last day of the market in exchange for 27 million euros.
With the “4” on the back the one from Camas consolidates himself as a starter in the white team but suffers from Ronaldinho’s Barça and suffers from an uncontrollable character that costs him his first expulsions. His first year ends without titles, and he is experiencing a turbulent season with the resignation of Florentino Pérez and the end of the It was from the Galactics.
Under the orders of Fabio Capello, Ramos alternates the position of center back and right back and gains in skill and personality in a crazy season. They annulled a painful goal in Munich that eliminated Madrid in the Champions League but ended up scoring decisive goals to win their first title in the League of Comebacks.
In 2007-2008, he won his second League with Schuster on the bench and, after winning the Euro Cup with Spain, he experienced a drought of titles in the shadow of Guardiola’s Barça.
Ramos alternates memorable games with absurd expulsions, but with Mourinho’s arrival at Real Madrid, he improved as a defender and became a competitive animal. In 2010, he lifted the World Cup with Spain, and in 2011, he won the Copa del Rey against Barcelona. The trophy shattered during the celebration, but Sergio Ramos’ hunger for titles was indestructible.
In 2011-2012, he definitively established himself as one of the best center-backs in the world and won the League of Records with Real Madrid. In the Champions League semi-finals, he took a penalty into the clouds, but only two months later, he took revenge by scoring a “panenka” style goal and winning his second Euro Cup with Spain.
Ramos’ confidence and determination were already unstoppable, and not even Mourinho could face an overwhelming ego that would end up challenging his coach. The year 2013 ended without titles, but Sergio Ramos established himself as the leader of the merengue locker room.
Already as a reference and captain on the field, Sergio Ramos reached the zenith of his career with Ancelotti, and in 2014, he ended up being decisive in the conquest of the tenth. In the semifinals, he scored two headers to beat Bayern in Munich, and in the final in Lisbon, he became the savior of Real Madrid fans.
With his goal in the 93rd minute against Atlético de Madrid they avoided the toughest defeat and caused the most epic comeback in white history. A header for history that turned Ramos into a legend, and it allowed Real Madrid to regain its throne in Europe.
The following season, he won the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, where he scored the same decisive goal. In the summer of 2015, he renewed for 5 years and became the team’s first captain.
However, the course did not start well with Rafa BenÃtez on the bench. Ramos is going through a bad time, begins to be discussed, and becomes the player with the most expulsions in the history of Real Madrid.
Despite everything, Sergio recovers from physical discomfort, and with the arrival of Zidane, it once again reaches its best form to begin a new cycle of history.
Real Madrid and Atlético met again in Milan, and Sergio Ramos scored again in another Champions League final. After an even duel that ended 1-1, the match was decided in a penalty shootout, and Madrid once again emerged as champions. For the first time as captain, Sergio Ramos lifted the Eleventh European Cup.
That same summer, Ramos scored another decisive goal in the 93rd minute of the European Super Cup final won against Sevilla, and shortly after, he scored a header in stoppage time to tie the game and silence the Camp Nou.
He turned the defender into an improvised attacker for extreme moments, and, in a memorable year, Madrid won the League and Champions League double. Sergio Ramos became the only captain to win two consecutive Champions Leagues, and in 2018, he completed the feat with a magic triplet.
With the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain confirmed himself as a specialist from the penalty spot and after a blank year and the Pandemic, he emerged as the leader of Real Madrid to conquer the League 2020.
After reaching one of the best moments of his career, 2021 has been an unfortunate year for Ramos. Injuries, Covid and the wear and tear of negotiations to renew his contract have ended up keeping him away from the Euro Cup and the club of his life, from which he says goodbye after 16 years of Legend.
His numbers in the white shirt speak for themselves: 671 official matches, 101 goals, and 22 titles; 5 Leagues, 4 Champions Leagues, 2 Copas del Rey, 4 Spanish Super Cups, 3 European Super Cups, and 4 Club World Cups they adorn the record of a Real Madrid myth who will always be remembered for being the man of the Décima and leaving his heart and skin on the field.
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