Ramón Medina Bello

Ramón Medina Bello
Personal information
Full name	Ramón Ismael Medina Bello
Date of birth	29 April 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Gualeguay, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1989	Racing Club
1989–1993	River Plate
1994–1995	Yokohama Marinos
1996–1997	River Plate
1997–1999	Talleres
2001–2004	Dock Sud
2005	Juventud Unida
Total
International career
1991–1994	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ramón Ismael Medina Bello (born 29 April 1966 in Gualeguay, Entre Rios), nicknamed El Mencho, is an Argentine former football striker who has played at club level in Argentina and Japan.

He began his professional football career in 1986 with Racing Club de Avellaneda. In 1989, he was transferred to River Plate, where he played until 1993. By that time he was part of the Argentina national team, with whom he won the 1991 Copa América in Chile. He was also part of the national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Medina Bello went to play in Japan for the Yokohama Marinos until 1996 when he returned to River Plate. He retired in 1999 in Talleres and after two years of retirement played for Dock Sud in the Argentine Soccer League Fourth Division. In 2005, he played for Juventud Unida where he retired for good.

Career statistics

Club

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Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Argentina			League
1988–89	River Plate	Primera División	2	0
1989–90			32	9
1990–91			29	8
1991–92			31	6
1992–93			37	16
1993–94			9	8
Japan			League
1994	Yokohama Marinos	J1 League	30	15
1995	Yokohama Marinos	J1 League	40	21
Argentina			League
1995–96	River Plate	Primera División	10	2
1996–97			10	1
1997–98			20	7
1997–98	Talleres	Primera B Nacional	12	3
1998–99	Talleres	Primera División	14	0
2001–02	Dock Sud		11	5
2002–03			0	0
2003–04			0	0
2004–05	Juventud Unida		0	0
2005–06	Juventud Unida		10	6
Country	Argentina		227	71
Country	Japan		70	36
Total			297	107

International

Argentina national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1991	4	0
1992	2	1
1993	8	4
1994	3	0
Total	17	5

FIFA World Cup appearances

He appeared in 2 games during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

30 June 1994: Argentina – Bulgaria 0–2 ( In the 67th minute he replaced Leonardo Rodriguez )
3 July 1994: Romania – Argentina 3–2 ( In the 63rd minute he replaced Roberto Sensini )