Nicolás Ramírez (Mexican footballer)

Edgar Nicolás Ramírez Ceceña (born February 16, 1974) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

[1] By the Invierno 1996 season, Ramírez had become a starter in a championship-winning squad that also included Benjamín Galindo, Jared Borgetti, and Gabriel Caballero.

Though Ramírez retained his place in defensive midfield in the following seasons, Santos experienced declining results and he transferred to Cruz Azul in 1999.

[3] Although he appeared in several qualifying matches and played all six games at the 1997 Copa America,[4] he was not called up for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

He will also be remembered for his own goal in a World Cup qualifier against the United States on April 20, 1997, in Foxboro, Massachusetts, a match that ended in a 2–2 draw.