The Spanish defender came on as a substitute on his debut for Real Madrid against Celta Vigo…
One of the finest defenders to have ever played for Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos joined the Spanish giants from Sevilla in 2005.
He was the first Spanish player to be signed by the club during their Galacticos era and arguably one of the most successful signings from that period. Ramos made his debut for Real Madrid in the second match of their La Liga campaign against Celta Vigo on September 10, 2005.
The Spaniard came on as a substitute replacing central defender Francisco Pavon in the 46th minute of the match. Real Madrid had lost the tie 3-2 where Ronaldo (Brazil) and Julio Baptista were on target for Los Blancos.
Since 2005, Ramos made 671 appearances in a Real Madrid shirt for the next 15 years and won every trophy including five La Ligas and four Champions League titles.
As Ramos left the club in 2021 for a new venture with PSG, let us take a look at the players who played alongside the defender on his debut.
Getty Images1Sergio Ramos – Sub
Sergio Ramos served Real Madrid for 15 years since 2005 and left the club at the end of the 2020/21 season. After Iker Casillas' departure from the club, Ramos became the club captain in 2015. He is the club's fourth most-capped player of all time with 671 appearances under his belt.
After ending his association with the La Liga giants, Ramos moved to PSG in 2021.
AdvertisementGetty2Raul Gonzalez – Sub
The legendary Spanish striker is the most-capped Real Madrid player (741) of all time. After spending 16 seasons at the club since 1995, he left in 2010. Thereafter he joined Schalke and then ended his career in the MLS playing for New York Cosmos.
Upon retirement, Raul returned to Real Madrid in 2018 as the head coach of the club's U15. A year later he became the coach of Real Madrid Castilla.
Getty Images3Pablo Garcia – Sub
The Spanish midfielder was at Real Madrid for three seasons but spent two out of those three years at Celta Vigo and Murcia on loan. He retired from professional football in 2014.
In 2015 he joined Greek club PAOK FC's U19 team as an assistant coach and a year later became the team's head coach. In 2020 he was promoted as the head coach of the senior team for a brief period but he later moved back to the club's reserves side to lead them.
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One of the greatest strikers to have graced the game, Ronaldo played for Real Madrid for five seasons, joining them in 2002. He has also played for European giants like Inter Milan, FC Barcelona and AC Milan. He retired from professional football in 2011. With Brazil, he won two World Cups (1994 and 2002).
In 2018, the legendary striker became the majority owner of Spanish second division side Real Valladolid in September 2018, after buying 51 per cent of the club’s shares for a total amount of €30m.