Chivas USA announced today that midfielder Ramón Ramírez, sidelined since preseason with a left knee MCL (medial collateral ligament) sprain, successfully underwent MCL reconstruction knee surgery today in Santa Monica, California. The surgery was performed by Chivas USA head physician Dr. Michael Gerhardt, assisted by associate team physicians Dr. Bert Mandelbaum and Dr. Jim Kasper. Ramírez is expected to be out for several months following the procedure.
Ramírez, 36, has not played for Chivas USA during the 2006 Major League Soccer season after suffering the injury in early March. The legendary Mexican international and two-time World Cup veteran was a vital member of last year’s Chivas USA squad, playing in 31 games, scoring two goals and adding six assists.
A pillar of the Mexican National Team from 1991 to 2000, Ramírez represented Mexico in two World Cups (USA 1994, France 1998), compiling 15 goals in 121 appearances with El Tri, making him currently the third-most-caped player in Mexican National Team history.
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