Miguel Ramírez

Miguel Mauricio Ramírez Pérez (born 11 June 1970) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently in charge of Unión Española.

Ramírez was capped 62 times and scored 1 goal for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2003, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Club career Ramírez started his career in 1991 with Colo-Colo, where he was part of two league championship winning campaigns in 1991 and 1993. During his time with the club, it also won the Copa Libertadores in 1991, Copa Interamericana 1991 and Recopa Sudamericana in 1992.

Ramírez played in Spain with Real Sociedad and in Mexico with C.F. Monterrey before returning to Chile in 1997 to join Universidad Católica. At Universidad Católica, he won a further two league championships. He spent his last years as a professional back at Colo-Colo.

Coaching career In 2022, Ramírez assumed as the manager of Universidad de Concepción. In 2024, he switched to Deportes Iquique. In June 2025, he was appointed the manager of Unión Española for the second half of the year.

Personal life Ramírez is nicknamed Cheíto, due to his resemblance to the character of the same name portrayed by Manuel Carrillo from the Venezuelan TV series Abigail. The nicknamed was given by his teammate in Colo-Colo, Miguel Vargas.

His elder son, Nicolás, is a sports journalist who has worked for ESPN Chile.

Honours Player Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (2): 1991, 1993 Copa Libertadores (1): 1991 Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1992 Copa Interamericana (1): 1992

Universidad Católica Primera División de Chile (1): 2002 Apertura

Manager Santiago Wanderers Primera B de Chile (1): 2019