Jose Ramiro Funes Mori famed as Ramiro Funes Mori is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Villarreal and the Argentina national team. He plays by wearing a shirt number of 6. Overall, he is a very talented footballer with amazing football skills.
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Who are the Parents of Ramiro Funes Mori?
Funes Mori was born on 5th March 1991 in Mendoza, Argentina, born to his father Miguel, a retired professional footballer and his mother Silvina Margarita Mori. His birth name is Jose Ramiro Funes Mori. He is Argentine by nationality and his ethnicity is White. His religion is Christian and his star sign is Pisces. He grew up alongside his twin brother, Rogelio Funes Mori, now a professional footballer plays as a striker for Liga MX club Monterrey. At the age of 10, he relocated to the United States with his family. As of 2019, he celebrated his 28th birthday.
How Ramiro Funes Mori began his football career?
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- Ramiro joined the FC Dallas youth team in 2008 after his twin brother won the Sueno MLS talent competition, but spent less than a year playing for the side before moving back to Argentina.
River Plate
- In 2011, he joined River Plate and he is considered a legend of the club because he won 6 professional titles (four of them international) including the 2015 Copa Libertadores.
- He made his debut for the Argentina national team whilst playing for River Plate.
- He is remembered not only for his performances and titles but also for scoring very important goals such as the third goal in the Copa Libertadores final and an iconic goal against Boca Juniors.
- He made a total of 108 appearances for River Plate.
Everton
- He joined Premier League club, Everton, for a fee of £9.5 million on 1st September 2015 and he made his debut 11 days later, coming on as a substitute, in a 3-1 against Chelsea.
- He scored his first goal for Everton in a 3-3 draw with Bournemouth in November 2015.
- In April 2016, Funes Mori was sent off for a tackle on Divock Origi in a 4-0 loss to Liverpool, leading to a three-match suspension.
- He was out for the remainder of the 2016-2017 season after suffering a torn meniscus while on international duty with Argentina in March 2017.
- He had undergone a second operation on his knee injury in Barcelona and was looking at between six and nine months on the sidelines.
Villarreal
- On 21st June 2018, he joined La Liga club Villarreal for an undisclosed fee.
Moreover,
- Ramiro made his international debut for Argentina in an international friendly against El Salvador in March 2015.
- He was selected for his national squad at the Copa America Centenario.
- He scored his first international goal on 6 October 2016 in a 2-2 draw against Peru.
- In May 2018, he was named in Argentina’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23.
What is the Net Worth of Ramiro Funes Mori?
Funes Mori is a football star and with his football career, he has earned a huge amount of money. As of 2019, his net worth is believed to have $1 Million but his exact salary is under review. In the past, he was signed to Everton where he gets paid $52,973 as his weekly wage that is around $2.7 million. His current market value is recorded at $13.86 million. Without a doubt, he is satisfied with his earnings. His source of income is from his football career.
Who is the Wife of Ramiro Funes Mori?
Ramiro Funes Mori is a married person and he was married to Rocio Diaz who is the sister of FC Dallas midfielder Mauro Diaz. The duo married on 2nd July 2016. Their marriage ceremony was magnificent and was attended by their family including their kids, relatives and some of the prominent faces from the football world. As of now, the pair is living a blissful life with their two children whose name has not been revealed yet. His sexual orientation is straight.
How tall is Ramiro Funes Mori?
With an athletic body build, Ramiro Funes Mori stands at the tall height of 1.86 m or six feet one inch. He has got a balanced bodyweight of 78 Kg or 172 lbs. His eye color is brown and his hair color is black. But his other body measurements such as hip size, feet size, bicep size and more are still under review and will be added soon once it got published.
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