ɹˈæmaɪɚz plˈeɪd ɪn spˈeɪn wɪð ɹˈiːəl sˈoʊsɪdˌæd ænd ɪn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ wɪð sˈiː.ˈɛf. mˈɔntɛɹi bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə tʃˈɪli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən tə dʒˈɔɪn jˈuːnɪvɚsˌɪdæd kætˈɑːlɪkə.
Ramírez played in Spain with Real Sociedad and in Mexico with C.F. Monterrey before returning to Chile in 1997 to join Universidad Católica.