José Manuel Ochotorena

José Manuel Ochotorena
	Ochotorena in 2010
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Ochotorena Santacruz
Date of birth	16 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1984	Castilla
1982–1988	Real Madrid
1988–1992	Valencia
1992–1994	Tenerife
1994–1995	Logroñés
1995–1997	Racing Santander
1997–1998	Logroñés
Total
International career
1989	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel Ochotorena Santacruz (born 16 January 1961) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Ochotorena emerged through Real Madrid's youth ranks, making his professional debut late in the 1981–82 season due to a professional's strike as he was still part of the reserve squad setup. He would have to wait until 1985–86 to become a starter, helping the capital side to that year's La Liga and UEFA Cup titles,^[1] but lost his spot the following campaign after the signing of Sevilla FC's Francisco Buyo.

Afterwards, Ochotorena moved to Valencia CF, winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in his first year, being replaced mere minutes into the last match at Real Madrid which helped him maintain his average.^[2] After three solid seasons at the Mestalla Stadium, he was sent off in a game against the same opponent, and never appeared officially for the Che again.^[3] On 17 September 1989, he was in goal in a 6–2 loss to his previous employer.^[4]

Ochotorena retired in 1998 at the age of 37, after unassuming spells with CD Tenerife, CD Logroñés (he played most of the matches in 1994–95, but the Riojans were relegated) and Racing de Santander.^[5]^[6] He earned one cap for Spain, taking the place of Andoni Zubizarreta for the final ten minutes of a friendly against Poland in A Coruña on 20 September 1989,^[7] and was in the final squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.^[8]

Coaching career

After retiring, Ochotorena assumed goalkeeping coach duties at both Valencia and the Spain national team. When his compatriot Rafael Benítez joined Premier League club Liverpool in July 2004, he replaced Joe Corrigan.^[9]

Ochotorena returned to Valencia once again in the summer of 2007, being replaced at Liverpool by Xavi Valero.^[10] He also continued to work with Spain, leaving his post in February 2021.^[11]^[12]^[8]

References

^ Remontadas históricas: Real Madrid – Inter de Milán 1985/1986, la prórroga como travesía a la final (Historic comebacks: Real Madrid – Inter Milan 1985/1986, overtime as path to the final); Vavel, 30 April 2013 (in Spanish)
^ 2–1: colaboró el Valencia con buen fútbol en la fiesta de los campeones (2–1: Valencia cooperated with good football to the champions' party); ABC, 24 June 1989 (in Spanish)
^ Hagi demuestra lo que vale (Hagi shows his worth); Mundo Deportivo, 15 April 1991 (in Spanish)
^ Ochotorena: "Nunca me habían marcado tantos goles en un partido" (Ochotorena: "I had never conceded this many goals in one match"); El País, 19 September 1989 (in Spanish)
^ Voro y Otxotorena volvieron a Las Gaunas (Voro and Otxotorena returned to Las Gaunas); Super Deporte, 27 October 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Lo que el CD Logroñés unió, la casualidad suiza ha querido revivir (What CD Logroñés united, Swiss hazard wanted to relive); Nueve Cuatro Uno, 25 July 2018 (in Spanish)
^ 1–0: El pie de Míchel marcó ante Polonia el camino que España buscará en Hungria (1–0: Míchel's foot set track in Poland that Spain will seek in Hungary); ABC, 21 September 1989 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b Ochotorena abandona la selección y le sustituye Sambade (Ochotorena leaves national team and Sambade replaces him); Europa Press, 11 February 2021 (in Spanish)
^ Anfield's new boot room boys; UEFA, 12 August 2005
^ Aurélio doubt for Reds; Sky Sports, 14 July 2007
^ El mejor portero de España (Spain's best goalkeeper); El País, 7 July 2010 (in Spanish)
^ “Es cuestión de confianza” ("It's a question of confidence"); El País, 29 June 2012 (in Spanish)

External links

José Manuel Ochotorena at BDFutbol
CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
José Manuel Ochotorena at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Remontadas históricas: Real Madrid – Inter de Milán 1985/1986, la prórroga como travesía a la final (Historic comebacks: Real Madrid – Inter Milan 1985/1986, overtime as path to the final); Vavel, 30 April 2013 (in Spanish)

[2] 2–1: colaboró el Valencia con buen fútbol en la fiesta de los campeones (2–1: Valencia cooperated with good football to the champions' party); ABC, 24 June 1989 (in Spanish)

[3] Hagi demuestra lo que vale (Hagi shows his worth); Mundo Deportivo, 15 April 1991 (in Spanish)

[4] Ochotorena: "Nunca me habían marcado tantos goles en un partido" (Ochotorena: "I had never conceded this many goals in one match"); El País, 19 September 1989 (in Spanish)

[5] Voro y Otxotorena volvieron a Las Gaunas (Voro and Otxotorena returned to Las Gaunas); Super Deporte, 27 October 2010 (in Spanish)

[6] Lo que el CD Logroñés unió, la casualidad suiza ha querido revivir (What CD Logroñés united, Swiss hazard wanted to relive); Nueve Cuatro Uno, 25 July 2018 (in Spanish)

[7] 1–0: El pie de Míchel marcó ante Polonia el camino que España buscará en Hungria (1–0: Míchel's foot set track in Poland that Spain will seek in Hungary); ABC, 21 September 1989 (in Spanish)

[EP-8] Ochotorena abandona la selección y le sustituye Sambade (Ochotorena leaves national team and Sambade replaces him); Europa Press, 11 February 2021 (in Spanish)

[9] Anfield's new boot room boys; UEFA, 12 August 2005

[10] Aurélio doubt for Reds; Sky Sports, 14 July 2007

[11] El mejor portero de España (Spain's best goalkeeper); El País, 7 July 2010 (in Spanish)

[12] “Es cuestión de confianza” ("It's a question of confidence"); El País, 29 June 2012 (in Spanish)

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