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| name = Guillermo Ochoa
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| caption = Ochoa pictured in 2011
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| fullname = Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña
| fullname = Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña

Revision as of 14:42, 7 April 2013

Guillermo Ochoa
File:Pacomemoochoa1.jpg
Ochoa pictured in 2011
Personal information
Full name Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña
Date of birth (1985-07-13) July 13, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ajaccio[2]
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 América 239 (0)
2011– Ajaccio 67 (0)
International career‡
2004–2008 Mexico U-23 6 (0)
2005– Mexico 52 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007
Third place Copa America 2007
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2013

Template:Spanish name Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (born 13 July 1985) is a Mexican goalkeeper who currently plays for French Ligue 1 club Ajaccio. He also plays for the Mexican national football team.

Club career

América

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Ochoa made his debut with Club América during the 2004 Clausura tournament against C.F. Monterrey. Ochoa quickly demonstrated his skill and talent in goal, and the young goalkeeper was thrust into the spotlight to replace injured veteran Adolfo Ríos. He would then share the starting job with Rios after he recovered from his aforementioned injury.

When the 2004 Apertura season began, Ochoa was thought to be the heir apparent to Ríos, who had retired. However, new coach Oscar Ruggeri brought new goalkeepers with him, among them Argentine Sebastián Saja. Ruggeri's stay at the club was marred by controversy and unpopular decisions. He was fired after only six games into the season and Ochoa was soon reinstated by new coach Mario Carrillo. Since then, he has started every game for Club América barring incidents involving injuries or national team duty. Under Carrillo, Ochoa won his first championship with América following the 2005 Clausura season.

Ochoa would start 2008 in great form, helping América win the InterLiga tournament with excellent performances, most notably in the group match against Monarcas Morelia, where he saved a late penalty kick, and América's 1-0 lead.

In the winter of 2010, there was much speculation by various sources in England as to where Ochoa would move to for the 2011-12 season. English newspaper Metro reported that Arsenal and Manchester United were keen on signing Ochoa.[3] It was also reported by The Daily Mail that Ochoa was handed a trial with Fulham.[4] This was later denied by both Fulham and América.

Guillermo Ochoa's last season with América was the 2011 Clausura, which ended with a quarter-final defeat to Monarcas Morelia.[5]

AC Ajaccio

2011–12 season

Ochoa training for Ajaccio.

On 4 July 2011 Ochoa signed a three year contract with a one year option[6] with the recently-promoted AC Ajaccio.[2] Ochoa played his first two friendlies in Ajaccio against FC Bordeaux losing 2-1 and against Real Sociedad losing 4-0.

He made his official club debut on 5 August 2011 against Toulouse FC losing 2-0.[7] On 18 and 21 December Ajaccio won two games in a row, with Ochoa keeping two consecutive cleansheets, his third cleansheet of the season. Ochoa also contributed in 3-0 victory against Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël in the Coupe de France. On 14 January 2012 he helped Ajaccio with a 2-1 victory over A.J. Auxerre, and on 21 January he played against Valenciennes in a 2-1 victory which put Ajaccio out of the relegation zone since the start of the season. Ajaccio won its sixth game with Ochoa in a 2-1 home win against Dijon FCO. For the last game of the season Ajaccio needed a win against Toulouse to get out of the relegation zone. Ochoa started and played 90 minutes against Toulouse and helped Ajaccio win 2-0 to stay in the Ligue 1. Ochoa finished his first season with 8 cleansheets, 43 saves and 133 blocks.[8]

2012–13 season

On 11 July Ajaccio's club president Alain Orsoni announced that Ochoa would stay for the 2012–13 season amidst rumored interest from clubs such as Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe SK, Beşiktaş JK, and Sevilla, but the teams nor Ochoa's manager could come to a solid agreement.[9][10]

On 11 August Ochoa started and played against OGC Nice in a 1-0 away win for their first game and win for the season. On 19 August Ochoa played in Ajaccio's 0-0 draw at home against Paris Saint-Germain, in which he played a big part by keeping a clean sheet.[11] In the third match of the season Ochoa played 60 minutes against Valenciennes in which he had to be substituted out due to a collision with a teammate. Ajaccio lost the match 0-3. Ajaccio and Ochoa bagged another win against Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C. defeating them 3-0. On 29 September Ochoa played in a 1-0 home win against Stade Brestois 29, and on 21 October Ajaccio tied 0-0 against SC Bastia making it Ochoa's 5th clean sheet in 9 appearances thus far. On week 10 of the season Ochoa faced FC Lorient away, Ajaccio led the game in the first half 4-1 lead, but in the second half Ochoa let 3 extra goals go in to his net due to bad weather and the game ended up tying 4-4. On 10 November, Ochoa played a crucial part in Ajaccio's 4-2 away win against FC Toulouse.[12]

International career

Ochoa playing Against Colombia.

At the age of 20 Guillermo Ochoa was called up by Mexico's former manager Ricardo Lavolpe for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the third-choice goalkeeper. Newly appointed manager Hugo Sánchez called Ochoa into the national side as a deputy to Mexico's then-number one, Oswaldo Sánchez. In addition to the World Cup, Ochoa has participated in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2007 Copa América. He made his 2010 World Cup qualification debut on 28 March 2009 against Costa Rica. Ochoa made the final 23-man cut for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but was the back-up goalie behind Oscar Perez.

During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Ochoa, and four other members of the Mexican National Team, tested positive for the banned substance of Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad.[13] All players were later acquitted by Mexican Football Federation and the results blamed on contamination of food with the ingestion of clenbuterol considered non-intentional.[14] However, World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban.[15] But on 12 October 2011 WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.[16]

International appearances

Personal life

In 2006 Ochoa dated Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter Dulce Maria.[17] The pair split a year later.[18]

He has featured on the North American covers of the FIFA 08 and FIFA 09 video games.

Honors

Club

América

International

Mexico

Individual

AC Ajaccio
  • Player of the Year (1): 2011–12

References

  1. ^ "Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña player profile" (in French). AC Ajaccio. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Ochoa to Ajaccio" (in French). AC Ajaccio. 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Guillermo Ochoa faces Manchester United or Arsenal transfer choice". Metro.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Fulham hand trial to Guillermo Ochoa as Arsenal and Manchester Unied are linked with £9 million-rated goalkeeper. Daily Mail. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "Morelia elimina al América de la Liguilla". Aol Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2011
  6. ^ "Ajaccio's Summer Transfer Coup – Guillermo Ochoa". Frenchfootballweekly. 8 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Ochoa debuta en la liga francesa con Ajaccio" ESPNDeportes. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Player profile Guillermo Ochoa (AC Ajaccio)". Ligue 1.
  9. ^ "Guillermo Ochoa se queda en el Ajaccio". Publisport. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Ajaccio president: Memo Ochoa will not be transferred". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Memo Ochoa sigue sin recibir gol tras empatar con PSG". El Financiero. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Ochoa injured in Ajaccios's loss to Valenciennes". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Five Mexico Players Test Positive". ESPN Soccernet. June 9, 2011.
  14. ^ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje". ESPN Deportes Mexico. July 10, 2011.
  15. ^ "FOOTBALL – THE CAS DISMISSES URGENT REQUEST FOR A STAY FILED BY OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU". The Court of Arbitration for Sport. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  16. ^ "WADA withdraws CAS appeal in case of Mexican footballers". World Anti-Doping Agency. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  17. ^ "Novio desconoce si Dulce María lo engañó con Memo Ochoa". El Universal (in Spanish). Grupo Diarios América. 9 August 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  18. ^ "Pair splits". Univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2011.


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