was so shocking for him, that he didn't know how to react. Fortunately for him, that goal didn't count due to offside. His lack of form ruled him out of América at the end of the Summer 1999 season. He was then, transferred to Tigres UANL. In this team, he had difficult times to recover; he wasn't even registered with his preferred number 7 (retired in honour to the peruvian player Gerónimo Barbadillo in 1982). He slowly found his form again, and this awarded him another call for Mexico national team. In the Winter 2001 season, he played again in the final of the Mexican tournament, but he lost again, this time against Pachuca. However, he played in this match as a substitute. For the summer 2002 season, he returned to his beloved team Guadalajara. Constant injuries caused him to miss several matches, but again he displayed his talent, although irregularly. He reached the final of the Clausura 2004 season, but lost on penalty kicks against Pumas UNAM. At the end of the Clausura 2004 season, he joined Chivas USA. In Chivas USA he played the last part of his career, being the captain of the team. He retired from the fields in 2007. Accident On December 12, 2000, Ramírez, while driving at velocity well above the permitted speed limit, collided with another vehicle that left him injured for several months and killed an entire family of 5. Professor Efraín Cázarez Barbosa of 31 years old, his pregnant wife Evangelina Rodríguez Aceves of 29 years old, and their children Guillermo Efraín and Adonella Berenice Cázarez Rodríguez of 9 and 5 years old respectively, were killed in the collision. The professor's wife, Evangelina Rodríguez Aceves, was launched from the vehicle and hit the pavement where she was run over by another car. In February of 2002, Ramírez was acquitted of charges of homicide. International career Ramírez received his first call-up to the senior national team in 1991 as a promising young talent, and after recovering from a tibia and fibula fracture in 1993, he played regularly for Mexico until 2000. His first major appearance for Mexico, was in the Copa América 1993 in Ecuador; the Mexico coach then was Miguel Mejia Baron. Being left-footed, Ramirez was used by the coach as a left-back rather than as a left winger/playmaker, position he had at club level. The Mexican team reached the final,