Guillermo Ochoa

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Guillermo Ochoa
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Ochoa pictured in 2010
Personal information
Full name Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña
Date of birth July 13, 1985 (1985-07-13) (age 26)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Ajaccio[2]
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2011 América 239 (0)
2011– Ajaccio 24 (0)
National team‡
2004–2008 Mexico U-23 6 (0)
2005– Mexico 48 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:56, 23 May 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2011

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.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] 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, were 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]

[edit] AC Ajaccio

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

On December 18 and 21, Ajaccio won 2 games in a row, with Ochoa keeping 2 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 January 14, 2012 he helped Ajaccio with a 2-1 victory over A.J. Auxerre, and on January 29 he played against Valenciennes FC in a 2-1 victory putting 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.

[edit] International career

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.[7] 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.[8] However, World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban.[9] But on 12 October 2011 WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.[10]

[edit] International appearances

[edit] Personal life

In 2006 Ochoa dated Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter Dulce Maria.[11] The pair split a year later.[12] He was featured on the North American cover of FIFA 08 and FIFA 09.

Ochoa is also the first Mexican goalkeeper to play for a European team, he was also named the 32 best goalkeeper and best Mexican goalkeeper for the 21st century by IFFHS on February 7 2012.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Club

Club América

[edit] International

Mexico

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña player profile" (in French). AC Ajaccio. http://www.ac-ajaccio.com/la-saison-l'effectif-le-groupe-saison-2011-2012-1.-guillermo-ochoa_3617.html. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Ochoa to Ajaccio" (in French). AC Ajaccio. 3 July 2011. http://www.ac-ajaccio.com/l'actu-toutes-les-actus-guillermo-ochoa-sera-demain-a-l'entrainement-!_3611.html. 
  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. http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2011/07/08/ajaccio%e2%80%99s-summer-transfer-coup-%e2%80%93-guillermo-ochoa/. 
  7. ^ "Five Mexico Players Test Positive". ESPN Soccernet. June 9, 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/927130/five-mexico-gold-cup-players-test-positive?cc=5901. 
  8. ^ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje". ESPN Deportes Mexico. July 10, 2011. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1332588&s=mex&type=story. 
  9. ^ "FOOTBALL – THE CAS DISMISSES URGENT REQUEST FOR A STAY FILED BY OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU". The Court of Arbitration for Sport. 17 August 2011. http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-5134-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
  10. ^ "WADA withdraws CAS appeal in case of Mexican footballers". World Anti-Doping Agency. 12 October 2011. http://www.wada-ama.org/en/News-Center/Articles/WADA-withdraws-CAS-appeal-in-case-of-Mexican-footballers/. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "Novio desconoce si Dulce María lo engañó con Memo Ochoa" (in Spanish). El Universal. Grupo Diarios América. 9 August 2009. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/616445.html. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Pair splits" (in Spanish). Univision.com. http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=854594. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 

[edit] External links

AC Ajaccio – current squad
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