Ramiro Corrales

Ramiro Corrales was a football (soccer) back who helped the USA place fourth at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He spent most of a long career in Major League Soccer (MLS).

Corrales never played college soccer but signed in 1995 with the California Jaguars. In 1996-97 he played for the San Jose Clash, in 1998 with the Miami Fusion, and then in 1998-2000 with the MetroStars. Corrales was mostly known for his time with the San Jose Earthquakes, playing for them from 2001-04 and 2008-13. Corrales played in Europe in 2005-07 with the Norwegian clubs HamKam and Brann. After retiring in 2013 he came back in 2018-19 and played a final season with the Santa Cruz Breakers. At his 2013 retirement Corrales was the sole remaining MLS player from its inaugural 1996 season.

Corrales helped the Earthquakes win the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003. With Brann he won a Norwegian Premier League title in 2007. Corrales was named an MLS All-Star in 2012.

Internationally Corrales was intermittently on the US National Team from 1996-2008, earning six caps. He played 19 matches for the USA U-20 team. After his playing career ended, he became an assistant manager for Monterey Bay FC.