Ramón Grosso

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Grosso.

Ramón Moreno Grosso (8 December 1943 – 13 February 2002) was a Spanish football forward and manager.

Ramón Grosso

Grosso in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Ramón Moreno Grosso
Date of birth	(1943-12-08)8 December 1943
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death	13 February 2002(2002-02-13) (aged 58)
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Santo Domingo el Sabio
1959–1963	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1964	Plus Ultra	15	(13)
1964	→ Atlético Madrid (loan)	12	(3)
1964–1976	Real Madrid	265	(54)
Total		292	(70)
International career
1963–1964	Spain amateur	9	(9)
1964	Spain B	1	(0)
1967–1970	Spain	14	(1)
Managerial career
1987	Real Madrid B
1991	Real Madrid (interim)
1997	Real Madrid B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent 12 La Liga seasons with Real Madrid, appearing in 366 competitive matches (75 goals scored) and winning 11 major titles, including the 1966 European Cup.^[1]

Club career

Born in Madrid, Grosso reached Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 15. He returned after a short loan at neighbouring Atlético Madrid where he was instrumental in avoiding relegation from La Liga in the 1963–64 season, going on to remain 12 years at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.^[2][1]

Even though his teammates included 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 win over Boldklubben 1909.^[2][3]

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 (worker),^[2] and he left his main club in June 1976 at the age of 32, retiring from football subsequently.^[4]

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 (23 games in 1986–87 and one in 1996–97, suffering relegation in the latter), and finally as assistant to the main squad;^[5] on 24 March 1991, following the dismissal of Alfredo Di Stéfano and before the appointment of Radomir Antić, he acted as interim to the latter in a 1–1 home draw with Real Oviedo.^[6]

International career

Grosso won 14 caps for Spain in 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,^[7] and he scored in the second contest between the two teams, a 2–0 victory in Bilbao.^[8][2]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 May 1967	San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain	Turkey	1–0	2–0	Euro 1968 qualifying[8]

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 Ángela, who married Real Madrid player Paco Llorente.^[2][9][10]

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76^[7]
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75^[7]
• European Cup: 1965–66^[7]

References

1. "De Grosso a Llorente, abuelo y nieto, dos Metropolitanos, 55 años después" [From Grosso to Llorente, grandfather and grandson, two Metropolitano, 55 years later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. "Ramón Moreno Grosso" (in Spanish). Real Madrid Fans. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
3. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
4. "Apretado programa de pretemporada para Real y Atlético de Madrid" [Tight preseason schedule for Real and Atlético Madrid]. El País (in Spanish). 6 August 1976. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
5. "Todos coinciden: "Era un tipazo"" [All agree: "He was one hell of a guy"] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
6. Carbajosa, Carlos (25 March 1991). "Ya nadie respeta al Real Madrid" [Nobody respects Real Madrid anymore]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2016.
7. "Grosso fallece a causa de una larga enfermedad" [Grosso dies of long illness]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 February 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
8. "Medio siglo después, España volverá a San Mamés" [Half a century later, Spain will return to San Mamés]. El Correo (in Spanish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
9. "Reacciones a la muerte de Grosso" [Reactions to death of Grosso]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 February 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
10. Relaño, Alfredo (14 March 2021). "En el nombre del padre, del hijo y de los nietos" [In the name of the father, the son and the grandsons]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.

External links

• Ramón Grosso at BDFutbol
• Ramón Grosso manager profile at BDFutbol
• Real Madrid biography (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 October 2009)
• Ramón Grosso at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ramón Grosso at EU-Football.info