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Ramón Medina Bello

ラモン・メディナベージョ　/　らもん・めでぃなべーじょ

Association football player from Argentina

April 29, 1966 (age 60)　・　Gualeguay, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina

Entre Ríos Province
association football player

My Take

Ramón Medina Bello, El Mencho, interests me because his career traces a route I always find fascinating: an Argentine striker who became part of the early story of professional football in Japan. He made his name in Argentina first, but the move to the J-League put him among the foreign players who helped shape that league's formative years. At 184cm he had the frame of a classic center-forward, and I imagine that physical presence translated well to a new audience. The records are thin on his personal side, but as a footnote in two countries' football histories, I think he earns more attention than he usually gets.

Overview

Ramón Ismael Medina Bello (born 29 April 1966), nicknamed El Mencho, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker at club level in Argentina and Japan.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ramón Medina Bello
Name (Japanese): ラモン・メディナベージョ
Reading: らもん・めでぃなべーじょ
Born: April 29, 1966 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Horse
Origin: Gualeguay, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7

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