Music and passion for reinventing a dream

Raised in Agaete, Gran Canaria, he went through the conservatory and opted for soccer when a club in Las Palmas went bankrupt.
Olabe: «Miguel Ángel is restless, adventurous and hardworking.»

Roberto Olabe, Real Sociedad’s Director of Football, explains that “Miguel Ángel is restless, adventurous and hardworking”. Real Sporting coach and one of those responsible for Real Sociedad’s success forged their relationship between Qatar and Ecuador
«I never imagined being at such a big club in Spain»

The canary Islander coach responds to his inexperience that, “at 38 years old, I don’t know how many coaches have been lucky enough to have had the learning experience that I have had”.
A methodical coach trained and with a taste for the ball

Work, training and commitment with young talent. These would be the three adjectives that stand out from Miguel Ángel Ramírez, his former coworkers. The new Sporting coach is a risky bet in the eyes of those who do not know the canary’s career, but “a success” for those who have seen him grow professionally, including Chus Trujillo, Mingo Oramas, Rubén De la Barrera or Toni Cruz.
Miguel Ángel Ramírez, new coach of Real Sporting

Miguel Ángel Ramírez Medina (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 38 years old) is the new coach of Real Sporting de Gijón. Spanish coach has signed a contract until June 2024.
New ‘baby boom’ of ‘soccer’ in the US: “Before it was girls who played soccer the most”

Miguel Ángel Ramírez, Carles Gil and Álvaro Rey have spent time in MLS and analyze the evolution of their soccer in MARCA.
Ecuador, the team that emerged in the ‘Valley’ with the Qatari methodology

Spaniard Miguel Ángel Ramírez, director of grassroots soccer and coach of the first team at the time they won the Copa Sudamericana, puts their ceiling high: “They have the potential to surpass Ecuador’s best result in history”.
A trip to the new cradle of football in Ecuador

Although Ecuador already reached the round of 16 of the World Cup in 2006, now they want to think big. A change in mentality due, above all, to the success of Independiente del Valle, a training club with a prodigious rise. Against the Netherlands, the ‘Tri’ can even see the round of 16 again. Eurosport […]
Analysis of Qatar-Ecuador for ‘Gol Mundial tv’

The opening match and the professional relationship he has had with both countries made Miguel Ángel Ramírez the right person to analyze and put Qatar-Ecuador into context. The ‘Gol Mundial’ channel interviewed the Canarian coach during the clash between the host team and the South American team. Due to his time at Aspire Academy and […]
Independiente del Valle, Ecuador’s youth academy in Qatar 2022

FIFA+ spoke with Miguel Ramírez and Martín Anselmi, two significant figures in the successful training of players at Independiente del Valle, an inexhaustible pool of young Ecuadorian talents who will be present at Qatar 2022™.