Ramon Vega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Olten, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Olten | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Grasshoppers | 169 | (13) |
| 1996–1997 | Cagliari | 14 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Tottenham | 64 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | → Celtic (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Watford | 27 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Créteil | 23 | (4) |
| Total | 315 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2001 | Switzerland | 23 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ramon Vega (born 14 June 1971) is a Swiss retired footballer of Spanish descent who played as a central defender.
During his 13-year professional career he was best known for his spell in England at Tottenham Hotspur, but also had another stint in the United Kingdom, playing in Scotland for Celtic.
Vega was one of five children to Spanish immigrants. He was born in Olten near Zürich, with the remaining siblings already born in his parents' native city of Madrid.
Vega attended school in Trimbach and went on to study for a degree in banking and financing, at the Zürich Business School.
Vega began his professional career in with local Grasshopper Club Zürich in 1989, being a defensive mainstay from his second season onwards. He was essential in two of the three leagues he actually conquered, playing in 67 games combined and scoring seven goals.
In the 1996 summer Vega moved to Italy with Cagliari Calcio, in the Serie A. However, after only seven months, he signed with England's Tottenham Hotspur, for a transfer fee of £3.75 million. He was used mostly as a backup with his new side, helping it win the Football League Cup in 1999; in the final, a 1–0 win over Leicester City, he broke his ankle, and could never regain his previous form with the Spurs.
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