Luis Alfredo Ramírez Quioto (Latin American Spanish: [lwis alˈfɾeðo raˈmiɾes]; born 21 November 1977), nicknamed El Bombero ([el βomˈbeɾo];^{[lower-alpha 1]}), is a Honduran former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed Bombero because he used to work at a gas station as a gas pump attendant.

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Luis Ramírez

Personal information
Full name	Luis Alfredo Ramírez Quioto
Date of birth	(1977-11-21) 21 November 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Independiente	18	(5)
1998–2000	Real España	49	(19)
1999–2000	Limeno
2001	Guangzhou Geely
2001–2002	Universidad	31	(3)
2002–2003	Honduras Salzburg	32	(3)
2003–2004	Victoria	66	(24)
2005	Marathón	19	(9)
2006	Shanghai Shenhua	27	(13)
2007–2009	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical	81	(48)
2009	Marathón	6	(3)
2010–2011	Hangzhou Greentown	57	(21)
2012	Marathón	20	(7)
2012	Honduras de El Progreso		(10)
2013–2014	Deportes Savio	32	(13)
2014	Marathón	16	(5)
2015	Deportes Savio	20
International career‡
2000–2011	Honduras	9	(1)
Medal record  Honduras UNCAF Nations Cup 2005
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2011

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Ramírez started his career at Independiente and made his professional debut on 10 June 1998 against Olimpia.^[1] He then played for Real España before a short stint with Chinese team Guangzhou Jili Cars. On his return to Honduras, he played for Universidad, Honduras Salzburg, Victoria and Marathón. He scored 59 league goals for them altogether from his debut until 2009.^[2]

Ramírez made his senior debut for Honduras in an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and he immediately scored his first international goal when coming on as a late sub for Milton Reyes. He has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in only 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[7] Ramirez also played for Honduras at the 1999 Pan American Games.^[8] He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup^[9] and 2011 Copa Centroamericana.^[10]

His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador.

International goals

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N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 April 2000	Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua	Nicaragua	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

• China League One: 2007^[11]

Individual

• China League One Golden Boot Winner: 2007
• Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: 2009