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Biography
Ramón Ismael Medina Bello, nicknamed El Mencho (born April 29, 1966 in Gualeguay, Entre Rios) is a former Argentine 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, he won the Copa America 1991 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.
Club statistics
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Country | Argentina | 227 | 71 | |
| Japan | 70 | 36 | ||
| Total | 297 | 107 | ||
National team statistics
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 8 | 4 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 5 |
World Cup
He appeared in 2 games during 1994 World Cup.
- June 30, 1994: Argentina - Bulgaria 0-2 ( In the 67th minute replaced Leonardo Rodriguez )
- July 3, 1994: Romania - Argentina 3-2 ( In the 63rd minute replaced Roberto Sensini )
Titles
- 1988 Supercopa Sudamericana (Racing Club)
- 1990 Primera División Argentina (River Plate)
- 1991 Apertura (River Plate)
- 1991 Copa América (National Team)
- 1993 Apertura (River Plate)
- 1993 Copa América (National Team)
- 1996 Copa Libertadores de América (River Plate)
- 1996 Apertura (River Plate)
- 1997 Clausura (River Plate)
- 1997 Apertura (River Plate)
- 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana (River Plate)
- 1998 Primera B Nacional (Talleres de Cordoba)