Ramón Grosso
Grosso in 1966
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Moreno Grosso | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 2002 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santo Domingo el Sabio | |||
| 1959–1963 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Plus Ultra | ||
| 1964–1976 | Real Madrid | 265 | (54) |
| 1964 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 277 | (57) | |
| National team | |||
| 1963–1964 | Spain amateur | 9 | (9) |
| 1964 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1967–1970 | Spain | 14 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1987 | Real Madrid B | ||
| 1991 | Real Madrid (interim) | ||
| 1997 | Real Madrid B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ramón Moreno Grosso (8 December 1943 – 13 February 2002) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
He represented Real Madrid over the course of 12 La Liga seasons, playing in 366 official games (96 goals scored) and winning 11 major titles, including the 1966 European Cup.
Born in Madrid, Grosso reached Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 15. After a four-month spell with neighbouring Atlético Madrid, being an important offensive unit as the Colchoneros eventually avoided relegation from La Liga, he returned to the club, 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 in 28 games in 1964–65 and 11 in 29 in the following He made his debut in the European Cup on 23 September 1964, netting in the 5–2 away win against 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 with Boca Juniors. For his "team-first" approach he was eventually dubbed Obrero (worker), and he left his main club in June 1976 at the age of 32, retiring from football subsequently.
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