Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ramón Ismael Medina Bello | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Gualeguay, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | Racing Club | 108 | (25) |
1989–1993 | River Plate | 140 | (47) |
1994–1995 | Yokohama Marinos | 70 | (36) |
1996–1997 | River Plate | 40 | (10) |
1997–1999 | Talleres de Córdoba | 26 | (3) |
2001–2004 | Sportivo Dock Sud | 74 | (26) |
2005 | Juventud Unida | 10 | (6) |
National team | |||
1991–1994 | Argentina | 17 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ramón Ismael Medina Bello, nicknamed El Mencho (born 29 April 1966 in Gualeguay, Entre Rios) 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 de Córdoba and after 2 years of retirement surprinsingly appeared playing for Sportivo Dock Sud in the Argentine Soccer League Fourth Division. In 2005, he played for Juventud Unida where he retired for good.
He appeared in 2 games during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.